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Florida stays atop the BCS poll
Friday, November 20
NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) -- Two solo homers by Placido Polanco Wednesday helped carry Detroit past the New York Yankees 6-2.
Marcus Thames added a two-run home run for the Tigers, winners of seven out of nine.
Jeremy Bonderman (2-2) gave up two runs on five hits in 7 2/3 to get the win. Clay Rapada retired the only four men he faced in a non-save situation.
The loss went to Andy Pettitte (3-3), who surrendered five runs on seven hits in six innings.
Detroit overcame an early two-run deficit and Thames gave the Tigers a 3-2 lead in the fifth with his two-run blast.
Polanco's homers came in the sixth and eighth innings. They were his first two home runs of the season.
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ATLANTA, Nov. 23 (UPI) --
TV chef and author Paula Deen was startled, but not injured when someone accidentally hit her in the face with a ham at a charity event in Atlanta Monday.
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