Verlander wins his 22nd, Tribe fall 8 1/2 games back

The Detroit Tigers now hold an 8 1/2 game lead in their division as Justin Verlander notched his 22nd win in an 8-6 victory over Cleveland. It looks as though the Tigers will win the AL Central and Verlander will win the AL Cy Young and Triple Crown. The Tigers ace leads the American League in Strikeouts (224), Wins (22), and ERA (2.44).

It's official: Peyton Manning's iron man streak is over

The Indianapolis Colts announced 38 year old Kerry Collins as the starter on the 9/11 game against the Texans. This announcement concludes Peyton Manning's 227 consecutive starts streak. The decision was made after Manning went through his second neck surgery this offseason.

Jaguars cut Garrard, McCown to start

The Jacksonville Jaguars cut starting QB David Garrard Tuesday. The split will save Jacksonville $9 million this year. In a wide open division with Peyton Manning sitting, Jacksonville took themselves out of the picture by cutting the reliable Garrard. Without Garrard, Jacksonville has named Luke McCown the starter with Rookie Blaine Gabbert as his back-up.

Winnipeg Jets show off their new jerseys

The Wiinipeg Jets debuted their new hockey uniforms today. The organization chose a traditional uniform design like the old Winnipeg Jets jersey. The polar blue and silver colors give the jersey a cold look, appropriate for a place like Winnipeg. The jerseys are much nicer than the teams old Atlanta Thrashers design.

Stewart one-hits the Twins, Chicago sweeps Minnesota

Chicago White Sox pitcher Zach Stewart lost his bid for a perfect game as Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins singled in the bottom of the 8th. Stewart would continue to finish his one hitter in a 4-0 victory that concluded the White Sox sweep over the Twins. Chicago is currently 8 games out of first place in the AL Central as the Detroit Tigers look to clinch later this month.

Maryland beats the short-handed Hurricanes

Miami QB Stephen Morris threw a 55 yard pick-six with 51 seconds to go as the Maryland Terrapins held on for a 32-24 win over a shorthanded Hurricanes team. The Terrapins held off three Hurricane rallies and eventually put Miami away with the pick-six. The 7 suspended Hurricane players proved to be the difference as back-up QB Stephen Morris failed to cap off the comeback while starting QB Jacory Harris could not play in the game.

Diamondbacks rally past the Giants, hold a 7 game lead

The Arizona Diamondbacks scored 4 runs in the 8th inning to rally past the San Francisco Giants 4-1. The D-backs now have a 7 game cushion going into their series against Colorado. Daniel Hudson picked up his 15th win of the season after pitching 7 innings of one run ball. Ryan Roberts hit a homer in the 8th off of Ryan Vogelsong to tie the game and Willie Bloomquist hit a go-ahead triple as the Diamondbacks closed out their series in the bay with a win. Their magic number is now 16 with 22 games remaining.