Maybe he’s just fortunate, but Mike Holmgren has never faced the situation in front of first-year Oakland coach Lane Kiffin. In his long career, from being an assistant in San Francisco to his head coaching days in Green Bay and Seattle, Holmgren has always gone into the final preseason game set on his starting quarterback.
Criminologist got the first stakes win of her career when she won the $80,000 Perfect Sting Stakes on Wednesday at Saratoga Race Course. Ridden by Edgar Prado, the 4-year-old daughter of Maria’s Mon ran the 1 1-8 miles on the turf in 1:45.61 to set a course record, paying $11, $4.90, and $3.20 to win.
Mayor Mick Cornett said the suggestion that Oklahoma City officials have spoken with members of the Seattle SuperSonics’ ownership group about a possible move is “preposterous.” Cornett told Sports Betting News the city’s official position regarding its attempts to land an NBA franchise have not changed.
Ruben Patterson, the free-agent forward who averaged a career-high 14.7 points with the Milwaukee Bucks last season, has signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. No terms were announced. “We are thrilled to add Ruben to our team,” Clippers vice president of basketball operations Elgin Baylor said in a statement issued Wednesday.
The Charlotte Bobcats found their backup point guard Wednesday when they re-signed Jeff McInnis to a one-year, $1.2 million contract. McInnis, who was an unrestricted free agent, averaged 4.3 points and 3.3 assists in 38 games last season as the No. 3 point guard behind starter Raymond Felton and Brevin Knight.
Back in his hometown to raise money for charity, Jimmie Johnson made sure there was no tomfoolery when he traded his No. 48 stock car for a golf cart. The defending Nextel Cup series champion, who grew up riding dirt bikes in the desert east of San Diego, hosted his first Jimmie Johnson Foundation golf tournament on Wednesday.
Florida Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen has enrolled in a pretrial diversion program that could lead to dismissal of felony charges against him stemming from a DUI arrest. Olsen was arrested around 4 a.m. on July 21 after allegedly refusing to pull over and getting into a fight with police. He was booked on charges of driving under the influence, resisting an officer with violence and fleeing and…
Ben Sheets was activated from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday by the Milwaukee Brewers and was set to start against the Chicago Cubs. Sheets, on the DL since July 16 with a sprained finger on his pitching hand, also had some partial tearing of the tissue surrounding the tendon of the finger. He’s also been slowed by blisters.
The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed right-hander Esteban Loaiza off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, assuming more than $8 million in guaranteed salary. Loaiza, a two-time All-Star, had made only two starts after missing the first 4 1/2 months of the season because of three different injuries.
If Dante Hall played against the Kansas City Chiefs in the regular season, it would definitely hold some importance. Now, the St. Louis Rams’ new return man is rather blase about meeting the team that let him go, in the final preseason game Thursday night. Hall does not view the annual Governor’s Cup matchup as a chance to prove Chiefs coach Herman Edwards wrong.
