On Friday night, Aex Rodriguez belted the 660th home run of his career, tying Willie Mays for fourth place on the all-time list. Rodriguez's solo home run came in the eighth inning of a 2-2 game aginst the Red Sox at Fenway Park, sweetening the pot of an already historic accomplishment. But the Red Sox fan who caught the ball was not exactly keen on giving to the Yankees and Rodriguez for safe keeping. MORE: Will Yankees pay A-Rod his bonus? | A-Rod's image rehab worth every penny Mike Shuster, Sox fan who caught A-Rod's 660th homer, tells Post he won't give ball back to Rodriguez. — Dan Martin (@DanMartin_Post) May 2, 2015 In order to get the ball back, a member of Red Sox security tried to offer Shuster a David Ortiz autograph in exchange. Ortiz, as you may expect, was not happy. That is not OK with me at all,” Ortiz told the New York Daily News on Saturday. “That’s not the way it’s supposed to work. They’re supposed to ask me before any of my (items) get offered t...
On a course where no lead is safe, Chris Kirk (-10) holds a narrow one-shot advantage heading into Sunday's final round of the Players Championship. A tournament-record 30 golfers are within five shots of the lead, including past winners Sergio Garcia (-8) and Adam Scott (-6), despite both players fighting through some serious putting issues. MORE: Ishikawa back in the spotlight | Must-see round three photos | Tiger's 'record' day Garcia started the week with a conventional grip with his putter, but quickly changed to the claw grip we've become accustomed to seeing him with on shorter putts. The combo grips may look odd, but they seem to be doing the trick. Scott, on the other hand, continues to use the anchored putter that will soon be outlawed, even though his results haven't been stellar. Both players could use a high finish in what's been a relatively slow start to the season. Kirk was very steady en route to a second-consecutive 68 on Saturday. He hold...
Aaron Hernandez was indicted Monday on a charge related to allegedly shooting a former friend in the face in 2013 and leaving him on the side of a Florida highway. The former Patriots tight end was charged in Boston under the state’s witness intimidation statute, The Boston Globe reported. The victim, Alexander Bradley, already has sued Hernandez in federal court in Florida for shooting him in the face. MORE: Madden Ultimate Team Cards | Former QB: Witch hunt vs. Pats According to Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s office, Hernandez and Bradley got into an altercation on Feb. 12, 2013. Bradley was shot in the face after he made comments about two homicides in the South End neighborhood of Boston. Bradley is expected to be a witness in the double-homicide trial. Even though the shooting took place outside of Massachusetts, "it could be prosecuted under a state law that makes it illegal to injure a witness with the intent to impede a criminal investigation," ...
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