Indians reliever Juan Lara remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday with a head injury sustained in an accident that killed two people on a motorcycle in the Dominican Republic. Lara, who pitched in one game for Cleveland last season, was returning from a winter league game Saturday night in San Pedro de Macoris when the sports utility vehicle he was driving was hit by a motorcycle,…
Indians reliever Juan Lara remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday with a head injury sustained in an accident that killed two people on a motorcycle in the Dominican Republic. Lara, who pitched in one game for Cleveland last season, was returning from a winter league game Saturday night in San Pedro de Macoris when the…
Indians reliever Juan Lara remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday with a head injury sustained in an accident that killed two people on a motorcycle in the Dominican Republic. Lara, who pitched in one game for Cleveland last season, was returning from a winter league game Saturday night in San Pedro de Macoris when the…
Given his history of arm problems, even Kerry Wood was surprised at all the interest he drew from other teams in free agency. While Wood was tempted to leave, he couldn’t be lured from the team he has pitched for his entire career. After making the switch to the bullpen last season after a swift…
Given his history of arm problems, even Kerry Wood was surprised at all the interest he drew from other teams in free agency. While Wood was tempted to leave, he couldn’t be lured from the team he has pitched for his entire career. After making the switch to the bullpen last season after a swift…
Tim Raines and David Justice head 11 first-time candidates on the baseball writers’ 2008 Hall of Fame ballot, joining Mark McGwire, Rich Gossage, Jim Rice and 11 other holdovers. McGwire, his candidacy hurt by suspicions of steroids use, was selected on just 23.5 percent of ballots when he was eligible for the first time in…
The Houston Rockets had a difficult time shaking off the banged-up Los Angeles Clippers through three tedious quarters. Then Tracy McGrady took over. McGrady scored 19 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, and the Rockets capitalized on another key injury to the Clippers in a 88-71 victory Monday night.
The Golden State Warriors had every excuse to get trampled. They were exhausted after a successful East Coast road trip, and they were trying to keep up with fast-paced Phoenix in their first game back home. Instead, the Warriors ran away from Steve Nash and the Suns for a win that excited coach Don Nelson…
With Dwight Howard’s shooting cooling off, the Orlando Magic had to win with defense, patience and contributions from the bench. Hedo Turkoglu scored 21 points, Rashard Lewis had 20 and the Magic beat the Portland Trail Blazers 85-74 on Monday night to become the first NBA team to win 13 games this season.
Gregg Popovich could hardly believe Beno Udrih’s name hadn’t come up before the game. “What, no Beno questions?” the Spurs coach said of his former guard now with Sacramento, then joked, “We’ll talk after he scores 30.” He almost did. Udrih scored a career-high 27 points against his former team while holding down Tony Parker…
Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin received some good news Monday when an MRI on his surgically repaired right knee found only a bone bruise. Martin is listed as doubtful for Tuesday night’s game against Indiana and will be day-to-day after that. The Nuggets could ill afford to have Martin out for an extended period.
With top scorer Gilbert Arenas out for three months following left knee surgery, Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison are picking up the scoring for the Washington Wizards. Butler had 35 points and connected on all five 3-pointers, Jamison added 27, and the Wizards handed the Dallas Mavericks their first home loss of the season and…
Antoine Walker joked that Minnesota Timberwolves teammate Marko Jaric was “overachieving.” The reference was not to the guard’s recent hot shooting, but that the native of Serbia is dating Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima. The romance certainly hasn’t hurt Jaric’s play. He scored 21 points and the Timberwolves protected a big lead for a change to…