NEW YORK (AP) - Two of baseball's premiere pitchers will square
off tonight when Justin Verlander goes for Detroit against the
Yankees' CC Sabathia in the first game of the
ALDS. Verlander topped the majors with 24 wins this season to go
with a 2.40 ERA and 250 strikeouts. Sabathia was 19-8 for New York
with a 3.00 ERA and 230 strikeouts.
CLEVELAND (AP) - An 11-win improvement over last season has
earned Manny Acta another year on the job. Cleveland has picked up
the 2013 option on its manager after the team finished second in
the AL Central with an 80-82 mark.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - It looks like Curtis Painter will get his
first NFL start when the winless Colts take on Tampa Bay Sunday. He
led the team to a game-tying touchdown late in Sunday's game
against Pittsburgh in relief of Kerry Collins who continues to
suffer from concussion-like symptoms.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - New Flyers captain Chris Pronger had an
assist in his preseason debut to help Philadelphia edge New Jersey
2-1. The rugged defenseman last played April 30, before undergoing
offseason surgeries on his wrist and back.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart
says the Southeastern Conference will expand again and officials at
each school need to have a number of frank discussions before
moving forward. Hart says those conversations will take place
shortly. The SEC recently added Texas A&M as the conference's 13th
school.
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