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Donaldson powers A's past Phillies 09/21/2014 10:18pm • RICK EYMER Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland needed a big hit in the 10th inning against Philadelphia. Fortunately for the Athletics, they had Josh Donaldson at the plate.Donaldson hit a two-run homer to lift the A's to an 8-6 victory over the Phillies on Sunday."Those are the moments Tigers lose 5-2 to Guthrie, Royals 09/21/2014 08:06pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Detroit is in prime position to win its fourth consecutive AL Central title. So while a sweep in Kansas City would have been nice, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus was feeling pretty good as he headed home for the last part of the regular season.Rick Porcello was knocked out in th Citing Joan Rivers, Texas' Perry backs clinic law 09/21/2014 06:00pm • PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Sunday invoked comedian Joan Rivers' death at a surgical clinic while defending a law he signed that would close the majority of abortion facilities in the nation's second-most populous state.The potential 2016 Welker's return brings more concussion questions 09/21/2014 05:40pm • EDDIE PELLS AP Sports Writers DENVER (AP) -- Wes Welker's receiving stats over a productive NFL career are impressive. Still, there's another set of numbers associated with him that cannot be ignored: three concussions, nine months.Cleared to play following his third diagnosed concussion since Novem When you learn you have high blood pressure 09/21/2014 03:00pm • Cut salt. Exercise. Lose weight. Take medication. In 2014, the plan for managing high blood pressure -- or hypertension -- might sound familiar. Still, if you have high blood pressure, all these changes can feel new and overwhelming. With risks such as stroke, heart attack, kidney disease and bl QB Wilson shakes off collision, leads Utah to win 09/21/2014 02:54pm • NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Travis Wilson tried to leap past a defender and flipped over, landing awkwardly on his head.It was a scary play -- especially since the Utah quarterback only recently returned from a problem with an artery in his brain."It was a pretty nasty spi FDA approves Eli Lilly's injectable diabetes drug 09/21/2014 02:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new injectable diabetes drug from Eli Lilly and Co. for adults with the most common form of the disease.The agency on Thursday cleared the drug, Trulicity, as a weekly injection to improve blood sugar control in patients with type 2 Last king of Nepal suffers heart attack 09/21/2014 11:26am • KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- The last king of Nepal is in stable condition in a hospital after suffering a heart attack, doctors said Sunday.Gyanendra Shah was brought to the hospital Saturday night, and was recovering in the intensive care unit and was out of danger, said Dr. Bharat Rawat at the Norvic Sierra Leone staggers in Ebola isolation effort 09/21/2014 05:08am • CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Some in Sierra Leone ran away from their homes Saturday and others clashed with health workers trying to bury dead Ebola victims as the country struggled through the second day of an unprecedented lockdown to combat the deadly dis Cashner brilliant in Padres' 3-2 win vs Giants 09/21/2014 12:47am • BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Andrew Cashner had pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning, yet punched the outside of his glove as he got to the dugout steps after manager Bud Black pulled him.Cashner came within three outs of his second straight two-hit shutout before he allowed Cashner, Padres beat Giants 3-2 09/21/2014 12:36am • BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The San Francisco Giants probably are looking forward to leaving Petco Park, even though their next stop is Dodger Stadium.Andrew Cashner pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat San Francisco 3-2 Saturday night to keep Niese, Mets keep Atlanta on the skids 09/20/2014 11:18pm • GEORGE HENRY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- Freddie Freeman had seen this game before. It looked so very familiar to the first baseman and the sliding Atlanta Braves."It's the same story, different day," Freeman said. "It's hard to win ballgames when you only score two runs. That's the name of the Utah waits out delay, beats Michigan 26-10 09/20/2014 11:00pm • NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- For the red-clad Utah fans who showed up at Michigan Stadium, this was a unique opportunity.Their team was in total control with only a few minutes remaining, and because of a lengthy lightning delay in the fourth quarter, hardly anyone was left Yankees struggle with injuries, lose to Blue Jays 09/20/2014 09:30pm • HOWIE RUMBERG AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Derek Jeter tried sparking another win on his farewell homestand. He got little help late as three more stars in pinstripes were out with injuries.Jeter hit an RBI double during a ninth-inning rally, but the Yankees could offer little else with Mark Te Petition filed seeking to block Peterson from son 09/20/2014 08:24pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Authorities in Minnesota filed a petition Friday seeking a protective order for the 4-year-old son of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.In the petition, Hennepin County Human Services asked a judge to block Peterson from using corporal punishment or physical discipline on the