Michael Vick can only hope he will get more leniency from the judge than he did from the NFL. Roger Goodell’s letter informing the Atlanta Falcons quarterback of his suspension reads almost like a goodbye, the NFL commissioner doing nothing to hide his disgust and his disdain. A similar reaction by U.S.
Michael Vick can only hope he will get more leniency from the judge than he did from the NFL. Roger Goodell’s letter informing the Atlanta Falcons quarterback of his suspension reads almost like a goodbye, the NFL commissioner doing nothing to hide his disgust and his disdain. A similar reaction by U.S.
Damon Huard, who has spent his career backing up some of the NFL’s top quarterbacks, is finally No. 1. Coach Herm Edwards said Saturday the 11-year veteran will start for the Kansas City Chiefs. Huard hadn’t started a game since 2000 but went 5-3 last season after Trent Green was injured in the season opener.
Dance Smartly, who in 1991 became the first Canadian-bred horse to win a Breeders’ Cup race, died after an injury in her paddock. She was 19. The horse was euthanized last weekend because of an irreparable injury related to an arthritic joint in her knee, according to Sam-Son Farm, where the horse was bred.
When Carl Edwards was paying his bills as a substitute teacher, hoping and praying he’d someday make it into NASCAR, he pictured himself racing at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Scott Kazmir struck out a franchise-record 13 batters and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays routed Oakland Athletics 14-3 on Saturday night. Kazmir’s 13 strikeouts were a career high, one more than the previous team mark shared by teammates James Shields and Dan Wheeler, now a reliever. Wheeler was a starter in 1999 for Tampa Bay.
Ken Griffey Jr. hit career homer No. 591 and drove in four runs Saturday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to their season-high fifth straight victory, 11-7 over the Florida Marlins. Griffey had a two-run double and a two-run homer off Sergio Mitre (5-7), ending a slump of 52 at-bats since his last homer on Aug.
Jose Bautista homered twice and Matt Morris won his first game for the Pirates to lead Pittsburgh to its fourth straight win, 4-1 over the Houston Astros on Saturday. Morris (8-8), who came over in a trade from the San Francisco Giants on July 31, went six innings and allowed one run and four hits.…
Daunte Culpepper cleanly handled his first snap for a change and did plenty else right, too. Cast off by Miami a month ago, Culpepper is doing his best to win the starting job in Oakland. Culpepper threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Ronald Curry and looked sharp in his first preseason start, leading the Raiders…
Dance Smartly, the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Breeders’ Cup in 1991, has died after sustaining an injury in her paddock. She was 19. Dance Smartly, who won the Eclipse Award as North America’s top 3-year-old in 1991, was euthanized over the weekend because of an irreparable injury related to an arthritic joint in…
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By PA Sport Staff