In the annals of the National Basketball Association, Nick Young ranks somewhere between consistent role player and someone to keep an eye on.

The Dodgers swiftly and emphatically shot down a published report Sunday that said they were in serious discussions with the Cleveland Indians in a trade that would bring pitcher Cliff Lee and catcher Victor Martinez to the Dodgers while sending James Loney and either Chad Billingsley or Clayton Kershaw and prospects to the Indians.

Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu and general manager Jack Zduriencik just couldn’t believe that pitcher Erik Bedard could be as bad as he looked Saturday without something being wrong with his arm. So the two honchos got to the pitcher right after the game ended and met with him for several minutes behind closed doors to chart out a plan of action that may involve sidelining him yet again.

SEATTLE, July 25 (UPI) — Jeremy Sowers pitched seven scoreless innings and Jhonny Peralta had three RBI Saturday to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 10-3 victory over Seattle.

Asdrubal Cabrera homered, drove in two runs and scored three times to back a strong start by Jeremy Sowers in the Cleveland Indians' 10-3 victory over Seattle Mariners on Saturday.<p/>Sowers (3-7), recalled from Triple-A before the game, held the Mariners scoreless over seven innings, allowing only four hits in his best outing of the season.

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TORONTO, July 21 (UPI) — Victor Martinez’s two-run double in the ninth inning Tuesday gave the Cleveland Indians a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Seattle pitcher has allowed just two runs over his last 22 2/3 innings

CLEVELAND &ndash; Franklin Gutierrez doesn&rsquo;t seem like the vengeful type. With a quiet demeanor and an almost sleepy expression, Gutierrez&rsquo;s personality is similar in the way he tracks down balls in the gap &ndash; easy and smooth.
<p/>But if there is some measure of meanness underneath that otherwise laid-back exterior that might be looking to show his former team what they gave up on, Gutierrez got his revenge Saturday night in the Mariners&rsquo; 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. </p>

CLEVELAND, July 17 (UPI) — Felix Hernandez won his sixth straight decision Friday by limiting Cleveland to five hits and carrying Seattle to a 6-2 victory over the Indians.