ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Yu Darvish pitched into the sixth inning of his much-anticipated major league debut for the Texas Rangers, retiring 10 batters in a row after a rough start and getting credit for the victory in the Rangers' 11-5 victory over Seattle. Darvish gave up four runs in the first inning but settled down and allowed five runs on eight hits in his five and two-thirds innings of work.
BALTIMORE (AP) - The New York Yankees finally won their first game of the season, using four hits by Derek Jeter and an effective pitching performance by Ivan Nova to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 last night. The Yanks averted the fourth 0-4 start in franchise history - the first since 1973.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The San Antonio Spurs rested stars Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili (MAN'-oo jih-NOH'-blee) as they lost to the Utah Jazz 91-84 to end their 11-game winning streak. The Spurs already have clinched a playoff berth, but fell a game behind Oklahoma City in the race for best record in the Western Conference.
NEW YORK (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (guh-DEHL') upheld the one-year suspension of New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton for his role in the Saints' bounty scandal. Also upheld was yesterday was eight-game suspension of GM Mickey Loomis and assistant head coach Joe Vitt, who will sit out the first six games of the regular season.
MIAMI (AP) - Isiah Thomas' firing at Florida International sparked a protest by his former players last night. Team members who attended a university athletic department banquet quietly walked out of the event moments before the season's award winners were to be introduced but the event continued as planned.
