David Garrard’s last game against Tennessee was memorable for all the wrong reasons. He threw three interceptions and fumbled once, a turnover-filled performance that prompted Jacksonville to give Byron Leftwich another chance at the starting job. Now, after a surprising turn of events, Garrard gets another shot at the Titans.
A knotted rope dangles from the ceiling just inside the glass front doors of Cleveland’s team headquarters, a symbolic reminder for the Browns to hang on tightly as they climb together. Romeo Crennel better grip it with both hands. And feet. Just 10-22 in his first two seasons as Cleveland’s coach, Crennel, who came to the Browns with a handful of Super Bowl rings he won as a defensive assistant, is…
Peyton Manning grew up in New Orleans, the favorite son in a city where his father, Archie, was considered royalty. Drew Brees grew up in Texas, an overlooked high school recruit who eventually resurrected Purdue’s image as Quarterback U. Now the New Orleans native and the Purdue favorite have changed places.
Georgie Boy rallied from next-to-last place to win the $250,000 Del Mar Futurity by a half length over Salute the Sarge on Wednesday. Ridden by Garrett Gomez, the 2-year-old colt covered seven furlongs in 1:25.34 over Polytrack and returned $13.60, $6.20 and $3.60. “We had a good trip and he did what he had to do,” Gomez said.
Mark Mulder was no savior in his first outing in more than a year, roughed up by the Pittsburgh Pirates in an 8-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. The left-hander who won 16 games in 2005 but was 6-7 with a 7.14 ERA in an injury-plagued 2006 lasted four innings and gave up six runs on eight hits.
Barry Bonds hit his 762nd home run to back Kevin Correia’s strong outing, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday night to avoid a sweep. It was a costly loss for the Rockies, who began the day four games behind San Diego and Arizona in the NL West and the wild-card race.
Ted Lilly got his first win in nearly a month and Aramis Ramirez homered to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-2 on Wednesday night. The Cubs remained a half game ahead of Milwaukee in the NL Central. The Dodgers started the night in third place in the NL West, three games behind San Diego and Arizona.
Thomas Jones looks and sounds ready to play in the New York Jets’ season opener against the New England Patriots. The running back, acquired from Chicago in the offseason, has been practicing this week for the first time since straining his right calf on Aug. 12. “I feel a lot better than I felt the past couple of weeks,” Jones said Wednesday in his first public comments since Aug.
Commissioner Roger Goodell has no knowledge that any other NFL personnel are involved in an Internet drug operation being investigated by the Albany (N.Y.) District Attorney’s office. The investigation led to the recent suspensions of New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison and Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson.
Discovery of the equine influenza virus at thoroughbred stud farms in New South Wales state was “potentially lethal” for Australia’s racing and breeding industries, industry leaders said Thursday. The highly contagious disease, which was first detected in Australia in August, has now infected hundreds of horses in New South Wales and Queensland states, indefinitely halting racing in New South…
