Carlos Zambrano heard the boos from the Wrigley Field faithful and pointed to his head. Esteban Loaiza had just gotten the Los Angeles Dodgers off to a win in his first try, while Zambrano remained winless for more than a month. Loaiza allowed three runs in seven innings and hit a two-run single, leading the Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs 11-3 Monday.
Carlos Zambrano heard the boos from the Wrigley Field faithful and pointed to his head. Esteban Loaiza had just gotten the Los Angeles Dodgers off to a win in his first try, while Zambrano remained winless for more than a month. Loaiza allowed three runs in seven innings and hit a two-run single, leading the…
Nobody’s more excited about Denver’s signing of free agent sacks specialist Simeon Rice than Broncos safety John Lynch. The two won a Super Bowl together in Tampa Bay in 2002, and both believe this reunion in the Rockies could lead to a second ring. “He’s a teammate who I loved playing with and one of…
Greg Maddux no longer has to explain his drought in the desert. The future Hall of Famer won for the first time in Phoenix and extended his streak without a walk to 49 1-3 innings over seven starts in leading the San Diego Padres over the Arizona Diamondbacks10-2 on Monday. Maddux has long downplayed his…
Despite a slide in the NL Central standings and loud grumbling from fans, Milwaukee Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio gave manager Ned Yost a firm vote of confidence on Monday. Speaking during Monday’s Brewers-Astros game at Miller Park, Attanasio expressed surprise at the amount of criticism Yost has received since the Brewers squandered their division…
Roy Williams was angry about suddenly having an empty locker next to his after the Dallas Cowboys cut veteran cornerback Aaron Glenn. “I’m going to miss AG, man. That’s my dude,” Williams said Monday before the team’s first practice since Glenn was cut. “I’m going to call him like every other day just to say…
For the first time since December, the Pittsburgh Steelers practiced Monday for a game that counts. To linebacker Larry Foote, that means they can finally show everything they’ve got. On defense, that is, where Foote is promising some new wrinkles that defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau previously held back — not only during training camp, but…
Longshot Set Play rallied in the stretch to beat Spring Awakening by two lengths and win Monday’s $250,000 Del Mar Debutante for 2-year-old fillies. Longshot Set Play ran the seven furlongs in 1:26.79, returning $31.40, $11.40 and $6.80. Spring Awakening paid $5 and $3.60, while Izarra returned $3.20 to show.
Timber Reserve swept past the leaders on the far turn, fought off a tough challenge from Xchanger and won the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby on Monday at Philadelphia Park. The 3-year-old horse won in his first race of the year. Cable Boy, the pacesetter in the Haskell Invitational last month at Monmouth Park, grabbed the…
Roger Clemens got banged up by the Seattle Mariners, and then quickly left the clubhouse after the Yankees’ 7-1 loss on Monday to get an MRI exam on his balky right elbow. The 45-year-old Clemens, who allowed five runs and eight hits in four innings to lose for the first time since July 28 at…
If the Cleveland Indians avoid a colossal collapse and finish with the AL Central title at the end of this month, they can count their mastery of Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins as one of the reasons for the success. C.C. Sabathia threw eight shutout innings, and the Indians topped Santana and the Twins…
Greg Olsen walked with a slight limp and a big sense of relief on Monday. The Chicago Bears’ rookie tight end stood on the sideline in a jersey and shorts with his cap on backward, looking carefree even though his sprained left knee was wrapped in a bandage. It was a big improvement from Thursday…
The New England Patriots released Reche Caldwell, their leading receiver from last season, on Monday, when offseason addition Randy Moss and cornerback Asante Samuel returned to practice. Caldwell, 28, had 61 receptions for 760 yards and four touchdowns last season, but also had two key drops in the AFC championship game loss to the Indianapolis…