Even after a two-run double to start his return home, Richie Sexson still heard boos. “Nothing against them. I dug my own grave with the fans,” said the Seattle slugger who’s been in a season-long funk. But Sexson rose from his ongoing burial in Seattle to give the fans something else to shout about. He drove Matt Guerrier’s second pitch of the ninth inning over the left-center field fence to send…
Mark Teahen wasn’t counting days or at-bats, but he was aware he had not homered in a long time. Teahen homered for the first time in more than two months and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of three Toronto Blue Jays errors to win 6-2 on Monday night. Teahen, who led the Royals with 18 home runs in 2006, hit his sixth home run in the first inning, ending a drought of 250 at-bats without a…
A few minutes after Denver’s Jay Cutler hit Javon Walker with a sharp 24-yard throw, San Francisco’s Alex Smith uncorked a perfect 26-yard pass to Arnaz Battle. Neither play decided the Broncos’ 17-13 preseason victory over the 49ers on Monday night, yet both portended good things in the weeks ahead for the two clubs’ young franchise quarterbacks.
Derek Jeter made up for a rare blown save by Mariano Rivera with one perfectly placed grounder. Jeter’s infield tapper to the right of reliever Chad Bradford scored Melky Cabrera in the bottom of the ninth inning and gave the New York Yankees a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. Rivera had converted 19 straight save opportunities before Brian Roberts’ RBI single tied it at 6 in…
Chad Gaudin gave himself a pep talk in the tunnel between Oakland’s dugout and clubhouse after a shaky first inning. It worked. Gaudin struck out a career-high nine and was backed by Mark Ellis’ homer and Marco Scutaro’s three RBIs as the Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2 Monday night. After walking and hitting Detroit’s first two batters and giving up a two-run single, Gaudin retired 10…
The Denver Broncos expect to part ways soon with defensive tackle Gerard Warren, either by trading or releasing the seven-year veteran. Warren didn’t make the trip to San Francisco on Monday night for the Broncos’ 17-13 preseason victory over the 49ers. After the game, coach Mike Shanahan indicated Warren probably is on his way out of Denver.
The Baltimore Ravens had just opened the preseason with a rout of the Philadelphia Eagles, and coach Brian Billick delightedly counted down all the positives. “Really, really solid start. The things I’m most pleased about: One, no injuries. No. 2, no turnovers and only three penalties,” Billick said. “That’s pretty unique for a first preseason game.
Bradymania had its first day. Following his first training camp practice in public view on Monday, Browns rookie quarterback Brady Quinn was swarmed by Cleveland fans, who have been eager for their first on-field glimpse of the former Notre Dame star. Shortly after the Browns completed their two-hour workout on a gorgeous Monday afternoon, Quinn began signing autographs for a group of fans on the…
The two remaining co-defendants in Michael Vick’s federal dogfighting case on Monday scheduled hearings to enter plea agreements. Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach, is set to appear in federal court in Richmond on Thursday and Quanis Phillips, 28, of Atlanta, on Friday. Last month, another original co-defendant, Tony Taylor, pleaded guilty to his role in a dogfighting conspiracy he says was…
Put this down as one of the unexpected moments of home run king Barry Bonds’ historic season: a standing ovation in Pittsburgh, the town that once booed him mercilessly. Bonds, possibly playing his final game in his former home city, singled in three at-bats as the Giants lost the first game of a makeup doubleheader to the Pirates 3-1 on Monday.
