Rays beat Yanks, 3-2
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Wade Davis shrugged off a rocky start to pitch seven innings and Matt Joyce hit a three-run homer Friday night to lead the surging Tampa Bay Rays over the New York Yankees 3-2.

2 times 3 equals victory for Bears
KEIZER, Ore. A trifecta of two-run rallies in the middle innings gave the Yakima Bears their first winning streak in the second half of the Northwest League season. Yakima scored twice in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, the latter pair coming on Michael Webers first professional home run, as the Bears claimed a 7-4 [...]

I do, Dad owes
It's the matrimony, stupid: Wedding industry experts estimate that between $2 million and $3 million could be spent on the wedding for Chelsea Clinton this Saturday in New York. Among the bigger-ticket items: $750,000 for catering, $250,000 for flowers, $20,000 for the cake and $20,000 for the dress.

East St. Louis lays off 37 workers
By a 3-2 vote, the East St. Louis City Council voted Friday afternoon to lay off 19 police officers, 11 firefighters and seven other city workers effective Sunday.

Querrey overcomes temper in L.A. quarterfinals
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When he wasn't yelling at himself and breaking two rackets, defending champion Sam Querrey kept it together long enough to beat Rainer Schuettler 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7) in the quarterfinals of the Farmers Classic on Friday.