us-hotdailynews: 2015-08-18 U.S. Sports

Yankees Game Turns Grisly in an Instant as Bryan Mitchell Is Hit
New York Times
Bryan Mitchell ended the top of the first inning at Yankee Stadium by striking out the cleanup hitter with a 97-mile-an-hour fastball. He punched his glove in excitement as he bounced off the mound. The next inning ended in horror for him. Mitchell, a ...
Rapid Reaction: Yankees 8, Twins 7 (10)   ESPN (blog)
Yankees pitcher Bryan Mitchell hit in face by line drive, suffers nasal fracture   Yahoo Sports (blog)
Yankees Lose Pitcher to Liner to Face, Beat Twins in 10th   ABC News
New York Daily News
USA TODAY
Los Angeles Times
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SI.com

Chris Johnson signs one-year deal with the Cardinals
Washington Post
Apparently, the bullet hole in his body has healed well enough that Chris Johnson can go back to trying to find the holes his offensive line creates. The running back was signed by the Cardinals on Monday to a one-year contract, reportedly worth up to ...
Andre Ellington can now study Chris Johnson up close   ESPN (blog)
NFL notes: Veteran running back Chris Johnson signs with Arizona   Los Angeles Times
Cross him off the potential Cowboys RB addition list: Chris Johnson signs one ...   Dallas Morning News
SFGate
Bleacher Report
CDA News
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Union Ruling Underlines NCAA's Evolution
New York Times
Among the more notable features of Monday's landmark decision by the National Labor Relations Board declining to recognize Northwestern football players' unionization efforts was the time it took to make it. A petition was filed in January 2014. An N.L ...
Northwestern Union Reverse   Wall Street Journal
Q&A about the Northwestern football union ruling   Tampabay.com
Colleges: Ruling to allow athletes to unionize is thrown out by NLRB   Akron Beacon Journal
FOXSports.com
Washington Post
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ESPN

Salazar cools down Boston's bats; Cleveland wins 8-2
Washington Post
BOSTON — Danny Salazar pitched seven strong innings to cool off Boston's hot bats, and Lonnie Chisenhall had a solo homer and three RBIs to carry the Cleveland Indians past the Red Sox 8-2 on Monday night. Carlos Santana also hit a solo shot, and ...

Indians SP Danny Salazar allows one run in Monday's start   CBSSports.com
John Farrell will be joined by friend Terry Francona for first treatment   ESPN
Cleveland Indians use bats instead of feet to trample Boston Red Sox, 8-2   cleveland.com
TBO.com
Rotoworld.com
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Fish Opens Next-to-Last Tournament With Upset of Troicki
ABC News
Mardy Fish surprised even himself. Fish opened the next-to-last tournament of his career with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 victory over 20th-ranked Viktor Troicki in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Monday. "I was a little surprised at my ...
Mardy Fish opened the next-to-last tournament of his career with a convincing ...   FOXSports.com

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ESPN

Robert Griffin III made strides during training camp, but toward what?
Washington Post
RICHMOND — On Sunday afternoon, 40 minutes after a two-hour practice had ended, Robert Griffin III remained on the field, pursuing perfection. Throw after throw, he kept working with wide receiver Pierre Garcon on timing and chemistry. The heat, so ...

LOOK: Twitter jokes fly after after RGIII says he's NFL's best QB   CBSSports.com
Robert Griffin III: 'I feel like I'm the best quarterback in the league'   Dallas Morning News
Redskins HC Jay Gruden: We're happy with RG3's progress   FOXSports.com
NBCSports.com
Comcast SportsNet Washington (blog)
Riggo's Rag
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Hammond: Watt Hangs Out With Celebs For Good Reason
CBS Local
The two things you didn't want from the Texans preseason opener, you didn't get. I've filed Jadeveon Clowney and his return to training camp under, No News Is Good News. Fans and Twitter yell at me for not talking Astros. You don't want me talking Astros.
Clowney gets in camp swing after recovering from knee surgery   SFGate
With bevy of receivers on roster, Texans try to share the wealth   Chron.com (blog)
Jadeveon Clowney Returns to Practice   The Sports Quotient
KPRC Houston
Houston Chronicle (subscription)
HoustonTexans.com
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TSN

Giants SP Chris Heston fails to last five innings Monday
CBSSports.com
Giants pitcher Chris Heston was unable to get past the fifth inning during Monday's 2-1 loss to the Cardinals. Heston only allowed one run on four hits before leaving after 4 2/3 innings. He also struck out four and walked five. His lone mistake was ...
Baseball Capsules   USA TODAY
Cardinals edge Giants 2-1   San Jose Mercury News
Cardinals squeeze out 2-1 win over Giants   STLtoday.com
SFGate
Rotoworld.com
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