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SEATTLE -- Mariners catcher Steve Clevenger broke his right throwing hand after being hit by a foul ball in a game Wednesday night against Pittsburgh.Clevenger has a fracture of the third metacarpal. He exited in the top of the third inning after Andrew McCutchens foul ball came directly back and hit his bare hand. Clevenger immediately crumpled over, cradling the hand, and he was attended to quickly by Seattles athletic training staff. He walked off the field and was replaced by regular starter Chris Iannetta, who was getting the day off.Clevenger was appearing in his 22nd game this season. Seattle has just one catcher at Triple-A Tacoma -- Mike Zunino -- that is on the 40-man roster. The Mariners have said they would like to keep Zunino in Triple-A for the majority of this season to solve some of his hitting problems. Custom Canucks T-shirts . Clarke was injured while practicing on the Doha Golf Club range after the pro-am on Tuesday. 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LANDOVER, Md. -- The unsportsmanlike conduct penalty Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis drew after a TD for shooting the football at the goalpost like a basketball at a rim is precisely why people joke that NFL stands for No Fun League.Turned out to be a truly consequential flag, too: The 15 yards were assessed on the kickoff, so the ball was booted from Washingtons 20 instead of the 35, and the opponent turned that into a TD return.Youre not taunting. I dont think thats taunting, Davis said after Washington beat the fading Philadelphia Eagles 27-20 Sunday for its fourth consecutive victory. Youre just celebrating, right?Would seem so.In the same category: New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. drew a 15-yarder for unsportsmanlike conduct when he yanked off his helmet after scoring on a 66-yard catch-and-run to beat the Baltimore Ravens 27-23.NFL Senior VP of Officiating Dean Blandino posted a video on Twitter to cite the rules that led to the penalties, with a specificity that sounded sort of silly. What he didnt do: Explain why the rules make sense.On the Davis flag, Blandino said: You cant dunk the ball over the goalpost, shoot the ball, finger roll. All of that is illegal.On the Beckham flag, he said: You cannot take your helmet off as part of a celebration, a demonstration or as part of a confrontation with an opponent or a game official.Redskins cornerback Josh Norman -- fined $9,115 this month by the NFL for a bow-and-arrow pantomime after an interception -- called the flag on his teammate Davis crazy and ridiculous.I guess shooting hoops is frowned upon, too. If I slap somebodys hand on a good play, maybe theyre going to call us for that -- who knows? Norman said. When is enough, enough? ... I mean, shoot, thats what we are: We are entertainers.Given the leagues predilection for removing any unchoreographed moments, Detroit Lions receiver Golden Tates pockets might be a little lighter this week. After scoringg during a 31-28 victory over the Los Angeles Rams, he grabbed a cheerleaders pair of blue pompoms and joined in the dancing.ddddddddddddI was going back to the sideline and I just saw these new cheerleaders and I figured, `Hey, why not party with them for a little bit? ... Just having fun, Tate said. Just having a lot of fun.Not sure thats allowed.In case you missed it, here are the other top topics after the NFL seasons sixth Sunday:P.I. OR NOT P.I.?: Julio Jones, coach Dan Quinn and the rest of the Falcons appeared to have a legitimate gripe after their 26-24 loss to the Seahawks. On fourth down with 90 seconds left, Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman clearly grabbed Jones right arm on a deep pass, leading to an incompletion. Quinn protested vigorously on the sideline, yelling and pulling off his hat, to no avail. Jones called it just a missed call. Blandinos predecessor as head of NFL officiating, Mike Pereira, tweeted: No question that was PI. Theyre all tough, but you have to make that call.THE DAK DECISION: At some point, the Dallas Cowboys are going to have to decide whether to restore Tony Romo to his starting quarterback spot or let rookie Dak Prescott keep the job. Prescott is making the choice harder, week by week. His latest trick: Leading Dallas to a 30-16 victory at Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers, making it five wins in a row for the Cowboys.BIG BEN: As it is, Pittsburghs 30-15 loss to Miami took some of the luster off next weeks top-of-the-AFC matchup between the Steelers (4-2) and Tom Bradys New England Patriots (5-1). Worse, though, was that Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger hurt his left knee and reportedly needs surgery.---Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '