NEW YORK, July 14 (UPI) -- Detroit Tigers rookie outfielder Matt Joyce was selected Monday as the American League Player of the Week.

DETROIT, July 13 (UPI) -- Clete Thomas and Matt Joyce homered Sunday, helping the Detroit Tigers and right-hander Jason Verlander beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2.

DETROIT, July 10 (UPI) -- Justin Morneau's solo home run in the 11th inning Thursday lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 7-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) -- A majority of celebrity and legal experts believe singer Michael Jackson will be acquitted of child molestation charges, the New York Daily News reports.

LONDON, July 9 (UPI) -- An erotic letter written by renowned Irish author James Joyce in 1909 to his future wife has been auctioned in London for more than $400,000.

LONDON, July 8 (UPI) -- An anonymous bidder at Sotheby's auction in London Thursday paid about $450,000 for an erotic letter author James Joyce wrote in 1909 to his wife.

LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Irish author Roddy Doyle told a group celebrating James Joyce's birthday in New York that Joyce's classic book "Ulysses" "could have done with a good editor."

DETROIT, April 22 (UPI) -- The Detroit Tigers placed catcher Mitch Meluskey on the 15-day disabled list Monday with lower back pain.