sixth.Santiago Casilla pitched the ninth for his 2

Writing in the Guardian, Geoff Lemon gets his teeth into the Faf du Plessis sweet affair and suggests that a ball-tampering charge for lolly-munching is pure confection. In a pun-filled piece, Lemon says this sticky issue boils down to a sour sideshow:All this over a mint. Perhaps its about whipping up interest in the third Test, so a disaffected public will switch on to the day-night showpiece despite the series being decided. But the nature of South Africas on-field achievements is where the attention should be, and to suggest a bit of sugar takes the shine off them is way too fresh. Three winning tours to Australia in a row is among the rarest of feats, and the touring side remains 2-0 in front, with the chance to deliver the first visiting whitewash on these shores. They may well suggest the detractors suck on that. Swell Kopen . Dukurs winning time was 1 minute, 45.76 seconds, a quarter-second better than Russias Alexander Tretiakov. Lativas Tomass Dukurs was third, 1.41 seconds off the pace. Jon Montgomery of Eckville, Alta. Swell Nederland . Vettel, who has already clinched his fourth straight F1 title, enters the finale with a chance to equal Michael Schumachers 13 victories in a year and match the record of nine consecutive wins by Alberto Ascari in the 1952 and 1953 seasons. http://www.swellnederlandkopen.com/swell-waterfles.html . Galatasaray said in a statement on its website Monday that Mancini signed a three-year contract and will be paid 3.5 million euros for the upcoming season, with his salary upped to 4. Swell Kopen Nederland . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. Swell Water Nederland . After a lengthy wait, persistent rain finally forced the postponement of the Nationals game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. The teams, and a few thousand fans, waited nearly four hours from the 7:05 scheduled start time before an announcement was made shortly before 11 p. TORONTO -- Jonathan Schoop singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and the Baltimore Orioles ended a season-worst five-game losing streak, beating Toronto 6-2 Sunday to reclaim the AL East lead.Adam Jones hit his 20th homer later in the 12th, a three-run shot that helped the Orioles avoid a three-game sweep and move a half-game ahead of the Blue Jays.Mychael Givens (8-1) worked one inning for the victory as the Orioles won for the first time in six games at Toronto.Pedro Alvarez walked to begin the 12th and moved up on a balk by Franklin Morales (0-1).RAYS 5, YANKEES 3ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Rookie left-hander Blake Snell (3-4) struck out nine over 5 1/3 innings, Luke Maile had a key two-run single against Michael Pineda (5-10) and Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep.After winning eight of 10, New York lost its fourth straight game and fell to .500 at 52-52. Before the game, the Yankees traded reliever Andrew Miller to Cleveland for touted outfielder Clint Frazier and three others. New York had sent closer Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs on Monday.Alex Colome got three outs for his 25th save.INDIANS 8, ATHLETICS 0CLEVELAND -- Corey Kluber (10-8) limited Oakland to five hits in seven innings, Mike Napoli hit a two-run homer and Cleveland completed a three-game sweep.Three relievers completed the six-hitter.Sonny Gray (5-10) gave up seven runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings.TIGERS 11, ASTROS 0DETROIT -- James McCann capped a six-run first inning with his first career grand slam and Miguel Cabrera homered twice and drove in four runs, helping Detroit complete a three-game sweep and stretch its winning streak to six.Mike Pelfrey (4-9) allowed four hits in five innings and has given up one run or none in five of his last eight starts.Dallas Keuchel (6-11) gave up seven runs and seven hits in five innings.METS 6, ROCKIES 4NEW YORK -- Neil Walker hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh off Boone Logan (1-1) following James Loneys 10-pitch walk, helping New York stop a four-game losing streak that matched its season high.Walker also had an RBI triple, but New York sustained another costly injury when shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera strained the patellar tendon in his left knee -- the same injury that sidelined him for a little more than two weeks during spring training this year.Carlos Gonzalez hit a tying RBI double in the fifth and a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the seventh off winner Jerry Blevins (4-1). Jeurys Familia struck out two in a perfect ninth for his 37th save.MARLINS 5, CARDINALS 4MIAMI -- Pinch-hitter Derek Dietrich had an RBI triple off Matt Bowman (1-3) with two outs in the ninth inning, earning Miami a split of the four-game series.A.J. Ramos (1-0) pitched around a walk in the ninth.Acquired from San Diego on Friday, Miami starter Andrew Cashner allowed two runs -- one earned run -- and four hits in six innings, including Greg Garzas homer.Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz left in the first inning with a bruised right hand after being hit by a pitch.BRAVES 2, PHILLIES 1ATLANTA -- Jeff Francoeur hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Andrew Bailey (3-1) in the seventh inning.Mauricio Cabrera (2-0), the fourth of six Atlanta pitchers, pitched a one-hit seventh, and Jim Johnson pitched a hitless ninth for his sixth save.BREWERS 4, PIRATES 2MILWAUKEE -- Jonathan Lucroy waved his helmet to acknowledge aa standing ovation at Miller Park and, in what could be his final appearance for Milwaukee, flied out as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning.ddddddddddddLucroy turned down a trade to AL Central-leading Cleveland over the weekend. But other teams want the All-Star catcher before Mondays deal deadline, and he has a limited no-trade clause.Keon Broxton and Chris Carter hit solo home runs as Milwaukee completed a three-game sweep.Matt Garza (2-4) gave up one earned run in five innings, and Jeremy Jeffress earned his fourth save in as many days and his 27th this season. Francisco Liriano (6-11) allowed four runs in five innings.TWINS 6, WHITE SOX 4MINNEAPOLIS -- Brian Dozier homered twice and Ervin Santana (4-9) allowed three runs -- one earned -- in six inningsKennys Vargas hit a two-run homer as part of a three-run first inning for Minnesota, which has won three of four games.Carlos Rodon (2-8) gave up five runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings in his return from a sprained left wrist.RANGERS 5, ROYALS 3ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mitch Moreland homered for the fifth time in his last five starts and Lucas Harrell (3-2) won in his Texas as the Rangers finished a four-game sweep of the World Series champions.Harrell gave up three runs and four hits -- including solo home runs to Eric Hosmer and Drew Butera -- in six innings. The 31-year-old right-hander was acquired from Atlanta last Wednesday to help the Rangers injury-riddled starting rotation.Sam Dyson got his 22nd save.Dillon Gee (3-5) gave up four runs and seven hits in six innings.RED SOX 5, ANGELS 3ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Dustin Pedroia hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Huston Street (3-2) with two outs in the ninth inning and Xander Bogaerts followed with another home run.Street (3-2) entered with a 3-0 lead and gave up Mookie Betts RBI single before Pedroia homered.Clay Buchholz (4-9) pitched three scoreless innings, and Brad Ziegler got three outs for his 20th save.GIANTS 3, NATIONALS 1SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cain (3-6) threw five hitless innings for his 100th career victory, struck out five and walked four, leaving after 93 pitches. He handed off to George Kontos, who allowed a leadoff single to Bryce Harper in the sixth.Santiago Casilla pitched the ninth for his 24th save. NL West-leading San Francisco has won two straight since losing 11 of 13 following the All-Star break.Gio Gonzalez (6-9) allowed two runs -- one earned -- and six hits in six innings.REDS 3, PADRES 2SAN DIEGO -- Homer Bailey (1-0) ) returned from forearm and elbow surgeries and allowed two runs, four hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings. Tony Cingrani worked the ninth for his 13th save.Paul Clemens (1-2) made his second start with the Padres but was left after 4 2/3 innings because of a sore back.DODGERS 14, DIAMONDBACKS 3LOS ANGELES -- Yasmani Grandal and Corey Seager hit three-run home runs and Joc Pederson added a two-run shot.Louis Coleman (2-1) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Patrick Corbin (4-10) gave up six runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings for Arizona.Jake Lamb scored Arizonas second run in the fourth inning on what was ruled a wild pitch. Ross Striplings pitch, called a ball, deflected off catcher Yasmani Grandals throat guard and lodged inside his chest protector. 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