New York Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez, recovering from rotator cuff surgery, will make his first start of the season on Monday at Cincinnati. Martinez did a great job throwing 53 pitches in a Friday night bullpen session making the Mets’ decision to activate him easy. The three-time Cy Young winner underwent surgery last Oct.
The Seattle Mariners are paying a big price for not doing the little things. Troy Glaus singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Mariners 2-1 on Saturday, sending Seattle to its season-high eighth straight loss. “We need to hit better with runners on third base.
Carson Palmer had better stay healthy. Unhappy with Doug Johnson’s preseason play, the Cincinnati Bengals released their veteran backup quarterback Saturday and obtained Ryan Fitzpatrick from the St. Louis Rams for a conditional draft pick. The move leaves the Bengals with little experience behind Palmer, who made the Pro Bowl last season after recovering from reconstructive surgery on his left…
Funny that a player nicknamed “Captain Chaos” would be seeking stability. Tight end Chris Cooley got just that Saturday, signing a six-year, $30 million contract extension with the Washington Redskins. The contract includes $14 million in guaranteed money for the player whose colorful outfits and antics are matched only by his reliability and strength as one of the Redskins’ best offensive weapons.
Rodney Harrison, the frequently fined strong safety who solidified the New England Patriots’ defense through back-to-back Super Bowl victories, will miss the first four games of the NFL season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. “Tomorrow, the commissioner will announce I have been suspended,” a somber Harrison said in a hastily announced conference call with reporters on Friday…
Nobiz Like Shobiz is 2-for-2 on the turf. The 3-year-old colt won the $500,000 Kent Stakes at Delaware Park on Saturday, edging Twilight Meteor by a nose to top $1 million in career earnings. Nobiz Like Shobiz, who finished 10th in the Kentucky Derby, won his turf debut Aug. 6 when the son of Albert to Great captured the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes at Saratoga.
Wise Answer beat Hey Byrn by 6 3/4 lengths in the $150,000 Affirmed division of the Florida Stallion Stakes at Calder Race Course on Saturday. Wise Answer, ridden by Raymundo Fuentes, ran the seven furlongs in 1:24.17 and paid $5.80, $3 and $2.40. Hey Byrn returned $3.60 and $2.40, and Dynhocracy paid $2.80.
Denny Hamlin, the last of 42 drivers to make a qualifying attempt, knocked Kasey Kahne off the pole for Saturday night’s Camping World 300 NASCAR Busch Series race at California Speedway.
Kurt Busch isn’t taking anything for granted.
Authorities pulled a body from the Delaware River on Saturday and there is a “strong likelihood” it is the missing father of Orlando Magic star Jameer Nelson, police said. Floyd “Pete” Nelson, 57, an employee at a tugboat company, was last seen Thursday working in a dry dock area in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pa.
