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The extracurricular at hand was Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira yelling at Mets pitcher Steven Matz after the left-hander hit him with a pitch in the fifth inning, the first at-bat for Teixeira after a three-run homer in the second inning put the Yankees ahead to stay. Benches and bullpens emptied, with cooler heads quickly prevailing. MORE: Trade deadline winners and losers Your browser does not support iframes. MORE: Cespedes goes on DL; was golf to blame?...

But Lopez was tossed only after the umpires, led by crew chief Dan Iassogna, conferred on the field. And they met only after Braves manager Brian Snitker roared out of the dugout to make a fuss. Snitker was angry that another Marlins pitcher had plunked his star outfielder. The Acuna HBP count vs. Miami is now up to six in 55 games, counting the playoffs. “It’s the third time they’ve hit him with the first pitch of the game....

Stanton was presumed to be headed to the disabled list Sunday morning pending the results of an MRI. But Marlins manager Don Mattingly, after seeing the results, termed the injury as “serious” and revealed Stanton is not expected to play again in 2016. MORE: Nine MLB players who could help contenders after DL stints Stanton, 26, had three hits and three RBIs, including a solo home run Saturday before the injury....

Team president David Samson said Tuesday that the fences at Marlins Park will be moved in before next season. Not that Giancarlo Stanton had that much trouble reaching them before. MORE: Every MLB team’s worst manager | Ichiro to re-sign with Marlins to chase 3,000 hits Hitters have grumbled about the dimensions and wall height at the ballpark since it opened in 2012. It’s especially spacious up the middle, with the walls at 386 feet in left-center, 418 feet in center field and 392 feet in right-center....

The Brazilian defender had seen his future called into question amid reports of interest from the likes of Manchester United. The 23-year-old has, however, agreed fresh terms in the French capital and is looking forward to chasing down more silverware with the Ligue 1 heavyweights. Marquinhos told the club’s official website after putting pen to paper: “I have always said I’m happy to play for Paris Saint-Germain, and this contract extension is further proof of my commitment to the club....

You’re a 28-year-old running back who’s already set to make $5.5 million in 2014 and is signed through 2015. You also know the Seahawks have a supersub ready to replace you as the workhorse as early as next season, right? MORE: Ranking NFL’s top 25 quarterbacks | Fantasy draft decider: running backs There are many reasons why Lynch won’t make Seattle officials budge if he chooses not to report without a new deal....

But Lynch will speak to people he’s comfortable with. ESPN anchor Kenny Mayne, a native Seattleite, was able to break Lynch’s silence in a recent Progressive Insurance commercial. MORE: Media Day photos | Lynch’s Skittles press conference | NFL selling crotch grab photo Also, he got a painting made of his iconic “crotch grab.” Marshawn Lynch, a man of few words except when talking about saving money on car insurance....

Jaulon “JJ” Clavo was killed hours before his Grant Union High School team was set to play in a state playoff game on Nov. 13. Former NFL player Quan Thompson, a Grant Union graduate, was a college teammate of Lynch at the University of California and reported Lynch’s kindness on his Facebook page. MORE: Week 13 power rankings | Cardinals won’t sign Ray Rice | Devon Still says daughter is cancer-free...

Martez was arrested for criminal trespass on Tuesday after he was found in a campus dorm. MORE: Rick Barnes takes hard stance by suspending Walker indefinitely Part of his punishment from the university for violating the student code of conduct stipulated that he wouldn’t be permitted admission into student dorms. “Physical abuse and violence will not be tolerated at the University of Texas. We take this allegation extremely seriously,” Texas president Bill Powers said in a statement released last week....

The French forward endured a tough opening to the 2016-17 campaign, with his early form under Jose Mourinho seeing questions asked of his value to the Red Devils cause. Herrera: Zlatan can be annoying! A first goal of the season did not arrive until October 2, in a 1-1 draw with Stoke City. With there no guarantee of regular starts at Old Trafford around that time, Martial saw speculation sparked ahead of the January transfer window....

