Northwest Sports: In the Morning

Bedard's fantastic pitching, and Yuniesky Betancourt's strategy of swinging hard at the knuckler in case you hit it paid off. M's win, 1-0. This was how the M's were supposed to play all year, writes Geoff Baker. ...

Brandon Morrow will stay in the 'pen this year, reports Baker. ...

The fastball Morrow threw by Pedroia to end the 8th was the fastest I've ever seen in person. The Safeco radar had it at 98 mph, but the MLB pitch tracker says it was 100 mph. Sweeet! ...

Jose Guillen's back to his old motivational tricks, saying that his Royals "have too many babies." ...

In case you didn't notice, Kasey Kahne's won two races in a row. ...

The NCAA men's golf championships are HAPPENING RIGHT NOW in Indiana. Washington was a surprising ninth after the first round ( (they were the #22-seed). Oregon was tied for 25th. ...

Both Jamal Crawford and Nate Robinson have talked to new Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, and both think they'll fit well in his system, writes Gary Washburn.

In a shocking development, Bret Boone retired. Shocking because I had no idea he was still playing.

The Atlanta Hawks, after learning that Isiah Thomas was unavailable, hired Rick Sund.