Los Angeles police released the name of a suspect in the Dodger Stadium beating of a Giants fan two months ago. Police said in a statement last night thatGiovanni Ramirez, 31, of Los Angeles was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and is being held on $1 million bail. Ramirez was taken into custody early yesterday morning as detectives and SWAT team members working on a tip from a parole officer served a search warrant at an apartment building. Police chief Charlie Beck called Ramirez the “primary aggressor’’ in the March 31 beating by two men of Bryan Stow, 42, a paramedic who remains in critical condition in a San Francisco hospital.
Hamilton, Cruz, Utley to return todayAfter finishing their rehab assignments at Triple A Round Rock, Rangers outfielders Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz are expected to be activated from the disabled list before today’s game against the White Sox. Hamilton, last year’s American League MVP, is recovering from a broken bone in his upper right arm. Cruz was rehabbing a strained right quadriceps muscle . . . Phillies second baseman Chase Utley will be activated from the 15-day DL before tonight’s game against the Reds. The five-time All-Star, who was rehabbing at Single A Clearwater, hasn’t played this season because of tendinitis in his right knee. The Phillies also placed righthander Joe Blanton on the DL, and optioned infielderPete Orr to Triple A Lehigh Valley while recalling righthander Vance Worley . . . Braves righthander Tim Hudson, who gave up eight runs in 3 2/3 innings and hit three batters during a 9-0 loss to the Angels Friday, returned to Atlanta to have his back examined and is expected to miss Wednesday’s start at Pittsburgh . . . Leonel Liriano, one of the doctors who assisted in a stem-cell procedure last year on Yankees righthander Bartolo Colon, said that 10 other pitchers whom he did not identify expressed interest in undergoing the treatment. Colon, 37, was treated in April 2010 with a procedure designed to regenerate tissue in his shoulder and elbow.
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Tufts lacrosse team advances to finalSean Kirwan scored four goals and D.J. Hessler had two goals and three assists as the Tufts men’s lacrosse team defeated previously unbeaten RIT (19-1), 16-12, in Rochester, N.Y., to advance to the NCAA Division 3 championship game. The Jumbos (18-2) will play Salisbury for the national title Sunday in Baltimore. Tufts defeated Salisbury, 9-6, last year to win the school’s first NCAA team championship . . . Kevin Jefferis pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings and tournament MVP Tim Clark had four hits as Western New England (42-9) blanked Bridgewater State (36-10), 9-0, to win the NCAA Division 3 New England regional title in Springfield. Western New England will play New York regional champion Keystone College (36-10) Friday in Appleton, Wis. . . . Kyle Cummings and Nick DeProspo hit homers, and tournament MVP Kevin Pettine went the distance and allowed six hits as Southern Connecticut State beat Adelphi, 2-1, in Rindge, N.H., in the Division 2 Eastern Regionals to clinch a spot in the College World Series. The Owls (43-7-1) also reached the CWS in 2005.
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