Daunte Culpepper will be Oakland’s starting quarterback in the Raiders’ preseason game Friday night against St. Louis. Culpepper, who signed with the Raiders as a free agent July 31 after being released by Miami in the offseason, has been taking the majority of reps with Oakland’s starters in practice this week but coach Lane Kiffin didn’t announce his plans until Wednesday.
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Culpepper to start at QB for Raiders
Daunte Culpepper will be Oakland’s starting quarterback in the Raiders’ preseason game Friday night against St. Louis. Culpepper, who signed with the Raiders as a free agent July 31 after being released by Miami in the offseason, has been taking the majority of reps with Oakland’s starters in practice this week but coach Lane Kiffin…
Moss among many Pats missing practices
Randy Moss strolled through the Patriots’ locker room with a smile and without a limp. When it came time for the start of Wednesday’s practice, though, he was a no-show — again. The New England wide receiver is one of several key players who, because of physical woes or contract problems, haven’t practiced much, if…
Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense a 3-5 choice to take Travers, racing’s "Mid-Summer Derby"
There’s good reason Street Sense is the overwhelming 3-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course: The 3-year-old colt won the Kentucky Derby, and is coming off a solid victory in the Jim Dandy Stakes that boosted his record to five wins, three seconds and two thirds in 10 races.
Knicks’ Marbury: Dogfighting a sport
New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury defended Michael Vick, calling dogfighting a sport and comparing it to hunting. Marbury spoke Monday about the federal dogfighting conspiracy charges against Vick while promoting his basketball shoe in Albany, N.Y. “I think it’s tough,” Marbury said, according to Albany TV station Capital News 9.
Hawks hire Lister as assistant coach
The Atlanta Hawks shook up their coaching staff on Wednesday, hiring Alton Lister as an assistant coach and giving two assistants new duties. Herb Brown and Greg Ballard, who had been on the bench with coach Mike Woodson, will work as a consultant and a scout, respectively. Lister, who had a 16-year career as a…
Benson wins O’Reilly 200
Johnny Benson holds off on pit stop, holds off Brendan Gaughan to win Trucks race at Bristol
Johnny Benson postponed a pit stop and then held off Brendan Gaughan to win the NASCAR Trucks Series’ O’Reilly 200 on Wednesday night.
Kurt Busch wins rain-delayed NASCAR Nextel Cup at Michigan
Things have turned around for onetime NASCAR bad boy Kurt Busch.
Third Test, day one as it happened
India are 316-4 after day one of the third and final Test against England at The Oval.
Rays beat BoSox’s Matsuzaka for 3rd time
B.J. Upton made the most of a rare mistake from Dice-K. Upton hit a two-run homer and Tampa Bay beat Daisuke Matsuzaka for the third time this season, as the Devil Rays edged the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night. “A lot of his pitches look the same,” said Upton, who had…
Padres lose Young, but Peavy beats Mets
Jake Peavy stepped off the mound and escaped to his own little island. While the crowd got revved up, he tried to settle down and envision a perfect sequence of pitches. Pretty neatly done. Prone to becoming overly excited, Peavy escaped an early bases-loaded jam and went on to lead the San Diego Padres to…
Pats QB Brady becomes father of baby boy
It’s a boy for Bridget Moynahan and New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady. The actress gave birth to the baby in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Moynahan’s publicist Christina Papadapoulos said in a statement. “Both mother and baby are doing well,” she said. Other details were not immediately released.