An NCAA rules committee has approved a proposal to give baseball umpires more discretion in determining calls on foul balls that bounce into fair territory. If the call is overturned, the umpire crew chief will determine where the runners should go. The foul-to-fair call was part of an experimental replay system that was available during the College World Series but was never used
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Kerri Walsh Jennings told NBC’s “Today” show that she was pregnant when she won her third beach volleyball gold medal in London. She said she is currently 11 weeks pregnant with her third child. … The WNBA’s Washington Mystics announced that they will not renew the contract of general manager and coach Trudi Lacey after a 5-29 season. … Lakers guard Steve Blake will be sidelined for at least three weeks after puncturing his left foot on a spike strip in a parking garage. The veteran point guard is expected to be Steve Nash’s backup this season. … Karim Benzema scored and Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty kick, lifting defending champion Real Madrid to a 2-0 win at crosstown rival Rayo Vallecano. … Furniture Row Racing has hired Kurt Busch to drive for the Colorado-based team in 2013. … Marion Bartoli of France advanced to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo with a 6-1, 6-4 win over local favorite Kimiko Date-Krumm, who had to deal with the distraction of a rowdy fan. … Jason McElwain, the autistic Rochester man who grabbed national headlines by scoring 20 points in four minutes in his only high school game, completed his first marathon in Rochester, N.Y.
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