A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit accusing the NFL players’ union of inadequately representing 3,500 retired players, ruling the complaints fraud and antitrust allegations had little merit. One of the many reasons U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup said he dismissed the lawsuit was because none of the three retired players who sued the NFL Players Association earlier this year could show…
Dallas Cowboys receiver Terry Glenn will miss Sunday’s opener against the New York Giants after injuring the same knee on which he had preseason surgery. The 33-year-old Glenn missed all four preseason games after arthroscopic surgery Aug. 1 to remove a cyst from the back of his right kneecap. The latest injury came two days ago in practice, coach Wade Phillips said Friday.
The Carolina Panthers signed cornerback Curtis Deloatch on Friday, less than a week after he was cut. The Panthers released running back Alex Haynes to open up a roster spot for Deloatch, who will help a banged up secondary. Safety Nate Salley missed practice again Friday with a knee injury and will not play Sunday at St.
Three attorneys accused of bilking their clients out of millions of dollars from a diet drug settlement will appear before a judge Monday morning to determine if they will remain in jail pending trial. U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman scheduled the hearing after the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered him to hold a hearing within a week for William Gallion, Shirley Cunningham Jr., and…
NASCAR reached an apparent agreement with AT&T, and its logos were being put on Jeff Burton’s car following Friday’s practice at Richmond International Raceway.
Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert has a stress fracture in his left foot but is expected to participate when the team opens training camp in early October. An MRI on Wednesday revealed the fracture. Dalembert will wear a cast for the next three weeks. “We will closely monitor Sam’s status over the next three weeks, but we anticipate that he will be ready to return to the court in time for…
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson has matched Red Auerbach with nine NBA titles. What the new Basketball Hall of Famer can’t do is compete with the late Celtics patriarch’s supernatural skills. “We lost out on the Kevin Garnett sweepstakes,” Jackson lamented Friday after a ceremony to receive his Hall of Fame blazer.
Stanley Cup-winning goalie Tom Barrasso was hired as the Carolina Hurricanes’ director of goaltender development on Friday. Barrasso, who won consecutive Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991 and ’92, will work with the goalies in Albany of the American Hockey League, Florida of the ECHL and several junior teams.
One inning from another costly loss, the Detroit Tigers rallied against Bobby Jenks. Sean Casey and Placido Polanco hit run-scoring singles off the White Sox closer in the ninth inning, leading the Tigers over Chicago 3-2 Thursday in Gary Sheffield’s return from the disabled list. “Obviously, this is huge,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.
The no-hit rookie kept the Baltimore Orioles scoreless in his encore performance, and a trio of veterans helped Boston rally three times before prevailing. Pinch-hitter Jason Varitek singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, and the Red Sox got home runs from David Ortiz and Coco Crisp in a 7-6 victory Thursday night.