Traffic along Fifth Avenue was a gnarled mess — you could stand outside adjacent parking garages, wait for the people who’d chosen their work lot poorly and pick out the exact moment they realized the magnitude of their error. Making it into the arena was a feat unto itself. A semi-emergency call was placed with the mayor’s office to set up another outdoor projection screen, which was the on-paper reason all those people showed up....

At least that’s what Martin Truex Jr. thinks. Last season, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick won eight races each, and Truex added four as the so-called “Big Three” grabbed the trophies in 20 of the 36 points races in NASCAR’s premier series. All three drivers qualified for the Championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, only to lose the title to late bloomer Joey Logano. QUIKTRIP 500: Odds, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch...

Truex had endured a rough Speedweeks and was seeking redemption in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500. He found it as he finished inches behind Denny Hamlin after challenging for the victory in the final laps. MORE: Daytona 500 gallery | Denny Hamlin wins thrilling Daytona 500 Truex lost to fellow Toyota driver Hamlin in the closest finish in the history of the restrictor-plate race at Daytona International Speedway. But for Truex, it had to be almost a victory in itself....

Martinsville, the first race in the Eliminator Round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, turned the world upside down for Logano and Penske teammates Brad Keselowski. MORE: The Eliminator Eight | Gordon wins | Kenseth payback wrecks Logano’s run Of the eight drivers in the Chase field, Logano and Keselowski were two of Sunday’s three lowest finishers. Crashes did them in, both involving Matt Kenseth. Having seen his Chase hopes wrecked at Kansas, Kenseth got even....

Scott’s family and activists had been calling for the eight officers involved in his death to be arrested and face criminal charges. But on Tuesday, the Collin County District Attorney’s office said a grand jury had declined to indict Andres Cardenas, Alec Difatta, Blaise Mikulewicz, Rafael Paradez, Justin Patrick, James Schoelen, Christopher Windsor and Austin Wong after hearing from witnesses and reviewing evidence that included video of the incident, the Dallas Morning News reported....

On Friday Barr hit out at the former president on Fox News, saying the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid looked “reasonable” and claiming it is “highly improbable” that Trump declassified confidential documents, as he had asserted. Mary Trump, the former president’s niece and frequent critic, argued Barr should have acted earlier. She retweeted a clip of Barr’s Fox News appearance, adding: “Better late than . . . Never mind–it’s way too f***ing late....

First, his Terps got squashed by West Virginia, 45-6, Saturday in a beatdown that seems to be inspired by his attack on West Virginia’s hurry-up offense. MORE: Power 5 conference rankings | Who’s still unbeaten? | SN Power Rankings And at Maryland’s weekly press conference Tuesday, Edsall stumbled over Forrest Gump’s iconic quote. Maybe Edsall’s box of chocolates only consists of toffee chips and caramels in the Whitman’s Sampler and hasn’t experienced the grossness of a cherry cordial....

According to ESPN, Rudolph returned home later Sunday night and is “doing well.” Rudolph’s injury came in the third quarter of Sunday’s game as he was attempting to make a throw, but he took a hit from Baltimore safety Earl Thomas before he got the pass off. Rudolph immediately fell to the ground as his head hit the turf and he laid flat on his back for several minutes before the team’s medical staff attended to him on the field....

Emergency services were called to the blaze in the early hours at Yarram Herd Services in Gippsland, Victoria. According to ABC, it took 10 fire crews more than two hours to fully extinguish the fire after it broke out around 3 a.m. local time. A spokesman from the Country Fire Authority told Daily Mail Australia that the fire had “completely shredded the building.” Country Fire Authority Gippsland commander Chris Loeschenkohl said the crew had to be wary of “projectiles” coming at them while they tackled the blaze....

The 2020 Masters Tournament features not only the second-largest purse among golf’s four majors, but also the second-highest winner’s share. Tiger Woods, who won this tournament in 2019, will look to get his hands on the first-place prize money again this season. He won the 2019 Masters with a score of 13-under 275; can he pull off another win and earn his sixth green jacket? Other golfers who will look to challenge Tiger for the title include 2020 FedEx Cup winner Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed (winner of the 2018 Masters), Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau and more....