In Philadelphia, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 in 10 innings. Starters Ricky Romero of the Blue Jays and Cole Hamels of the Phillies pitched well enough to help their team win. Romero struck out nine in seven innings, giving up three runs. Hamels pitched six innings, striking out six and giving up two runs. The Blue Jays were down 3-2 in the ninth inning when Lyle Overbay drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in the tying run. In the 10th inning, the Blue Jays opened up offensively by scoring five runs, highlighted by Rod Barajas' two-run double. Clay Condrey, who gave up the five runs to the Blue Jays, was hit with the loss.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth has been sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter. On March 14 around 7 am, Stallworth struck Mario Reyes with his car when Reyes was running to catch a bus. Reyes later died from the car accident. It was determined later by authorities that Stallworth was driving over the legal alcohol limit. In addition to his 30-day prison sentence, Stallworth will also be on probation for eight years and has his licensed suspended for the rest of his life. He can, however, drive for certain circumstances like for his job.
Former MLB outfielder Sammy Sosa was reportedly one of the 104 names who tested positive for banned substances in 2003. Earlier this year, it was revealed that New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was on that list as well. Sosa has denied in the past that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Sosa last played in the majors in 2007 with the Texas Rangers. He spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs. In 1998, he and Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record when they both surpassed 61 home runs. McGwire ended the season with 70 home runs and Sosa ended with 66 home runs.
A lot of people don't agree with the sentence given to Stallworth. It is a little lenient considering the severity of the incident but the situation wasn't entirely his fault. The victim ran across the street to get his bus and was hit by the car. Stallworth could've avoided it by not driving drunk. The victim could've avoided it as well by following typical pedestrian protocol. The fact that Sosa reportedly failed a drug test isn't surprising. Sosa never convinced anyone that he was not guilty of taking steroids, as he decided to pretend as if he didn't speak English in front of Congress.
No comments:
Post a Comment