PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed utility player Drew Sutton off waivers from Tampa Bay and recalled reliever Bryan Morris from Triple-A before Sunday's game against the Detroit Tigers.

It was the second time in five weeks Pittsburgh claimed Sutton, who has appeared in 104 games over parts of four seasons with Cincinnati, Cleveland, Boston and Tampa Bay. The Pirates claimed Sutton from the Braves organization May 20 but traded him to the Rays the next day.

NEW ORLEANS — Former Saints linebacker Scott Fujita, a union leader with a record of criticizing the NFL's player-safety record, sees elements of a “smear campaign” in a bounty investigation that has sullied his reputation.Some NFL players agree, and question whether Fujita's three-game suspension has something to do with retribution.AL beats NL for 9th straight yearBoosted by a big run from the Texas Rangers, the American League has topped the NL in interleague play for the ninth straight year.Sunday's games wrapped up this season's schedule of interleague games. The AL finished with a 142-110 edge.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A California county has surprised both the San Francisco 49ers and city of Santa Clara leaders by pulling $30 million in tax funds from the new 49ers stadium.Santa Clara County officials told the Mercury News Saturday that they would rather spend the money on teachers.The team and the city said voters had specifically earmarked redevelopment money to help build the $1.2 billion stadium and that the county has no right to keep it.

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks are in talks with Danny Ferry and could be close to reaching an agreement to hire the San Antonio executive as general manager.In a statement released to The Associated Press on Sunday night, the Hawks confirmed they have “reached out” to Ferry, also the former Cleveland GM.