NBA:
In the NBA, Toronto beat Dallas 102-91, Charlotte bested Chicago 130-105, Atlanta won against Miami 98-92, Indiana won against Detroit 94-82, Orlando topped New Orleans 103-94, Memphis defeated Sacramento 130-89, and it was Denver over the Lakers 120-109.
NHL:
In the NHL, the Rangers topped Washington 5-2, the Islanders skated by New Jersey 2-1, Dallas beat Boston 5-3, Ottawa edged Montreal in overtime 2-1, Detroit bested Tampa Bay 2-1, Los Angeles blanked St. Louis 3-0, Colorado doubled up Calgary 6-3, Edmonton defeated Philadelphia 4-2, and it was Columbus over San Jose 5-2.
MLB:
A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that New York Mets manager Terry Collins has gotten a new two-year contract through the 2017 season. A news conference is scheduled for Wednesday to announce the new deal.
After flirting with former San Diego manager Bud Black, the Washington Nationals changed course and hired 66-year-old Dusty Baker as their new manager. Baker has a 20-year managing career in the majors, most recently with the Cincinnati Reds, who fired him in 2013.
The Boston Red Sox have exercised their $13 million option on right-hander Clay Buchholz. The 31-year-old was 7-7 with a 3.26 ERA in 18 starts this year. He struck out 107 and walked 23 in 113 1-3 innings. His season was cut short by a strained right elbow that caused him to go on the disabled list in July. A two-time All-Star, Buchholz is 73-51 with a 3.85 ERA in nine big league seasons.
The Toronto Blue Jays have their exercised 2016 options on sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion as well as knuckleballer R.A. Dickey. Bautista, who had 40 home runs and 114 RBIs last season, will earn $14 million in 2016. Encarnacion, who had 39 homers and 111 RBIs, will earn $10 million. Dickey, who went 11-11 with a 3.91 ERA, will earn $12 million.
Thousands turned out in Kansas City to celebrate the Royals' first World Series title in 30 years. The team held a parade followed by a rally that was so well attended, some drivers had to park along the side of the interstate and walk to the festivities. Manager Ned Yost held the World Series trophy up as his vehicle turned into Union Station for the rally. Series MVP Salvador Perez walked through the crowd with the trophy taking selfies and pictures with fans. Downtown KC was so crowded that some fans who came for the festivities left before they began, realizing they wouldn't be able to see or hear anything.
NCAA:
The first College Football Playoff selection committee rankings are out and Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Alabama are the top four. Notre Dame was fifth and Baylor was sixth. The top four in the final rankings in December meet in the second annual College Football Playoff.
In top 25 college football, Northern Illinois won against No. 20 Toledo 32-27.
NCAAW:
Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies are starting this season where they left off, atop The Associated Press preseason women's basketball poll. It's the 11th time the Huskies are the top choice in the first poll of the season. UConn went on to win the national championship in seven of those years, including the last two seasons. Connecticut opens the season November 16th at Number 6 Ohio State. Rounding out the top-five are South Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Baylor.
NASCAR:
NASCAR has suspended Matt Kenseth for the next two races after he intentionally wrecked Joey Logano late in the race at Martinsville Sunday. Logano was leading the race in an effort to wrap up his fourth straight win when Kenseth, who was nine laps down, rode him into the wall. That paved the way for Jeff Gordon to get the checkered flag.
MLS:
New York Red Bulls defender Damien Perrinelle will miss the rest of the MLS playoffs with a knee injury. The Red Bulls said Tuesday that Perrinelle injured his left knee in the second half of Sunday's first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals against D.C. United at RFK Stadium.
Perrinelle played in 28 games during the regular season, starting 27 at center back.The Red Bulls beat D.C. United 1-0 on Sunday. The second leg of the home-and-home series will be played Sunday at Red Bull Arena.
FIFA:
A Brazilian FIFA official who headed the 2014 World Cup organizing committee and was extradited this week from Switzerland has pleaded not guilty in a New York courtroom to charges stemming from a sprawling bribery case.
Jose Maria Marin appeared Tuesday before a judge in federal court. He will be freed on $15 million bond.
He is the second FIFA official to waive extradition to face charges in the United States in a $150 million corruption case linked to broadcasting rights.
The 83-year-old was arrested in May.
Last year's World Cup featured 32 teams and was held in Brazil. Germany beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the final.
Reforms:
The chairman of the FIFA reform commission says he believes soccer's leaders are more likely to make real changes this time because of pressure from the governing body's legal troubles.
Reforms promised four years ago during a previous corruption crisis fell short of expectations. But as Francois Carrard noted Tuesday: "In 2011, you didn't have your breakfast ruined by the police."
In May, Swiss authorities raided a luxury FIFA hotel in Zurich after the U.S. Department of Justice indicted 14 people on corruption charges. Carrard was picked by FIFA in August to lead the reform commission. He helped oversee cleaning up the International Olympic Committee after the Salt Lake City bidding scandal as its director general.
Carrard said after speaking at the Securing Sport conference in Manhattan on Tuesday that he expected to meet with all the FIFA presidential candidates.
Marathon:
A recovering heroin addict from Italy who had been missing since finishing Sunday's New York City Marathon has been found.
Police say an off-duty officer noticed Gianclaudio Marengo on a No. 2 subway train in midtown Manhattan Tuesday morning. They say Marengo was still wearing his racing attire, including a turquoise shirt and black shorts.
The 30-year-old Marengo had last been seen in Central Park about 39 hours earlier. He had arrived with a group of runners from Italy who later reported him missing.
Police said the group told them he was mentally disabled. But San Patrignano drug rehabilitation center spokesman Matteo Diotalevi says Marengo has no mental health issues.
He says Patrignano is a fragile person who discovered a passion for running after years of drug dependency.
Legal:
The organizers of the Boston Marathon have lost a bid to block a clothing company from using "Marathon Monday" on sweatshirts, jackets, hats and other items. The Boston Athletic Association says the Everett, Massachusetts-based company's use of the mark creates a false suggestion of an affiliation with the BAA. Most runners know "Marathon Monday" as the day the Boston Marathon is held each April.
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