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Scrappers rained out on road in New York

auburn, n.y.

Saturday’s game between the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the Auburn Doubledays was rained out.

The teams will play a doubleheader today, beginning at 12:05 p.m. Grant Hockin (0-1, 8.59) gets the start in the opener.

Indians minor-leaguer suspended for one year

new york

Pitcher Joseph Colon of Cleveland has been suspended for the rest of the season after testing positive for performance-enhancing substances.

Colon was cited for a synthetic drug whose effect is similar to that of testosterone.

The suspension was announced Saturday by the commissioner’s office. Colon is on the 40-man roster.

Colon is a 27-year-old right-hander who made his big league debut with the Indians last July 8 and was 1-3 with a 7.20 ERA in 11 relief appearances. He has a 4.13 ERA in 28 relief appearances this year at Triple-A Columbus.

Babe Ruth items fetch $2M each at auction

new york

Two of the most prized items of Babe Ruth memorabilia — both owned by actor Charlie Sheen — sold for more than $2 million each at auction.

Ruth’s 1927 World Series ring had a winning bid of $2,093,927 at the first Lelands.com Invitational Auction. The 1919 contract of Ruth’s sale from the Red Sox to the Yankees went for $2,303,320. Both started with bids of $100,000.

Leland’s said the winning bidders had not come forward as of Saturday. Earlier in the week, Sheen revealed himself as previous owner.

“These record-breaking prices show once again that Babe Ruth dominates the baseball auction world the same way he did the game,” Lelands.com founder and chairman Josh Evans said.

The five-page contract is the Yankees’ copy that Barry Halper once purchased from former owner Jacob Ruppert’s estate. That Ruppert copy was sold to Sheen in 2005 and hasn’t changed hands until now.

There were three copies of the Ruth contract. The Red Sox copy was sold for $996,000 to a Yankees fan during an auction at Sotheby’s in 2005. The American League copy has never surfaced.

Thomas wins first stage of Tour de France

DUESSELDORF, Germany

Chris Froome’s most loyal support rider finally got some glory of his own.

Geraint Thomas won the wet and slippery opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday and claimed the yellow jersey.

It was the first Grand Tour stage victory for Thomas, who has escorted Sky teammate Froome to Paris for three Tour victories.

Thomas took just over 16 minutes to cover the almost entirely flat 14-kilometer (8.7-mile) individual time trial up and down the banks of the Rhine River in downtown Duesseldorf.

Stefan Kueng finished second, five seconds behind, and Vasil Kiryienka was third, seven seconds back.

Froome finished sixth, 12 seconds behind, and gained time on all of his expected challengers. He finished about 40 seconds ahead of Richie Porte and Nairo Quintana.

US Men beat Ghana in Gold Cup warmup

east hartford, conn.

Dom Dwyer scored in his international debut, joining Sydney Leroux to become the first husband-and-wife couple with goals for the United States, and the Americans beat Ghana 2-1 on Saturday in an exhibition ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

A 26-year-old English forward who gained American citizenship in March, Dwyer put the Americans ahead in the 19th minute with an acrobatic volley.

Brad Guzan saved Asamoah Gyan’s penalty kick in first-half stoppage time, and Kellyn Acosta added his first international goal in the 52nd minute on a low free kick from just outside the penalty area that went through the wall and in on a bounce past goalkeeper Richard Ofori.

Staff/Wire reports