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Detroit ballpark worker videoed apparently spitting on pizzaDETROIT (AP) A food service worker at Comerica Park in Detroit has been fired after a video was posted online allegedly showing him spitting on a pizza.WXYZ-TV reports the video was visible on Instagram over the weekend and shows an employee...

Associated PressJudge asks how ALCS will be played if Indians logo bannedBy ROB GILLIESTORONTO (AP) An Ontario judge hearing arguments on an attempt to bar the Cleveland Indians from using their team name and ''Chief Wahoo'' logo during Monday's night playoff game in Toronto asked the plaintiff's lawyer...

Associated PressFormer NBA executive wants to bring MLB to OrlandoBy MIKE SCHNEIDERORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The man who helped bring an NBA team to Orlando said Wednesday that he wants to bring a Major League Baseball team to the theme park mecca.Pat Williams, a former executive with the NBA's...

Associated PressSeager's 3 RBIs lead Mariners over Tigers, 7-2By DAVE HOGGDETROIT (AP) The Seattle Mariners overcame a slow start and found a way to get past the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.Kyle Seager drove in three runs, including two in a three-run third inning, and the Mariners topped the...

LEADING OFF: Bellinger on bench? Yanks go for 10 wins in rowBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:BELLINGER BENCHED?Dodgers manager Dave Roberts decides whether to start first baseman Cody Bellinger in the series opener at Arizona. The NL Rookie of the Year was...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For the first time in more than a decade, Barry Bonds is in the clear.His conviction overturned on appeal, baseball's home run king is no longer a felon. Yet his reputation might have been forever tarnished and the Hall of Fame's doors could remain shut....

Associated PressSanchez takes Gibson way deep, sparks Yanks' win over TwinsBy MIKE COOKMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Gary Sanchez was struggling since coming off the disabled list, and the New York Yankees were off to a so-so September start.Facing the Minnesota Twins seems to be a cure-all.Sanchez had three hits, including...

AP Baseball WriterYankees LHP Sabathia goes on IL for 4th time in final seasonBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) CC Sabathia was placed on the injured list Saturday for the fourth time this year by the New York Yankees.The 39-year-old lefty, who plans to retire after the season, was...

Associated PressSteinbrenner excited about Yankees stocked with youthBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Hal Steinbrenner is excited about a relatively low-cost New York Yankees stocked with youth and optimism.''I can't ever remember a time like this, even 20 years ago, when so many of our fans knew about players...

LEADING OFF: Cards' Carpenter hot, Fiers debuts for A'sBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:MATTY WOODWORKMatt Carpenter has four homers in five games heading into St. Louis' series finale against Miami. Carpenter hit his 30th home run in a 3-2 win Monday, becoming the...

AP Baseball WriterPitch clock, limits on mound visits looming for MLB in 2018By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Count CC Sabathia as a fan who wants to speed up baseball games. When the six-time All-Star tunes in at home, he quickly changes the channel.''It's slow. It's boring,'' the New...

Associated PressThe African basketball championship: Unique and entertainingBy KEN MAGUIREDAKAR, Senegal (AP) The African basketball championship may lack star power - even electrical power on occasion. But with national pride at stake, it almost always entertains.AfroBasket, which tipped off Friday in Senegal and Tunisia, can't be compared to...