John Smoltz and Mark Teixeira used their power games to slow down the Arizona Diamondbacks. Teixeira drove in four runs with two homers and Smoltz became the Braves’ strikeout leader as Atlanta beat Arizona 6-2 on Sunday. Smoltz, 40, passed Phil Niekro as the Braves’ franchise strikeout leader. He set a season high with 12 strikeouts while giving up five hits, three walks and two runs in eight…
John Smoltz and Mark Teixeira used their power games to slow down the Arizona Diamondbacks. Teixeira drove in four runs with two homers and Smoltz became the Braves’ strikeout leader as Atlanta beat Arizona 6-2 on Sunday. Smoltz, 40, passed Phil Niekro as the Braves’ franchise strikeout leader. He set a season high with 12…
The Battle of the Bay had plenty of empty preseason drama, keeping the bipartisan crowd enthralled until a sure touchdown pass bounced off Alvis Whitted’s hands with 5 seconds left. The most important developments in the 49ers’ friendly rivalry game with Oakland were less theatrical. Daunte Culpepper looked ready to run the Raiders, but San…
Jason Campbell limped down the hallway outside the Washington Redskins’ locker room, favoring his bruised left knee and feeling a bit lucky. Inside, Marcus Washington wore a blue sling on his dislocated right elbow and tried to keep smiling. Out of sight was Mike Espy, out for the season with a ruptured kneecap.
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With all the talk about Dale Earnhardt Jr. leaving his No. 8 behind when he departs Dale Earnhardt Inc. for Hendrick Motorsports next year, some believe the drivers — not the teams — should have the option of keeping a number throughout their careers.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is perplexed, frustrated — and still feeling confident.
After finishing a six-week NASCAR suspension, crew chief Steve Letarte was back at the track and, apparently, feeling just a little strange to be there.
The New York Mets placed infielder Damion Easley on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with a sprained left ankle and recalled infielder Anderson Hernandez from Triple-A New Orleans. Easley hurt his ankle in the sixth inning of the Mets game with Washington on Saturday advancing to second on a wild pitch.
For all of Brett Favre’s questions about the readiness of some of his younger teammates, only one question mattered Saturday night: To leap or not to leap? Rookie receiver James Jones did a “Lambeau leap” into the grandstands after scoring a touchdown early in Green Bay’s 48-13 preseason rout of Seattle.
Defending champion Lava Man headlines the field for Sunday’s $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar.
Matt Holliday, the Colorado Rockies’ RBI leader, got one of his biggest of the season long after the clock on the Dodger Stadium scoreboard struck midnight. Holliday singled home the go-ahead run in the 14th inning, Cory Sullivan homered and drove in two runs, and the Rockies beat Los Angeles 7-4 Saturday night in a…