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LOS ANGELES — A San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage in a beating in a Dodger Stadium parking lot won his negligence lawsuit, with a jury agreeing that the Dodgers didn't provide adequate security and were partly to blame for the attack.

Bryan Stow's father said his son probably wouldn't understand the details of the settlement that will give him about $14 million from the Dodgers, “but Bryan will know that he got some help today.”

The jury delivered its verdict in a Los Angeles courtroom after weeks of testimony about the assault after the opening day game in 2011 between the rival teams. Stow, 45, was left with disabling brain damage and became a symbol of violence at sporting events.

CLEVELAND — Masahiro Tanaka was placed on the 15-day disabled list, perhaps the biggest blow yet to the New York Yankees' battered rotation.The rookie sensation from Japan is sidelined with inflammation in his right elbow. He had an MRI in New York and then was headed to Seattle to be examined by Dr. Christopher Ahmad, the team's head physician. Ahmad is in Seattle for a conference.Tanaka is 12-4 with a 2.51 ERA in 18 starts, but has lost three of his past four outings.

NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils signed goaltender Cory Schneider to a seven year, $42 million contract extension.The 28-year-old Schneider would have been an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2014-15 season, but this contract keeps him with New Jersey through the 2021-22 season.

WASHINGTON — NCAA President Mark Emmert told a Senate committee he supports “scholarships for life” and other reforms in how athletes are treated.He said scholarships should cover the full cost of attending college, not just basics such as room and board.

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