Last Update on June 19, 2013 05:34 GMT

ROYALS-INDIANS

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Michael Brantley's sacrifice fly capped Cleveland's three-run eighth inning, rallying the Indians to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

Held to one run and three hits over seven innings by Ervin Santana, the Indians finally strung something together in the eighth off Kelvin Herrera (3-5) and Tim Collins. Michael Bourn and Jason Kipnis delivered RBI hits before Brantley drove in Mike Aviles with the go-ahead run.

Cody Allen (2-0), whose throwing error in the eighth helped the Royals take a 3-1 lead, got the win. Vinnie Pestano gave up three singles and a walk in the ninth but managed to get his second save.

PIRATES-REDS

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Pedro Alvarez singled home a pair of runs in the first inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended Mat Latos' streak of 21 regular-season starts without a loss, beating the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Latos (6-1) hadn't lost a regular-season game since last August, setting a club-record streak of avoiding defeat. He couldn't overcome Pittsburgh's three-run first inning.

Charlie Morton (1-1) was better during his second start since returning from elbow surgery. He gave up three singles and threw 61 pitches in 5 1-3 innings, starting the Pirates toward their NL-leading 12th shutout.

The Reds managed only four hits while getting shut out for the second time in their last four games.

SWILLIAMS-STEUBENVILLE

UNDATED (AP) -- Serena Williams says in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that, while not blaming the victim in the Steubenville rape case, "she shouldn't have put herself in that position."

The comment is made in one paragraph of a lengthy story posted online Tuesday about Williams, a 16-time Grand Slam title winner who is ranked No. 1 heading into Wimbledon, which starts next week.

Two players from the celebrated Steubenville, Ohio, high school football team were convicted in March of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl; one of the boys was ordered to serve an additional year for photographing the girl naked. The case gained widespread attention in part because of the callousness with which other students used social media to gossip about it.

HASLAMS-INVESTIGATION

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Three more employees of the truck stop chain owned by the Cleveland Browns' owner and Tennessee's governor have pleaded guilty in what authorities call a scheme to cheat trucking firms out of rebates.

Regional sales manager Kevin Clark pleaded guilty to mail fraud in federal court in Knoxville on Tuesday.

Knoxville media report that Holly Radford, an account manager, and salesman Jay Stinnett entered similar pleas later in the day.

Prosecutors allege that the sales team of Pilot Flying J, the country's largest diesel retailer, short-changed trucking companies to boost profits and commissions.

Pilot is run by Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, the brother of Gov. Bill Haslam. Jimmy Haslam has denied any personal wrongdoing.

Two other Pilot employees pleaded guilty last month.

Last Update on June 19, 2013 20:43 GMT

STANLEY CUP FINALS

BOSTON (AP) -- The fourth game of the Stanley Cup Finals is being played tonight in Boston. That's where the Bruins took a 2-1 series lead two nights ago with a 2-0 win.

Center Marian Hossa (HOH'-sah) of the Blackhawks is expected to see action after being a last-minute scratch before Game 3. At the time, all Chicago coach Joel Quenneville (KWEHN'-vihl) would say was Hossa had suffered an upper body injury.

The Bruins won that game as goalie Tuukka Rask (TOO'-kah rask) stopped 28 shots from the depleted Blackhawks to move two wins from their second Stanley Cup title in three seasons.

The series shifts back to Chicago for Game 5 Saturday night.

NHL-PREDATORS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Nashville Predators have signed defenseman Victor Bartley to a three-year, $2 million contract. The 25-year-old made his NHL debut this season and played in 24 games for the Predators, ranking fourth in average ice time with 19 minutes, 32 seconds.

NHL-RED WINGS

DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings and city officials have announced plans for a $650 million arena in Detroit's downtown entertainment and sports district. The club currently plays in the 32-year old Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings say there will be $367 million in private investment and $283 million in public funds in the complex. It also will include residential and retail space.

The arena would be near the Detroit Tigers' Comerica Park and the Detroit Lions' Ford Field.

MLB-SCHEDULE

UNDATED (AP) -- For the first time since the 1981 World Series the Los Angeles Dodgers are visiting New York to play the Yankees. In the first game of a day night doubleheader, the Yankees won 6-4.

The last time they met in the Big Apple the Dodgers won to take the Series from the New Yorkers and the game was played in the old Yankee Stadium. In a quirk of interleague play, the two teams have never met in New York, but have played six times in Los Angeles. The Dodgers and Yankees have played in 11 World Series with the Yankees winning eight of the encounters.

In another game this afternoon the Orioles beat up on the Tigers in Detroit, 13-3.

NFL-49ers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- The 49ers have signed defensive end Justin Smith to a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2015 season. Smith was sidelined the final 2 1/2 games of the regular season, ending his streak of 185 consecutive starts. He has made the Pro Bowl four straight seasons.

NFL-BUCCANEERS

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed free agent cornerback Michael Adams, a seven-year NFL pro. Adams started seven of 74 games he's appeared in with the Arizona Cardinals over the past six seasons. He has three career interceptions, one forced fumble and four fumble recoveries.

NFL-PATRIOTS

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Massachusetts State police returned to the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Wednesday, two days after a body was found about a mile away. Two troopers knocked on the door of Hernandez's house in an upscale subdivision, but no one answered. The night before, police spent hours there as another group of officers searched an industrial park where the body was found Monday. No more details about the body have been released.

In 38 games, Hernandez has 175 receptions for 1,956 yards and 18 touchdowns. He missed 10 games last season with an ankle injury and had shoulder surgery in April, but is expected to be ready for training camp. Last summer, the Patriots gave Hernandez a five-year contract worth a reported $40 million.

NFL-OBIT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Former New York Giants punter and radio analyst Dave Jennings has died. He was 61. The most prolific punter in franchise history, Jennings had battled Parkinson's disease since 1996. Jennings played for the Giants from 1974-84.

WIMBLEDON-SEEDS

LONDON (AP) -- The seedings for Wimbledon have been announced. When play begins Monday, French Open winner Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL') will be seeded fifth, setting up the possibility of a quarterfinal match against Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich) or Andy Murray.

Djokovic is No. 1, followed by Murray and Federer.

On the women's side of things, five-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams is No. 1 and Victoria Azarenka (ah-zah-REN'-kuh) at No. 2.

In other Wimbledon news, two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova (svet-LAH'-nah kooz-NET'-so-vah) has pulled out of the tournament because of an abdominal strain. The Russian was seeded No. 26 at the All England Club. Her withdrawal moves 33rd-ranked Klara Zakopalova (KLAH'-ruh za-kahp-ah-LOH'-vuh) of the Czech Republic into the seedings at No. 32.