CHICAGO (AP) - Mike Quade (KWAH'-dee) is out after 199 games as
manager of the Chicago Cubs. Cubs' new president of baseball
operations, Theo Epstein, praised Quade but says the team will
benefit from someone who can come in "with a clean slate and offer
new direction." Quade was 24-13 after taking over for Lou Piniella
in 2010 before posting a 71-91 mark last season.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The embattled owner of the Los Angeles
Dodgers has reached an agreement with Major League Baseball to sell
one of the sport's most storied franchises. It ends Frank McCourt's
seven-year stewardship of the NL franchise that included four trips
to the postseason. A joint statement says there will be a
"court-supervised process" to sell the team and its media rights
to maximize value for the Dodgers and McCourt.
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Ndamukong Suh (ehn-DAHM'-uh-kehn soo)
says he has no plans to change his playing style after meeting with
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday. The Detroit Lions' star
defensive tackle says he wanted a better understanding of how his
play was perceived after receiving a handful of flags and fines in
his first season-and-a-half in the league. Suh says he feels he's
"continuing to play within the rules" and has learned from his
mistakes.
UNDATED (AP) - A spokesman for the Big 12 says West Virginia's
membership in the conference isn't conditional on the university
getting an early release from the Big East after all. Interim Big
12 Commissioner Chuck Neinas had said at a welcome reception
Tuesday in Morgantown that a 10th member was needed for next season
to fulfill the conference's television commitments. The Big East
has said it plans to keep West Virginia from leaving for 27 months
under the league's bylaws.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Two people familiar with the results tell The
Associated Press that Georgia's leading ball carrier Isaiah Crowell
and two other Bulldogs tailbacks were suspended for Saturday's game
against New Mexico State after failing drug tests administered last
week. According to athletic association policy, student-athletes
are suspended for 10 percent of their competitions for first-time
violations of the drug tests. Tailbacks Ken Malcome and Carlton
Thomas also were suspended on Tuesday for what was announced as
violations of team policy.
