IN BRIEF
MINNEAPOLIS — No need for a 163rd game in the AL Central division this year.
The Minnesota Twins have this baby wrapped up with plenty of time to spare.
Denard Span's RBI-single highlighted a four-run eighth inning to rally the Twins to a 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians Tuesday night.
The thrilling, come-from-behind win coupled with the Chicago White Sox's 7-2 loss in Oakland to make the Twins the first team in the majors to clinch a division title this season.
PITTSBURGH — Pitt now has its own cable sports channel, which will show selected men's and women's basketball games, football coach Dave Wannstedt's weekly news conferences and other games in various sports, including volleyball.Pitt Panthers Television debuted today for digital subscribers of Comcast cable systems in Western Pennsylvania. The channel will carry an estimated 500 hours of Pitt athletic coverage per year. Replays of home football and basketball games will be available via an on-demand service.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Notre Dame and Navy will play in Dublin, Ireland, in 2012.Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk said Wednesday Aviva Stadium will be the site for the 86th meeting between the Fighting Irish and Midshipmen.Navy and Notre Dame have met every season since 1927. This season they will play at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Oct. 23.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters is adding an extra hour of television coverage next year.Augusta National chairman Billy Payne said Tuesday that ESPN's weekday coverage will start at 3 p.m., which is an hour earlier. The coverage ends at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.The Masters will be held April 7-10. Despite the additional hour of coverage on the weekdays, it remains the major championship with the most limited live coverage.
Final statistics from Pullman Park for the 2010 baseball season indicate the Butler ballpark hosted 133 games and 92 different teams.
