Lane Kiffin hoped one of his quarterbacks would make it obvious in the preseason who should start when the regular season begins. Halfway through the exhibition season, Daunte Culpepper is doing his best to be that player. Culpepper outplayed Andrew Walter and Josh McCown in Saturday night’s 26-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, throwing two touchdown passes and showing he can still run a little…
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Raiders’ Culpepper makes case to start
Lane Kiffin hoped one of his quarterbacks would make it obvious in the preseason who should start when the regular season begins. Halfway through the exhibition season, Daunte Culpepper is doing his best to be that player. Culpepper outplayed Andrew Walter and Josh McCown in Saturday night’s 26-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, throwing…
Redskins injuries not as bad as feared
Marcus Washington is out at least a week. Jason Campbell is officially “day-to-day.” Given the circumstances of their injuries, the Washington Redskins couldn’t ask for much better news. Washington and Campbell were injured in Saturday night’s 12-10 preseason loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and they spent much of Sunday afternoon at Redskins Park getting treatment…
Grand jury set to convene in Vick case
A grand jury is scheduled to convene Monday in the federal court where Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three co-defendants were indicted on dogfighting charges last month. There’s no indication whether the grand jury will take up further allegations against Vick, although federal prosecutors have said they plan to seek a superseding indictment in…
Guillen’s 5 RBIs lift M’s over ChiSox
For the next three weeks, the Seattle Mariners get the chance to prove their surprising run so far is no fluke. And the Mariners enter their most difficult stretch of the season on a roll. Jose Guillen sparked the Mariners offense with a two-run homer in the first inning and finished with five RBIs as…
DiNardo pitches A’s past Royals 6-1
Lenny DiNardo was lights out again, and the Oakland Athletics found enough offense to avoid the embarrassment of being swept by the Royals at home for the first time in almost two decades. DiNardo allowed three singles to Joey Gathright among his five hits en route to winning his third straight start and fifth consecutive…
Texans’ running game still questionable
Matt Schaub has shown enough poise and flash during Houston’s first two preseason games that the Texans should feel good about their new-look passing game. The running game? That’s more of a mystery. While the starting running game hasn’t been bad, it would be a stretch to call it good. While Schaub was 9-of-12 for…
Status of Chiefs’ Holmes still uncertain
Frustrated and helmetless, Priest Holmes had to stand around and watch Sunday while the Kansas City Chiefs went through another practice without him. The former Pro Bowl running back had hoped to get medical clearance and be removed from the physically unable-to-perform list and take part in his first actual practice on Sunday.
Rain postpones Michigan race to Monday; officials have until Wednesday to get it in
A steady rain on Sunday forced NASCAR to postpone the 3M Performance 400 Nextel Cup race until Monday.
Report: Rudd plans to retire from NASCAR Nextel Cup series after 28 seasons
Ricky Rudd said he plans to retire from the NASCAR Nextel Cup series after this season.
Angels salvage 4-game split with Red Sox
The Los Angeles Angels were happy to split a series at the home of the only team with a better record. The Boston Red Sox simply shrugged off their lead in the AL East dropping to four games over New York after they lost to left-hander Joe Saunders 3-1 on Sunday. “If the Yankees win…
Yanks take 3rd straight from Tigers 9-3
Johnny Damon proved he’s still got some pop in his bat, and the surging New York Yankees showed off a couple of lively young arms in their rebuilt bullpen Sunday. Damon hit a tiebreaking homer and New York got lights-out relief pitching from rookies Joba Chamberlain and Edwar Ramirez, sending Chien-Ming Wang and the Yankees…
Valentin lifts Reds over sliding Brewers
Javier Valentin had no chance to prepare for his pinch-hitting appearance. He responded with a game-winning double, helping the Cincinnati Reds to their first winning road trip in more than a year. Valentin’s bases-loaded, two-run double in the eighth inning gave the Reds a 7-6 victory over the struggling Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.