Pierre Turgeon ended his 19-year NHL career Wednesday, retiring after groin and calf injuries limited him to 17 games last season with the Colorado Avalanche. The 38-year-old center was an unrestricted free agent. He had 515 goals and 1,327 points in 1,294 career games. Turgeon won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship while with the New York Islanders in 1993.
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Turgeon retires after 19-year career
Pierre Turgeon ended his 19-year NHL career Wednesday, retiring after groin and calf injuries limited him to 17 games last season with the Colorado Avalanche. The 38-year-old center was an unrestricted free agent. He had 515 goals and 1,327 points in 1,294 career games. Turgeon won the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship while with the…
Lo Duca’s 7 RBIs lift Mets by Reds 11-7
Paul Lo Duca’s timing was perfect. Lo Duca hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high seven runs Tuesday night, powering the New York Mets to their fifth straight victory, 11-7 over the Cincinnati Reds. The NL East leaders have regained control of their division with their longest winning streak of the…
Angels push AL West lead to 7 1-2
The scenario was all too familiar. Garret Anderson got the key hit for the Los Angeles Angels and bolted from the postgame clubhouse, leaving it up to his manager and teammates to extoll his many virtues. Anderson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning, making sure Howie Kendrick’s two-run shot and Jered Weaver’s…
Heartswideopen recovers from drifting start to win All American
The crowd gasped when heavily favored Heartswideopen broke from the outside post and drifted toward the inside rail. Oscar Hernandez, riding cool in the irons, never worried. Heartswideopen, breaking from the outside post, briefly drifted toward the inside rail but recovered and charged to catch SF Royal Bank with the final stride Monday in the…
Always A Virgin captures Cane Pace, first leg of the triple crown
Always A Virgin took command early on and ran away with the $300,000 Cane Pace at Freehold Raceway on Monday, setting a new course record in the process. Driven by Brian Sears and trained by Joe Holloway, the 3-year-old colt covered the mile in 1:51.1 to win the opening leg of pacing’s triple crown. Always…
Longshot Brego wins rich turf race at Remington Park
When trainer Bruce Jackson saw the weather forecast for Monday — hot and dry, which meant a firm grass track at Remington Park — he knew conditions were prime for his 5-year old horse, Brego, to shine. The California-bred son of In Excess didn’t disappoint. Brego, a 17-1 longshot running in only his third stakes…
Majestic Warrior wins $250,000 Hopeful Stakes
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott capped a dominating season at Saratoga Race Course on Monday when 2-year-old Majestic Warrior took the $250,000 Hopeful Stakes. Mott topped the Saratoga standings for the first time in six years and took home an eighth career title as Saratoga’s leading trainer with 27 winners.
Diamondbacks beat Padres’ Young again
The Arizona Diamondbacks roughed up Chris Young again as the NL West race tightened. Extending their mastery of San Diego’s All-Star, Tony Clark and Eric Byrnes homered and the Diamondbacks defeated San Diego 9-1 on Tuesday night to pull within .001 of the division-leading Padres. Doug Davis (13-11) allowed one run in seven innings as…
Dodgers win, Cubs lead now one-half game
Brad Penny’s pitching and some rally crunching double plays by his defense made up for some head-shaking baserunning and helped the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs. Penny earned his 15th victory with seven steady innings, Matt Kemp had four hits and the Dodgers defense turned five double plays Tuesday night to beat Chicago…
Braves 3B Jones rips umpire after loss
Not long after the Atlanta Braves lost for the 10th time in 14 games, Chipper Jones had some choice words for home plate umpire Rick Reed. The Braves struck out six times in a 5-2 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday night, continuing their descent in the NL East. Jones hit a solo homer in the…
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Prado sidelined 6 weeks with broken ankle
Edgar Prado, who rode Barbaro to a Kentucky Derby victory in 2006, will be sidelined at least six weeks after breaking his right ankle at Saratoga Race Course. Prado was hurt Saturday when his mount, Admiral Bird, stumbled after running the seventh race. The jockey fell to the turf course and remained there several minutes…