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MLB comes down hard on Dodgers, Diamondbacks for bench-clearing brawl

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:37:45 MDT

MLB comes down hard on Dodgers, Diamondbacks for bench-clearing brawl

By Will Graves The Associated Press

Updated Jun 15, 2013 12:37AM MDT

Pittsburgh • Major League Baseball came down hard on the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, handing out eight suspensions and a dozen fines as punishment for a bench-clearing brawl. Yet even with Arizona pitcher Ian Kennedy getting 10 games and infielder Eric Hinske five for their roles in Tuesday’s fight, it might not be enough to quell the lingering hostility between the NL West rivals. “No, it’s not over yet, not at all,” said Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario, given a on...

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MLB: Kennedy, Mattingly, Gibson among 8 suspended

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:37:47 MDT

MLB: Kennedy, Mattingly, Gibson among 8 suspended

The Associated Press

Updated Jun 15, 2013 12:37AM MDT

New York • Arizona pitcher Ian Kennedy has been suspended for 10 games and Diamondbacks infielder Eric Hinske for five for their roles in a brawl this week, while managers Don Mattingly and Kirk Gibson have been given one-game bans. In all, eight members of the Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations were suspended Friday by Major League Baseball Senior Vice President Joe Garagiola Jr. He cited Kennedy for intentionally throwing a pitch at the head of Zack Greinke after a warning ...

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Dodgers’ anger over Kennedy’s pitches remains

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:59:53 MDT

Dodgers’ anger over Kennedy’s pitches remains

By Beth Harris The Associated Press

Updated Jun 14, 2013 04:59PM MDT

Los Angeles • The Dodgers remained upset Wednesday about their brawl with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and much of their ire was directed toward pitcher Ian Kennedy. Kennedy hit Los Angeles rookie Yasiel Puig and pitcher Zack Greinke with high pitches Tuesday night, and a day later the Dodgers were still taking exception to where they were thrown. “Anything like that is going to leave a lot of taste in people’s mouths,” manager Don Mattingly said. Mattingly said he doesn’t think Kennedy hit Puig de...

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Danielle Willard’s parents file lawsuit against West Valley City

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:22:53 MDT

Danielle Willard’s parents file lawsuit against West Valley City

By Kimball Bennion and Michael McFall The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 12, 2013 11:22PM MDT

Danielle Willard’s parents on Wednesday filed a wrongful death suit against West Valley City and the officers who shot and killed their daughter, a shooting that ignited a chain of events that has roiled the police in Utah’s second-largest city. Melissa Kennedy and Frederick Willard filed the lawsuit in federal court in Salt Lake City. The complaint, which also alleges various civil rights violations, does not specify how much they’re seeking in damages. The suit described Willard’s death “unju...

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Dodgers beat D-backs 5-3 in brawl-filled game

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:58:46 MDT

Dodgers beat D-backs 5-3 in brawl-filled game

The Associated Press

Updated Jun 14, 2013 04:58PM MDT

Los Angeles • The Dodgers took it personally when Arizona’s Ian Kennedy hit their star rookie Yasiel Puig in the face with a pitch. Then they really got mad when Kennedy hit starter Zack Greinke with another high pitch. Punches replaced pitches at that point as a heated brawl involving players and coaches ensued, resulting in six ejections before the Dodgers rallied to beat the Diamondbacks 5-3 on Tuesday night. Kennedy, Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson and coach Turner Ward, along with Puig...

Collins marches in gay pride parade

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:45:07 MDT

Collins marches in gay pride parade

The Associated Press

Updated Jun 9, 2013 10:45PM MDT

NBA veteran center Jason Collins, the first active athlete in one of the four U.S. major professional sports leagues to come out as being gay, marched Saturday for nearly three miles in Boston’s gay pride parade with U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, his onetime roommate at Stanford University. Collins wore a T-shirt that read “#BeTrue” when he joined thousands of marchers in the parade, chatting with well-wishers, greeting other marchers and holding babies as people came up to him to express their sup...