Wayman Tisdale, who was just inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame this past year, has died. He was only 44 years old. Tisdale was drafted in the first round by the Indiana Pacers, after having a successful college career with the Oklahoma Sooners. He went on to have a 12-year NBA career with the Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns. Tisdale retired in 1997, at the age of 33 to focus on his music career. Tisdale has been battling the cancer that took his life since 2007, and he got his left leg amputated in 2008.
In New York, the New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 5-4. The Yankees were down 4-2 going into the ninth inning against Joe Nathan, arguably the best closer in the game. The winning hit came from Melky Cabrera, who hit a two RBI double to drive in the final two runs. The win gave the Yankees their fifth win in seven games, and they're showing signs of climbing the standings after getting off to a rough start. Phil Hughes was the starter for the Yankees and he wasn't effective, giving up three runs in five innings. Francisco Liriano started for the Twins and only gave up one run, but threw a lot of pitches in six innings.
In St. Petersburg, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7. Going into the bottom of the fourth inning, the Indians were ahead 7-0, and it was looking like they were cruising to victory. However, the Rays chipped away, scoring runs in the last four innings. The game-winning hit came from B.J. Upton, who hit a solo home run with the game tied at seven to win it. Scott Kazmir was the starter for the Rays, and gave up seven runs in only three innings. Anthony Reyes was the starter for the Indians, and he pitches five and a third, giving up three runs. Luis Vizcaino, who gave up the home run to Upton, was saddled with the loss.
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