The local group that put down a $10 million nonrefundable deposit to buy the Nashville Predators for $193 million signed a deal Friday that includes the purchase agreement with current owner Craig Leipold. The deal had to be finalized by Friday before the local group’s exclusive negotiating rights expired.
Two weeks ago, Selvin Young was buried deep in the Broncos’ depth chart. Now, he’s primed to join the long list of out-of-nowhere running backs to make their mark in Denver. Injuries to starter Travis Henry (knee) and backup Mike Bell (hip) at Dallas two weeks ago opened the door for Young, and the undrafted free agent from the University of Texas burst right through it with dazzling performances…
Backup quarterback A.J. Feeley had surgery Friday to repair a broken hand sustained in the Philadelphia Eagles’ 13-11 loss Thursday to the New York Jets. Feeley had surgery on his left, nonthrowing hand Friday morning in Philadelphia. His status for the team’s regular season opener against Green Bay on Sept.
Patrick Marleau agreed to a two-year, $12.6 million contract extension with the San Jose Sharks on Friday, keeping the longtime captain with the club through 2010. After months of negotiations and public speculation on Marleau’s future, he finalized a deal two weeks before training camp opens to stay with the club that drafted him in 1997.
Pitcher Steve Trachsel was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago Cubs on Friday, giving the NL Central leaders another starter for the stretch. Orioles head of baseball operations Andy MacPhail made the deal — he was president of the Cubs from 1994-2006. Trachsel returned to the place where he started his major league career.
Divers resumed searching the Delaware River on Friday for the father of Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson. Floyd “Pete” Nelson was reported missing from his job at a tugboat repair shop about noon Thursday. The 57-year-old was last seen near the water and officials feared that he had fallen into the river just south of the Commodore Barry Bridge.
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Daunte Culpepper has played in almost a decade worth of ho-hum preseason games. Thursday night was not one of them. The recently deposed Miami Dolphins starter made a strong push to convince first-year coach Lane Kiffin he should be his starting quarterback, completing 11 of 19 passes for 108 yards and leading the Raiders offense to its only touchdown in Oakland’s 19-14 loss to the Seattle…
The San Diego Chargers say they’re ready for the Chicago Bears. The San Francisco 49ers clearly need more work. On a night of faux football that was woefully lacking in star power, Alex Smith punctuated his homecoming with two turnovers that helped the San Diego Chargers beat the sloppy 49ers 16-13 in an exhibition finale Thursday night.
Chris Simms hopes he hasn’t played his last game for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The fifth-year pro spent Thursday night walking the sideline with a hip strain, leaving Luke McCown and Bruce Gradkowski to state their final cases for being the team’s backup quarterbacks in a 31-24 preseason-ending victory over the Houston Texans.
