A Red Sox fan who was harassed and stabbed through the neck by a Yankees fan at a restaurant in 2010 has been awarded $4.3M by a jury, according to an ESPN.com report.

The jury in New Haven reached the verdict Thursday in favor of Monte Freire and against the restaurant, U.S.S. Chowder Pot III, in Branford, attorneys for both sides said. 

The Giants announced Thursday that Joseph (Joe) Zito, father of pitcher Barry Zito, died Wednesday at his home in Van Nuys. He was 84.

Zito released a statement in the wake of his father's death, as did Giants president and CEO Larry Baer. The pitcher often cited his father's influence on his life and on his baseball career, according to an San Jose Mercury News report.

The daughter of former major league manager Joe Torre is getting props from her dad for catching a baby boy who had tumbled off a second-floor fire escape in Brooklyn.

Torre said in a statement Wednesday that he was "very proud of my daughter Cristina's actions today during an incident in Brooklyn involving a small child."

Ron Berkowitz, a spokesman for Roc Nation Sports, confirmed to ESPN.com that, as of this week, Jay-Z is now licensed to work as an NBA agent. 

And MLB Players Association spokesman Greg Bouris told ESPN.com on Thursday that Jay-Z is also now licensed for MLB.

The news was earlier reported by the Sports Business Journal.

A Miami-Dade County Circuit Court judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss a lawsuit Major League Baseball filed against a South Florida clinic operator and his associates alleged to be part of an ongoing performance-enhancing drug scandal, according to an ESPN.com report on Wednesday.

Indians closer Chris Perez and his wife pleaded not guilty Monday to misdemeanor possession charges after marijuana was mailed to their home in their dog's name, according to an ESPN.com report.

Former Diamondbacks television analyst Mark Grace has been released from a Phoenix jail after completing a four-month DUI sentence under a work-release program, according to an ESPN.com report on Monday.

Chris Perez, who has been charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession, told drug agents he had pot in his home for personal use.

Asked about any drugs or weapons by officers who went to the Perez home with a search warrant, "Perez responded that he had 'personal use' marijuana in the basement and volunteered to direct the officers to the location of it," according to the report.

Police, tipped off to suspicious packages by postal inspectors, arranged a delivery Tuesday under surveillance, and Perez's wife, Melanie, accepted two packages.

Chris Perez is under investigation by drug agents for a suspected shipment of marijuana mailed to his suburban home.

No charges have been filed and the matter remains under investigation.

At a news conference Wednesday, the Rocky River police chief said the operation likely originated with a package that appeared suspicious to postal employees. "They took it from there," he said.

Indians general manager Chris Antonetti said in a statement that the team had talked with Perez and was "gathering additional information."

Perez is currently on the disabled list.

Major League Baseball will seek suspensions for approximately 20 players connected to the Miami clinic that is under investigation for performance enhancing drugs.

Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun are amongst the players that will be suspended.

Tony Bosch, founder of the now-shuttered Biogenesis of America, reached an agreement this week to cooperate with MLB's investigation, according to two sources.

Investigators have had records naming about 20 players for more than a month, but needed a sworn statement from Bosch to verify the documents.

Braun and Rodriguez could receive 100-game suspensions as a second doping offense.

Melky Cabrera, Gio Gonzalez, Jesus Montero, Nelson Cruz and Jhonny Peralta are amongst the other 20 players who could receive suspensions.

Gonzalez could be exonerated as two sources said the only substances he received from the clinic were legal.