The Duke baseball team beating North Carolina wasn't the only good diamond news in Durham on Thursday night. Joey Loperfido, the former Duke star, hit his first MLB home run on Thursday night.

Joey Votto hit a two-run home run to end an 0-for-21 slump, Ian Gibaut pitched out of a jam in the sixth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 Monday night in the opener ...