The Detroit Tigers made the first splash in baseball’s offseason as they addressed a pressing priority. Again. Detroit filled its No. 1 void Monday, acquiring shortstop Edgar Renteria and cash from the Atlanta Braves for two prospects. Shortly after reaching the World Series last season, the Tigers pulled off the first major move when they traded for Gary Sheffield.
Three World Series sweeps in the past four years, with a five-game bore mixed in. What happened to drama in October? Josh Beckett, Manny Ramirez and the relentless Red Sox didn’t do baseball any good by crushing Colorado in four games. It was a blowout from the beginning, when Boston took the opener 13-1 at Fenway Park.
Add Tony Romo to the list of Dallas Cowboys franchise quarterbacks, right after Don Meredith, Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman. Having already inched his way toward such elite company by winning 12 of his first 17 starts, often in spectacular fashion, Romo’s spot in the team’s hierarchy was expected to be secured Tuesday with the signing of a six-year, $67 million contract of which $30 million is…
Less than two years ago, Bengals receiver Chad Johnson sensed a shifting of the winds in the AFC North. Turns out Johnson is a better pass catcher than he is a navigator or fortune teller. After the Bengals put the Steelers’ playoff chances in jeopardy with a 38-31 win at Heinz Field on Dec. 4, 2005, Johnson proclaimed, “It used to be Pittsburgh’s time, now it’s Cincinnati’s time, and it’ll probably…
Grand National winner Silver Birch will be out for the season with an injured leg.
Grand National winner Silver Birch will be out for the season with an injured leg.
Hamilton still leading the way, but the Hitman is closing in
Joe Girardi has yet to manage a game for the New York Yankees and already he has one loss. Skipped over for the job, Don Mattingly told the Yankees on Monday he had no interest in returning next year as bench coach or in any other coaching position. Beloved as team captain, Donnie Baseball was the early favorite to replace Joe Torre and openly coveted the spot.
There were no awkward moments or uncomfortable conversations. Chad Pennington and Kellen Clemens had already prepared for this situation. When Jets coach Eric Mangini announced Monday that he was turning to Clemens as his starting quarterback, Pennington recalled the discussions he and the 2006 second-round draft pick had recently.
Ron Wilson was surprised the Dallas Stars lost a late lead. Imagine the San Jose coach’s astonishment that it was a rookie who led the Sharks’ rally Monday night. Devin Setoguchi scored two goals in the third period of his first NHL game to help the Sharks come from behind and beat the Stars 4-2. “We’re playing a team that’s like Tupperware.
Jaromir Jagr lost his teeth then found the net. Bloodied in the mouth in the second period by either the puck or an errant stick, the Rangers captain netted the winning goal in the third period of New York’s 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. He almost had the goal removed as painfully as his teeth when NHL officials closely reviewed videotape more than an hour after the game…
To Alexander Ovechkin it was just another chance to score against the Toronto Maple Leafs. For five other Washington Capitals it was a night to finally score. Ovechkin scored his seventh and eighth goals of the season Monday night and five Washington players got their first in the Capitals’ 7-1 victory over Toronto.