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BALTIMORE (AP) — Nelson Cruz and J.J. Hardy homered before the Baltimore Orioles exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the eighth to crush the Detroit Tigers 12-3 in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Jonathan Schoop (skohp) and Alejandro De Aza (day AH'-zah) capped the uprising with two-run doubles, allowing the Orioles to break the previous team postseason mark of 11 runs. The Tigers' scoring came on homers by Victor Martinez, J.D. Martinez and Miguel Cabrera.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Moustakas led off the 11th inning with a homer to lift the Kansas City Royals past the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Moustakas also scored the game's first run on an RBI double by Alcides (al-SEE'-dehs) Escobar in the second inning. Chris Iannetta (eye-ah-NET'-uh) and David Freese (freez) homered for the Angels.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw for three touchdowns and Eddie Lacy had his best game of the season as the Green Bay Packers crushed Minnesota 42-10. Lacy finished with 105 yards on 13 carries, including scoring runs of 10 and 11 runs to put the Packers ahead 42-0 in the third quarter. Julius Peppers returned an interception 49 yards for a TD and helped the Packers blank the Vikings for three quarters.
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has confirmed that its 2015 draft will be held in Chicago. The draft had long been held in New York, but the NFL had been considering moving around the draft and soured on Radio City Music Hall after it was forced to move the draft back two weeks into May this year. Chicago and Los Angeles were the finalists for new year's event.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Only nine former NFL players have opted out of the proposed class settlement in the NFL concussion litigation. That's according to a filing Thursday by the lead players' lawyers with less than two weeks to go before the deadline. The league has agreed to pay at least $765 million over 65 years to compensate men battling brain injuries they link to league concussions.
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