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PITTSBURGH -- Sean Rodriguez stepped to the plate looking to be aggressive. Wholesale Air Force 1 Canada .That approach paid off as he homered to open the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.When I try to be too passive, thats when I swing and miss a lot, Rodriguez said. When I take my swing, its because Im getting in my ready position and able to get my swing off. I was able to get a pitch I was able to get my swing off and hit it as good as I needed to.Rodriguez connected off Ross Ohlendorf (5-7), a 413-foot drive to the left-field bleachers that gave the Pirates just their second win in seven games in the midst of 12 straight games against teams who are at least 10 games under .500.It was Rodriguezs second career game-ending homer and his 11th home run of the season.Its another cool thing for him this year, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of the utility player. Hes done a lot of good things for us. Hes tough on himself. He expects a lot of good things to happen.The Reds tied the score 2-2 in the top of the ninth on pinch-hitter Ramon Cabreras sacrifice fly off Tony Watson (2-3), who blew his first save in two opportunities since All-Star closer Mark Melancon was traded to Washington last Saturday.Rodriguezs home run was the 23rd given up this season to the first batter a Reds reliever has faced.You can imagine how I feel about that at this point and Im going to walk away from it, Cincinnati manager Bryan Price. Im obviously very frustrated by it.Pirates rookie Jameson Taillon gave up only one run in six innings with six strikeouts and one walk in his fifth consecutive quality start. He has not factored in the decision in any of his five career home starts.Reds starter Anthony DeSclafani allowed two runs and two hits in six innings with six strikeouts and three walks, and has yet to lose in 11 starts this season. He began the season on the disabled list with a strained oblique before being activated June 10.The Pirates scored twice in the fifth inning to take a 2-1 lead as David Freese walked and John Jaso doubled before Francisco Cervelli hit a tying sacrifice fly. Jordy Mercer followed with a squeeze bunt to bring in the go-ahead run.DeSclafani allowed fewer than three runs for the eighth time in nine starts as the Reds, last in the NL Central, began a nine-game road trip.The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Brandon Phillips RBI single. He had two of Cincinnatis six hits and is 7 for 11 in his last three games.Slumping Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen returned to the lineup after being given a three-day mental break and went 0 for 2 with two strikeouts. The 2013 NL MVP is 1 for 14 in his last four games, dropping his batting average to .240.TRAINERS ROOMReds: RHP Alfredo Simon (strained right trapezius) and RHP A.J. Morris (strained right shoulder) are scheduled to begin rehabilitation assignments Sunday with Triple-A Louisville. ... SS Zack Cozart returned after missing the previous three games with a bruised right ring finger.Pirates: RF Gregory Polanco (left shoulder discomfort) was not in the lineup for a second straight game. ... C Cervelli returned after being hit the head Tuesday by a pitch and sitting out two games.UP NEXTReds: RHP Homer Bailey (1-0, 3.18 ERA), who underwent Tommy John elbow ligament reconstruction surgery last year, will make his second start of the season. He won at San Diego on Sunday, allowing two runs and 5 2/3 innings.Pirates: RHP Ivan Nova (7-6, 4.90) will debut for his new team after being acquired Monday from the New York Yankees in a trade. He had spent his entire seven-year career with the Yankees. Cheap Nike Air Force 1 Wholesale Canada . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. Air Force 1 For Sale Canada . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. http://www.wholesalenikeairforce1canada.com/ . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. PENN STATE ABUSEHARRISBURG, Pa. -- Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, told by a teenage boy in 1976 that assistant coach Jerry Sandusky molested him in a shower, responded that he didnt want to hear about it and had a football season to worry about, according to court documents.The boy, now a man identified as John Doe 150, said in 2014 that other boys in a shower heard him yell that Sandusky had just touched him sexually. He said he told several adults about it before seeking out Paterno.Excerpts of the mans testimony were among dozens of documents made public in Penn States fight with Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Co. over payments to Sanduskys accusers. Sandusky was convicted in 2012 of dozens of child sexual abuse