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Sale 1st in AL with 300 Ks since 1999

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(TSX / STATS) -- BALTIMORE -- Chris Sale received a standing ovation from a large contingent of Boston Red Sox fans at Camden Yards.

They appreciated another dominant performance by the left-handed ace.

Sale became the first American League pitcher with 300 strikeouts in a season since Pedro Martinez in 1999, and the Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 9-0 victory on Wednesday.

'Raging Bull' boxer LaMotta dies at 95
(TSX / STATS) -- Jake LaMotta, the legendary brawling middleweight boxing champion who was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 movie "Raging Bull," died at the age of 95. LaMotta passed away Tuesday due to complications from pneumonia and was in a nursing home in Miami, his wife, Denise Baker, told ABC. (MORE)

Status of Vikes' Bradford still in limbo

(TSX / STATS) -- EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings begin a stretch of four home games in five weeks, but no one is quite sure how to feel about this team's near future with quarterback Sam Bradford's status still uncertain heading into Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.

Bradford said Wednesday that his left knee feels better than it did on Sunday when he had to miss the Vikings' loss at Pittsburgh. A week earlier, he twisted the knee, but didn't miss a snap while posting a career-high 143.0 passer rating and winning NFC Offensive Player of the Week in a 10-point win over the Saints. (MORE)

Stanton hits 56th HR, Urena wins 14th
(TSX / STATS) -- MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins may never have another pitcher with the combined talent and outgoing personality of Jose Fernandez, who died last year in a boat crash. But on the one-year anniversary of the last game ever pitched by Fernandez, another Jose showed yet more signs he is ready to step up to become Miami's new ace. (MORE)

Div. II player dies from in-game injury

(TSX / STATS) -- Midwestern State football player Robert Grays died following injuries while making a tackle in last weekend's game, the university announced Wednesday. He was 19.

Robert Grays, a sophomore cornerback from the Houston area, suffered a neck injury late in the fourth quarter in the Mustangs' 35-13 Division II home win over Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday in Wichita Falls, Texas. (MORE)

Judge hits No. 45 as Yankees sweep Twins
(TSX / STATS) -- NEW YORK -- The personal milestones were nice, and sweeping the Minnesota Twins to widen their lead in the American League wild-card race also was enjoyable for the New York Yankees on Wednesday. What weighed on their minds was the controversial issue of protective netting in seats closest to the field. (MORE)

Indians beat Angels for 26th win in 27
(TSX / STATS) -- ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels picked a bad time to face the hottest team major league baseball has seen in many years. The Angels are chasing the Minnesota Twins for the second American League wild card, and the Twins lost Wednesday for the fifth time in their last six games. (MORE)

76ers C Embiid not cleared for 5-on-5s
(TSX / STATS) -- Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has yet to be cleared for 5-on-5 drills as he works his way back from an injured left knee, the team announced Wednesday. Embiid played in only 31 games last season and had surgery in March to repair a torn meniscus in his knee. (MORE)

Girl hit by Yanks' foul ball in hospital
(TSX / STATS) -- A young girl was hit by a foul ball off the bat of third baseman Todd Frazier in the fifth inning of the New York Yankees' home game against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon. The girl, who was seated in Section 026 down the third-base line, was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital as players -- including Frazier -- were visibly distraught. (MORE)

Dodgers' skid at 4, magic number still 2
(TSX / STATS) -- PHILADELPHIA -- The Los Angeles Dodgers' celebration is on hold. Aaron Altherr has a lot to do with it. Altherr had four late-inning RBIs, including the game-deciding single in the eighth inning, as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Dodgers 7-5 on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park. (MORE)