NEW YORK (AP) - The Cincinnati Reds parlayed star third baseman David Wright's early error last night into a 4-0 victory over the New York Mets. Mike Leake pitched three-hit ball for seven sharp innings. Devin Mesoraco homered as the Reds won for the ninth time in 11 games.
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Detroit Tigers toppled Cleveland 5-1 last night to stop the Indians' winning streak at five games and trim their lead in the AL Central. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer and Max Scherzer retired 22 straight batters after the first inning.
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Indians have placed first baseman Nick Swisher on the paternity list after he and his wife welcomed their first child. The club made the move before last night's series opener against Detroit. Swisher's wife, JoAnna, had a girl. Swisher must remain on the paternity list one to three days.
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez has deactivated his Twitter account following two rough outings. Perez took down his account on Monday, shortly after he gave up a ninth-inning home run to Seattle's Endy Chavez. It was the second straight poor performance by Perez, who allowed back-to-back homers in the ninth on Saturday.
NEW YORK (AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again. The Cavs won the lottery for the second time in three years and have the Number 1 pick for the June 27th draft. Owner Dan Gilbert's son, Nick, was on stage again for the victory. He won in 2011, a pick the Cavs used on eventual Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving.
CINCINNATI (AP) - The Cincinnati Bengals have opened the competition for the backup quarterback job. The job opened when Bruce Gradkowski left for Pittsburgh after spending two seasons in Cincinnati backing up Andy Dalton. Rather than picking one guy to replace him, the Bengals have decided to hold a competition.
CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Browns have signed running back Brandon Jackson to a 1-year contract and rookie safety Jamoris Slaughter to a 4-year deal. Also, the team has released safety Eric Hagg, a seventh-round pick in 2011.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former Buckeyes co-captain Beth Howe has been hired as Ohio State's director of women's basketball operations. Howe was a member of the 2004-05 Big Ten championship team. She's worked in the Ohio State ticket office since January of 2009.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - After playing the best hockey in franchise history down the stretch, the Columbus Blue Jackets are enjoying an upsurge in ticket sales. The director of the team's marketing and ticket sales says the club has seen a 13% improvement in season-ticket renewals from one year ago, when the Blue Jackets were coming off perhaps their worst season in the NHL.
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