• Max Scherzer scratched from start against San Diego, heading to DL
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    CSN Mid-Atlantic

    Max Scherzer scratched from start against San Diego, heading to DL

    When Bryce Harper went down Saturday night during the Nationals' game against the San Francisco Giants, everyone in D.C. stopped breathing for a moment. This was true even for Nats GM Mike Rizzo. "We've all felt it," Rizzo said. "You get that little pit in your stomach and it's the same feeling I had when [Wilson] Ramos went out." The Nats' star right fielder was running out a ground ball to first base when his left leg hit a slippery base, causing his knee to hyperextend. Harper immediately went down and grabbed his knee in agony. He eventually had to be helped off the field. The team has been plagued with injuries this season, from the bullpen to outfielders. After the initial shock of seeing

  • Kansas’ forward Dedric Lawson cleared of walking out on $88 bar tab
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    NBC Sports

    Kansas’ forward Dedric Lawson cleared of walking out on $88 bar tab

    Dedric Lawson was accused of walking out on an $88 tab, according to a police report obtained by the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, but the general manager of the restaurant released a statement clearing the player of wrongdoing. Here’s what was alleged to have happened: Lawson was at a restaurant in Overton Square in Memphis at 1:30 a.m. when he was handed a bill for more than $88 by a waitress. Appearing on 92.9 FM, an ESPN radio station in Memphis, he said that he ordered two drinks worth a total of $10.50 and gave the waitress $12, but she wanted him to pay for drinks that were ordered by other people for other people.

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  • Remembering the victims of the Barcelona terror attacks
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    CBS News

    Remembering the victims of the Barcelona terror attacks

    Spain began three days of mourning Friday for victims of the terror attack in Las Ramblas. The dead and injured victims were from 34 nations. American Jared Tucker, who was celebrating his wedding anniversary, was among the dead. Debora Patta reports.