Colorado Joining Pac-10, Future Of Big 12 South Schools Still Up In The Air  —  9 months ago: In this photograph taken on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, Colorado Buffaloes head coach Dan Hawkins talks to reporters during media day in the Dal Ward Center at Folsom Field in Boulder …

Branyan's 2-out, 2-run single in 9th lifts Indians  —  CLEVELAND—Russell Branyan hit a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning Thursday night, rallying the Cleveland Indians to a crazy 8-7 win over the Boston Red Sox.  —  Cleveland overcame three errors in one inning by third baseman Andy Marte …

Minnesota Twins place J.J. Hardy on 15-day disabled list  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins placed shortstop J.J. Hardy on the disabled list again with a sore left wrist that has been bothering him for more than a month.  —  Hardy  —  Hardy took a cortisone shot on Tuesday, hoping that would alleviate the lingering pain.

Betemit hits 2 HRs, Royals beat Twins 9-8  —  MINNEAPOLIS—Wilson Betemit hit solo home runs from both sides of the plate and Joakim Soria picked up his 14th save in a hairy ninth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8 on Thursday night.

Hamilton, Young lead Rangers past Mariners  —  ARLINGTON, Texas—Josh Hamilton homered for the fourth time in seven games, Michael Young went 3 for 4 with a homer, and the Texas Rangers won their third straight over the Seattle Mariners, 12-3 on Thursday night.

Johnson gets revenge on Halladay, stifles Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Josh Johnson knew he didn't have to be perfect to beat Roy Halladay .  —  Just plenty good.  —  The Marlins ace outdueled Halladay in their perfect game rematch, pitching eight dominant innings and leading Florida …

Latos outpitches Santana, Padres beat Mets 4-2  —  NEW YORK - Mat Latos outpitched Johan Santana, and the San Diego Padres stopped New York's nine-game home winning streak by beating the Mets 4-2 on Thursday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.  —  Adrian Gonzalez had three hits …

Arrieta, Orioles beat Yankees 4-3  —  BALTIMORE—Jake Arrieta pitched six innings of four-hit ball to win his major league debut, and the Baltimore Orioles ended their 10-game losing streak against the New York Yankees with a 4-3 victory Thursday night.  —  Arrieta gave up three runs …

BLUE JAYS TURN TO CECIL TO HELP PREVENT RAYS SWEEP  —  Sports Network  —  (Sports Network) - Brett Cecil seemed unfazed when he extended his personal winning streak with a victory over the defending World Series champions a week ago.  Tampa Bay hopes its status as current division leaders …

Trevor Cahill leads Athletics past Angels 6-1  —  OAKLAND (AP) — Trevor Cahill (FSY) allowed one run in a career-high eight innings to win his fourth straight start and the Oakland Athletics beat nemesis Ervin Santana (FSY) and the Los Angeles Angels 6-1 Thursday.