Sabathia, Sizemore lead Indians past Reds, 6-0

C.C. Sabathia struck out 11 over eight strong innings, including his hero Ken Griffey Jr. three times, to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-0 on Friday night.

Grady Sizemore hit his 18th homer, drove in three runs and made a spectacular catch as Cleveland won for the first time in four meetings with its intrastate rival this season. The Indians lead the all-time series 30-25, and have won 11 of the last 15 at Progressive Field.

Sabathia (6-8) became the first Indians pitcher since Chuck Finley in 2000 to fan 10 or more in three consecutive starts. The reigning AL Cy Young winner retired 15 in a row between Norris Hopper's two-out single in …

Fire routs Wizards, moves into 3-way tie for 3rd: Fire 3, Wizards 0

Winless in its previous five MLS home games, the Fire knows whereit stands even after ending its nine-game homestand Wednesday nightwith a 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Wizards before 14,239 inToyota Park.

"We're now in must-win territory," Fire coach Dave Sarachan said.

His players agreed.

"There is no tomorrow," said forward Andy Herron, who assisted onone goal. "There's only today if we really want to make the playoffs.We can't look beyond each game."

Early on, the Fire (6-8-7) was the aggressor, and the attitudepaid off in the 25th minute when Nate Jaqua headed in midfielderJustin Mapp's 20-yard free kick past goalie Bo Oshoniyi. Mapp, …

Do it with attitude

WHEN INTERVIEWING POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES, HAVING THE RIGHT ATTITUDE IS AS IMPORTANT AS KNOWING THE RULES

Hiring the right person is better than having to fire the wrong hire. Focusing on the front end makes sense, because going into the process with the right attitude is the best legal protection an employer can get. As with other areas of law, there is some comfort in following the right process, which should not be confused with going through the motions. If the process is framed by a basic understanding of human rights law and a respect for privacy considerations, and implemented in an honest attempt to reach a fair decision, an employer should be on safe ground.

Human …

IOC has nearly $5 million tied to Madoff

The International Olympic Committee could lose close to $5 million in investments because of the Madoff hedge fund scandal.

IOC finance commission chairman Richard Carrion said Saturday that the Olympic body had about $4.8 million tied to the multibillion dollar Ponzi scam by New York financier Bernard Madoff.

"That could be the maximum loss," Carrion told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from Puerto Rico, adding that the IOC's money wasn't directly in Madoff funds. "They're in funds invested in Madoff funds."

IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said the Madoff affair would have "limited impact" on the …

Turkish woman, 1-year-old son return from Israel

A Turkish activist and her one-year-old baby have returned home after being released by Israeli authorities following the deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.

They were among the first Turks returning from Israel after the flotilla was seized by Israeli commandos.

Nilufer Cetin told reporters Tuesday she agreed to be extradited from Israel after being warned that jail …

Heat wave strains grid, leads to power outages

LOS ANGELES - Dozens of cooling centers opened across Californiaas a scorching heat wave strained the state's electrical grid andleft many residents without power.

Nearly 14,000 customers were without power late Sunday, largelybecause of increased demand on air conditioners. Highs reached 109degrees in Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley and more than100 degrees in other parts of the state.

"Whenever it's this warm in the late evening hours and the systemdoes not have time to cool, we're going to experience these scatteredoutages," said Joe Ramallo, spokesman for Department of Water andPower, which serves Los Angeles.

About 2,400 customers were left …

'SVU' actress speaks as victim of real-life theft

NEW YORK (AP) — "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" actress Tamara Tunie is speaking out about being a real-life crime victim in New York City.

Tunie told a judge Tuesday that her former business manager, Joseph Cilibrasi, befriended her family and gained her trust to steal from her.

She says "show business is fickle," so she cannot be assured of replacing the roughly $1.4 million he admitted …