- Yahoo Sports
Shohei Ohtani progressing to throwing ball from 60 feet in recovery from elbow surgery
Shohei Ohtani has progressed in his throwing program as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. He's expected to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers next season.
- Associated Press
Twins take opener from Royals 6-5 with strong start from Ryan and homers by Miranda and Larnach
Joe Ryan pitched seven smooth innings for the Minnesota Twins, who got a two-run homer by Jose Miranda and a three-run shot from Trevor Larnach and hung on to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Monday in the opener of a four-game series. Ryan allowed one run and four singles while lowering his team-leading ERA to 2.96. Ryan (4-3) has pitched at least into the sixth in each of his 11 starts this season.
- AFP
N Korea says spy satellite launch ends in failure
North Korea's latest attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit ended in a mid-air explosion, Pyongyang said late Monday, hours after its announcement of a planned launch was criticised by Seoul and Tokyo.Pyongyang had notified Japan earlier Monday that it was planning to put another satellite into orbit, prompting criticism from both Seoul and Tokyo, which urged Kim to call it off.
