In the Majors, Clay Buchholz pitched eight strong innings to win his third straight start and the Red Sox downed the Blue Jays 3-1…….The Yankees lost to the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 as Mike Trout homered, stole a base and made a couple of spectacular catches in the outfield…..A-L East leading Baltimore lost to Texas 8-1 but Tampa Bay failed to take advantage, losing to Cleveland 7-1.
The two teams with the best records in the American League met and Houston beat Kansas City 6-1.
In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers squandered a 4-0 lead, losing to Arizona 10-6 and now lead the West by just half a game over San Francisco.
Chris Pronger along with Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Federov and Phil Housley are among 7 inductees voted into Hockey Hall of Fame.
The Los Angeles Kings have terminated the lengthy contract of two time Stanley Cup champion Mike Richards, citing an unspecified breach of the agreement which reportedly involves an off the ice incident.
Football lineman Micheal Sam, who declared himself as being openly gay, has returned to the Montreal Alouettes after being away from the team to deal with some personal issues.