counts and is serving decades in prison while he appeals.A judge disclosed the existence of the 1976 allegation two months ago, along with claims Penn State coaches witnessed inappropriate contact between Sandusky and children in the 1980s, but the newly unsealed documents provided greater detail.Paterno told a grand jury in 2011 he first learned of Sanduskys inappropriate sexual contact in 2001, though records show high-ranking Penn State officials dealt with a complaint in 1998 from a woman whose son had showered with Sandusky.Paterno died in January 2012, two months after Sanduskys arrest.PRO BASKETBALLLAS VEGAS -- NBA owners made no decision after a lengthy debate about moving next years All-Star Game from Charlotte because of North Carolinas law limiting protection for LGBT people.Commissioner Adam Silver said no vote was taken at the Board of Governors meeting, but the league realizes a decision has to come fairly quickly. He said he was personally disappointed North Carolina legislators didnt modify the law enough in recent weeks to make the discussion moot.We feel this law is inconsistent with the core values of the league, Silver said.Silver said the NBA was put in a situation not entirely its own making because the law was enacted by North Carolinas legislature after the 2017 All-Star Game was already awarded to Charlotte.He added that the game is important for the league in ways that arent always shown on the court.BOXINGLAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao isnt ready to give up his night job just yet.Pacquiao, who said before his last fight in April that he would retire, now plans to return to the ring in November against an opponent who has yet to be selected.Promoter Bob Arum said that Pacquiao got permission to take a break from his new duties as a senator in the Philippines to take another fight. It would be held Nov. 5, likely in Las Vegas.Pacquiao looked impressive in his last fight in April, returning from a layoff to knock down Timothy Bradley on his way to a unanimous decision. After tthe fight he wavered on his previous plans to retire. Air Force 1 Canada Mens. Arum said a possible opponent for Pacquiao would be Jesse Vargas, who holds a piece of the welterweight title, but lost to Bradley two fights ago.BASEBALLRICHMOND, Va. -- The National Federation of State High School Associations has directed its members to regulate the number of pitches a high school player can throw in a game amid growing concerns about overworking young arms.The federation did not proscribe a specific number, but a limit must be established by next season, said Elliot Hopkins, the NFHS director of sports and student services. The limits will go into effect in the spring of 2017.Every state plus the District of Columbia are federation members, Hopkins said. Each state except Michigan has its own sports medicine advisory committee that will likely be involved in settling on a specific number.States like Texas have already established their limit at 125 pitches, and Alabama, Colorado and Kentucky have said that will be their number, too, Hopkins said. Minnesota will use 105 during the season and 115 or 120 in playoffs.SAN DIEGO -- A member of a Canadian singing quartet changed a lyric in his countrys national anthem and held up a sign proclaiming All Lives Matter during a pregame performance at the 87th All-Star Game on Tuesday.The Tenors, a group based in British Columbia, caused a stir at Petco Park with Remigio Pereiras actions while singing O Canada.In a statement issued during the game, the group blamed the changes solely on Pereira, who held up the sign and sang the altered lyrics while the other three singers wordlessly harmonized. The band said Pereira wont perform with The Tenors until further notice, calling his actions disrespectful and shameful.The change happened during the middle portion of the anthem, which is often sung in French at sporting events.Pereira unexpectedly sang: Were all brothers and sisters. All lives matter to the great.The normal lyric is With glowing hearts we see thee rise. The True North strong and free.SOCCERBRISTOL, Conn. -- The final of the European Championship averaged a total of nearly 5.9 million television viewers in the U.S., up slightly from the almost 5.76 million for the 2012 final.Portugals 1-0 win over France in extra time Sunday averaged nearly 4.54 million viewers for the English-language broadcast on ESPN, down slightly from the almost 4.57 million for the match between Spain and Italy four years ago.The network said that were nearly 1.4 million viewers for the Spanish-language coverage on ESPN Deportes, up 14 percent from 2012.WatchESPN added an average audience of 237,000. ' ' '
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