8:00 PM: Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin tweeted on Saturday: "44 years ago today Neil (Armstrong) took this photo of me at Tranquility Base on the moon. We all miss you Neil."
7:45 PM: A New York Mets fan at Citi Field just missed getting smacked in the face by a flying bat that flew out of the hands of Anthony Recker during Saturday's game against the Phillies.
7:30 PM: Minnesota Twins owner Jim Pohlad said on Friday that he doesn't plan on firing manager Ron Gardenhire during the season: "I'm not going to put Gardy out of his misery. I don't think he's miserable. He's got a great job and we love him."
7:15 PM: About 900 people attended Friday's funeral of Jon Richardson, son of Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson & former president of Bank of America Stadium. Among those attending were Roger Goodell, Jerry Jones & Robert Kraft.
7:00 PM: Ben Volin of the Boston Globe notes that New York Giants safety Will Hill became the fourth member of the 2008 Florida Gators BCS title team to be suspended for violating NFL drug policies.
6:45 PM: Siohvaughn Funches-Wade, ex-wife of Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade, sat outside Chicago's Daley Center on Friday holding a sign that read: "NBA Miami Heat star, mother of his children on the streets".
6:30 PM: Arizona State University president Michael Crow disagrees with allowing for-profit Grand Canyon University to move up to NCAA Division I this season: "We are against using athletics as a mechanism to make profits. It's contrary to what we're trying to do."
6:15 PM: Charles Barkley said on Friday about the Philadelphia 76ers' prolonged search for a coach: "I think that's one of the silliest things that I've seen in sports in a long time .... To not have a coach under contract by now, I think that's a joke. I don't know what they're waiting on."
6:00 PM: Hay Beautiful, a horse scheduled to compete in a race at Meadowlands Racetrack Friday night, had to be euthanized after suffering serious injuries in a trailer accident on Interstate 80 near Parsippany, New Jersey.
5:45 PM: Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said in a radio interview Friday about the team's first-half season success: "Don't bark if you're not going to bite. And we're in a position now where we can bite .... We've been able to show other people we're a team of action."
5:30 PM: St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right hamstring strain.
5:15 PM: NASCAR announced Friday it is suspending the use of aerial cameras after 10 people were injured when a Fox Sports cable snapped during a race in Charlotte two months ago.
5:00 PM: Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kevin Gausman tweeted on Saturday about last year's movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado: "One year ago my hometown Aurora was victim of a terrible tragedy. My prayers are with the victims families. #5280Strong #NeverForget"
4:45 PM: MLB.com notes that as of Saturday morning, the Seattle Mariners have homered in 23 straight games. The MLB record streak is 27 games set by the 2002 Texas Rangers.
4:30 PM: Fans at Wrigley Field for Friday's Pearl Jam concert had to deal with a 2 1/2 hour rain delay, which led to the show not ending until 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
Source: http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/sbblive?eid=54206
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