■ WINNING/LOSING PITCHER: 51s, Giancarlo Alvarado
(1-0); Rainiers, James Paxton (4-6)
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OK, your kid owns an Aaron Hernandez jersey, which right now is as popular as owning one of those old Michael Vick Atlanta Falcons jerseys when he got busted for dogfighting.
Two local boxers, Devin Haney of Las Vegas and Andres Cortes of Henderson, advanced to today’s finals of the Junior Olympic National Championships in Mobile, Ala.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Inbee Park couldn’t see her final tee shot past about 150 yards. But nothing fazes the world’s top-ranked player these days.
Amanda Bingson hammered out danger and hammered out warning. Then the former Silverado High and UNLV product hammered out a new American record in the women’s hammer throw, twirling and tossing the 8.82-pound ball and chain from a field just north of historic Drake Stadium to a field just south of Sioux Falls.
That $900,000 joint Julio Cesar Chavez smoked last year got a lot cheaper.
Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez, who tested positive for marijuana following his 12-round loss to Sergio Martinez last Sept. 15, had his fine reduced to $100,000 Friday by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
A man arrested in Connecticut in connection with the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was charged with a weapons count, and investigators said a third suspect was arrested Friday in south Florida.
Anthony Bennett learned he would be making NBA draft history the same time as everyone else. “When they said my name,” Bennett said of the Cleveland Cavaliers surprisingly taking Bennettand making him the first Canadian No. 1 overall pick.
The headline across ESPN.com at 6 p.m. Thursday: “Stunner at No. 1.”