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A scary moment on the baseball diamond has heightened the awareness of head injuries and how to prevent them.

Dempster is looking to build on a solid start Friday against the Orioles that saw him give up just two runs on five hits in 7 2/3 innings.

The rookie right-hander stifled the Red Sox over 5 2/3 innings, holding them to five hits without walking a batter.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the George Zimmerman murder trial are about to move into the next phase of jury selection.

Scott Diamond hasn't seen a replay of Tampa Bay pitcher Alex Cobb being drilled in the head by a line drive this past weekend.

RHP Alex Cobb is feeling "a bit better" since being hit in the head by a line drive Saturday, but manager Joe Maddon said it will be "a long process" for Cobb to get back on the mound, and not automatically this season.

Major League Baseball estimates that one in every 250,000 pitches results in a pitcher being hit in the head, but each one has the potential to be catastrophic.

Alex Cobb is out of the hospital and feeling better, but Rays manager Joe Maddon said the road to recovery will likely be a long one.

Lineup optimization is a bit of an overrated task for a statistician. There's no denying that what order the players perform in can have significant influence on the game, but making those decisions requires knowledge of statistics, physical attributes, and quality of mind.

Jim Leyland has made it clear; he's not talking about his closer and I guess I don't blame him.

This, after Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb, who grew up in Vero Beach, was hit by a line drive ball Saturday and sent to the hospital.

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Family members say a missing Andrew County teenager has been found safe. The family of Tristan Washington said the 15-year-old was found at a home in St. Joseph Monday night.

Justin Rose became the first Englishman in 43 years to win a U.S. Open, dispatching a tortured Phil Mickelson and four days of sketchy weather at Merion.

Chris Archer is slated to start the first game of the day/night doubleheader. Jake Odorizzi will come up from Triple-A Durham and pitch the nightcap.

Antsy Aggie flies off with angry tweet Since winning the Heisman Trophy in December, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel's fame has grown.

JUNE 16: Miss Connecticut USA Erin Brady reacts after being crowned Miss USA during the 2013 Miss USA pageant at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on June 16, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Boston has taken seven of the nine meetings against Tampa Bay and won each of the three series this year.

It's only been two games, so any long-term success hasn't been determined just yet, after Cubs manager Dale Sveum dropped Anthony Rizzo from third to fifth in the lineup, hoping that would get him going at the plate.

The Rays called up outfielder Wil Myers, rated by Baseball America before the season as its No.