John Smoltz handled one of the teams that has given him the most trouble over the years, helping the Atlanta Braves end a three-game losing streak. Smoltz worked eight innings for the second straight start and Mark Teixeira drove in his 29th run in 22 games with the Braves in a 7-2 victory over the St.
John Smoltz handled one of the teams that has given him the most trouble over the years, helping the Atlanta Braves end a three-game losing streak. Smoltz worked eight innings for the second straight start and Mark Teixeira drove in his 29th run in 22 games with the Braves in a 7-2 victory over the…
Pro Bowl defensive end Aaron Schobel signed a contract extension with the Buffalo Bills on Friday that is potentially worth about $50.5 million over the seven-year deal. The deal includes $20 million in guaranteed money and locks Schobel up through 2013, extending his current contract for four additional years.
The Green Bay Packers are hopeful that wide receiver Donald Driver’s foot injury is not too serious. Driver was hurt on Thursday night in the Packers’ 21-13 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars after making a 12-yard reception late in the second quarter. Jaguars safety Sammy Knight rolled up on Driver’s right leg and the Packers…
Racetracks across Australia were all but shut down Saturday, the country’s richest horse race is in doubt and losses could total more than a billion dollars after an outbreak of equine influenza. The highly contagious equine virus was discovered in 11 non-racehorses at the Centennial Park complex adjoining Sydney’s Royal Randwick racecourse.
There have been upsets before in the Travers Stakes, and Saratoga Race Course is called the “graveyard of favorites.” In 1930, Jim Dandy pulled off one of the biggest surprises in Travers history, beating Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox at odds of 100-1. In 1982, Runaway Groom delivered a stunner, defeating Kentucky Derby winner Gato…
Chelsea are still keen on Daniel Alves, plus other rumours
David Ortiz was ready to go home, so he went into his hurry-up offense. Big Papi homered in the fourth and fifth innings, both times on the first pitches he saw, as the Boston Red Sox routed the Chicago White Sox 10-1 Friday night to take both ends of a split doubleheader. “I just wanted…
Outstanding performances by Oliver Perez and David Wright put the New York Mets in position to win. This time, their shaky bullpen held on. Perez outpitched Los Angeles Dodgers ace Brad Penny, and the Mets got a dazzling all-around effort from Wright in a 5-2 victory Friday night that helped increase their NL East lead…
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank wanted to suspend Michael Vick last month, even as his quarterback declared his innocence on dogfighting charges. On Friday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell took care of that, indefinitely suspending the Falcons’ biggest star. Blank applauded Goodell’s decision, which came just hours after Vick acknowledged in court papers that he bankrolled…
Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid’s son was jailed Friday for violating his bail after police said they found 33 pills, including the painkiller hydrocodone, on him. Britt Reid, 22, of Villanova, was stopped Thursday on suspicion of driving while impaired. Free on bail at the time, he’s awaiting sentencing for a January road-rage incident in…
Imagine rallied to beat Nakaba by 1 3/4 lengths to win the $103,565 Thoroughbred Owners of California Handicap on Friday at Del Mar. Ridden by Corey Nakatani, the heavily favored filly covered a mile and three-eighths in 2:13.18 and returned $3.40, $2.40 and $2.l0. Nakaba paid $2.80 and $2.20 and Galileo’s Star returned $2.80.
Jack Roush has a plan — or at least an idea — how he will follow NASCAR’s edict and eventually pare his Nextel Cup team from five cars to four.