IN BRIEF
KALAMAZOO, Mich — The Slippery Rock Sliders dropped a 2-0 decision to Kalamazoo in Frontier League baseball Friday night.
The Kings scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and held on for the win.
Zac Cline took the loss for the Sliders (10-32), who collected just six hits.
No other details were available.
DETROIT — Tigers infielder Neifi Perez Friday became the first player penalized for testing positive for a stimulant under Major League Baseball's drug program.His 25-game suspension will cost him about $400,000 of his $2.5 million salary.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Qualifying for the Pepsi 400 was washed out Friday, leaving several teams out of the season's second race at NASCAR's most storied track.Nextel Cup series points leader Jeff Gordon was awarded the pole.The Busch Series race was postponed until Saturday morning.
