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Edwards cruises to win at Bristol Sharpie 500
Phils’ Myers, reporter in shouting match
The Philadelphia Phillies bullpen coughed up another lead. Then, things really boiled over in the clubhouse after the game. Kevin Kouzmanoff hit a go-ahead homer off Brett Myers in the ninth inning, one of two Myers allowed in the inning, and the San Diego Padres beat Philadelphia 4-3 on Saturday night to hand the slumping…
Cardinals top Braves, end Hudson’s run
One of the most reliable things in baseball has been Tim Hudson winning when given a lead of three runs or more. Until Saturday night. The Atlanta starter, who had been unbeaten in his past 76 starts when given a lead of at least three runs, squandered a three-run advantage in St. Louis on Saturday…
Wang goes 8, tired Yanks rip Tigers 7-2
The Yankees sure didn’t look like a team suffering from a lack of sleep. Johnny Damon homered and tripled, Melky Cabrera added a three-run triple and Chien-Ming Wang delivered eight effective innings, leading New York to a 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night. Most players didn’t arrive at the ballpark until two…
Falcons look to recoup $22M from Vick
The Atlanta Falcons apparently are not through with Michael Vick yet — not when the team still hopes to recover millions of dollars it already paid the quarterback. Vick was suspended indefinitely without pay by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Friday, only hours after Vick acknowledged his guilt to some dogfighting charges.
Vick hoping for leniency from judge
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.
Huard named Chiefs starting QB
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, a Breeders’ Cup winner in 1991, dies at 19
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.
Edwards wins at Bristol, scores second season victory
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.
Edwards cruises to win at Bristol Sharpie 500
Rays’ Kazmir fans club-record 13 in rout
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.
Griffey powers Reds to 5th straight win
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.