MIAMI (AP) - Ozzie Guillen (gee-EHN') made a victorious return to the dugout last night as pitchers Josh Johnson and Heath Bell snapped out of early-season slumps to help the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2. Guillen returned from a five-game suspension imposed after his comments praising Fidel Castro caused a backlash in South Florida, especially among Cuban Americans.
DENVER (AP) - Colorado's crafty 49-year-old southpaw Jamie Moyer became the oldest pitcher to win a major league game by hurling the Rockies to a 5-3 win over San Diego last night. Moyer twirled seven strong innings, allowing just six hits and two runs--none earned--in winning his 268th game, tying him with Jim Palmer for 34th on the all-time list.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - It's time for Kentucky coach John Calipari to reload after he lost his entire starting five to the NBA draft following the Wildcats' national championship season. Freshmen Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague, and sophomores Terrence Jones and Doron Lamb declared for the draft last night with Davis the likely No. 1 overall pick in the June NBA draft.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Vancouver Canucks leading scorer Daniel Sedin (suh-DEEN') resumed practicing yesterday after missing the last dozen games with a concussion. Sedin is unsure whether he'll play tonight as the Canucks are down 0-3 to the eighth-seeded L.A. Kings in their first-round NHL playoff series.
NEW YORK (AP) - Football fans won't have to wait long to see Peyton Manning in a Broncos uniform. Manning's first game as Broncos quarterback will come in prime time as Denver hosts Pittsburgh on the opening Sunday of the NFL season as one of four prime-time games in the opening week of the just-released NFL schedule for 2012.
