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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | 3:56 p.m.

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Browns McCoy ready to battle for starting job

Browns quarterback Colt McCoy plans to fight for his starting job. Although rookie Brandon Weeden, who was drafted by Cleveland in the first round, is expected to start this season, McCoy said the Browns have told him he will have a chance to compete and "if it's a fair competition, ...

Irving unanimous pick to NBA All-Rookie team

Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving of Cleveland is the lone unanimous choice to the NBA's All-Rookie team. Irving received 58 points Tuesday in voting done by the league's 30 head coaches, who could not vote for their own player. Joining him on the first team were Minnesota's Ricky Rubio ...

International League Standings

North Division W L Pct. GB Pawtucket (Red Sox) 28 18 .609 — Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 27 18 .600 ½ Buffalo (Mets) 26 19 .578 1½ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Yankees) 24 20 .545 3 Syracuse (Nationals) 22 24 .478 6 Rochester (Twins) 19 26 .422 8½ South Division W L Pct. GB ...

Tigers' Raburn goes to bereavement list

The Detroit Tigers placed infielder-outfielder Ryan Raburn on the bereavement list and called up infielder Danny Worth from Triple-A Toledo. The Tigers announced the moves before the start of a three-game series Tuesday against Cleveland. The team disclosed no further information on Raburn's family situation. The earliest he can return ...

Michigan-Ohio State kick off at noon this fall

The 109th meeting in football of rivals Michigan and Ohio State will kick off at noon on Nov. 24 at Ohio Stadium. The schools and ABC made the announcement on Tuesday. The teams have met in the final game of the regular season since 1935. The 2012 game will mark ...

Els, Furyk, Rose, Singh join Memorial field

Memorial Tournament winners Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, Justin Rose and Vijay Singh have each committed to play in the 37th tournament, set for next week at Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield Village Golf Club. The tournament also announced that former Ohio State standout Bo Hoag will receive an exemption to play in ...

Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita (99) leaves a media interview following NFL football practice at the team's headquarters in Berea, Ohio Tuesday, May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Browns' Fujita says bounty charges "not true"

Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita says he is innocent in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal. Fujita, who spent four seasons with New Orleans, was suspended for three games by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for his alleged involvement in the pay-for-hits program. Fujita said he knows what actually happened and ...

Reds' Chapman sued for $18M over Cuban conviction

A major league pitcher who defected from Cuba is being sued for $18 million by a Cuban-American man imprisoned on the communist island. The lawsuit was filed recently in Miami federal court against Aroldis Chapman, a left-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. The lawsuit claims that Chapman falsely accused Danilo ...

Jury selection begins in Wayne Co. slaying case

Jury selection in a Wayne County slaying case is being conducted two weeks before the trial begins due to the victim's popularity. The move will allow time for another option if a fair and impartial jury can't be seated. Clinton Douglas Skeens is charged with murder in the fatal stabbing ...

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake hugs manager Dusty Baker (12) in the dugout after Leake was taken out of their baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning, Monday, May 21, 2012, in Cincinnati. Leake pitched eight innings, giving up one run on two hits, to earn his first win of the season. Leake also hit a home run in the game won by Cincinnati 4-1. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Reds fan catches 2 HR baseballs

What's more unusual than a team hitting back-to-back homers? How about one fan catching both of them. That's what Caleb Lloyd did on Monday night at Great American Ball Park. The 20-year-old junior from Thomas More College was in left field when Reds pitcher Mike Leake hit his first career ...

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