With September looming, Boston looks like the team to beat. The Chicago White Sox look like the team anyone can beat. David Ortiz hit a two-run homer, and J.D. Drew and Bobby Kielty ended long homerless droughts to back Julian Tavarez’s first win since late June as the Red Sox finished a four-game sweep of Chicago with an 11-1 victory Sunday.
With September looming, Boston looks like the team to beat. The Chicago White Sox look like the team anyone can beat. David Ortiz hit a two-run homer, and J.D. Drew and Bobby Kielty ended long homerless droughts to back Julian Tavarez’s first win since late June as the Red Sox finished a four-game sweep of…
Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said it was a must-win situation. His team delivered that victory in dominating fashion. Ryan Howard homered and drove in four runs and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 14-2 rout over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Howard, the reigning National League MVP, ended a season-high…
Maybe in the regular season the red flag will come out. Preseason games don’t count and neither do touchdowns that are erroneously ruled incompletions, as Brady Quinn discovered Saturday night. Quinn was efficient and effective for the second straight game, leading the Cleveland Browns past the Denver Broncos 17-16, although it probably wasn’t enough to…
This was money well spent for Jim Raymer. The trainer of Green Day paid a $60,000 supplemental entry and won the Yonkers Trot, the second leg of trotting’s Triple Crown. Raymer was rewarded with a payoff of $322,356 for the wire-to-wire victory by the 3-year-old bay gelding. Green Day, driven by Catello Manzi, was timed…
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The Minnesota Twins had just ended Erik Bedard’s nine-game winning streak and completed a season’s sweep of the Baltimore Orioles. While the hip-hop music resonated throughout the clubhouse, the Twins simultaneously celebrated their accomplishment and looked ahead to another challenge. Next up for resurgent Minnesota: an important three-game series in Cleveland against the AL Central…
Tom Shearn was living in a camper outside a minor-league ballpark — saving money as the season wound down — when he got the call he feared would never come. The Cincinnati Reds wanted him. Finally, somebody wanted him. Two days shy of his 30th birthday, after 11 seasons knocking around the minors and another…
The New York Yankees hit the ball hard Sunday. The Detroit Tigers just kept making all the plays. The Tigers used three early homers and three late defensive gems to beat the Yankees 5-4, and can win their first series since mid-July with a victory in the series finale Monday night. “We’ve had some bad…
The Houston Astros retired Jeff Bagwell’s No. 5 jersey before their game with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. “This is an amazing day,” said Bagwell, who played his entire 15-year career with Houston. “To have your number retired, I really can’t believe it.” Bagwell, a first baseman who entered the big leagues in 1991, finished…
The stadium lights dimmed while Kyle Boller’s throw was in mid-air. The pass was incomplete — just like the game. With more lightning on the way, officials decided enough was enough. Saturday night’s preseason game between the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins was halted with 11:38 remaining in the third quarter, giving the Redskins an…
There is no doubt Eli Manning is the leader of the New York Giants offense. The Jets can’t say the same with Kellen Clemens pushing Chad Pennington for the starting quarterback job. Clemens came off the bench in the second half and engineered two third-quarter touchdown drives against the Giants’ backups to lead the Jets…
Tony Dungy wanted Saturday night’s preseason game to be a tuneup for the defending Super Bowl champions. Peyton Manning was thinking more about cleaning up. The Super Bowl MVP threw three first-half touchdowns and was nearly perfect as the Indianapolis Colts routed Detroit 37-10 for Indy’s second win in 13 preseason games.