Buffalo Bills reserve tight end Kevin Everett had surgery Sunday after injuring his spine on a kickoff against the Denver Broncos, and there is concern about whether he will be able to walk again. “He’s had some sparse movement,” Everett’s agent Brian Overstreet told Sports Betting News in a phone interview late Sunday.
Watching his Brewers hit three home runs to open their game against Cincinnati on Sunday left Milwaukee manager Ned Yost a little nervous. “It was nice, but you know the balls are flying out of here,” Yost said. They certainly were. After Rickie Weeks, J.J. Hardy and Ryan Braun connected off Phil Dumatrait, making Milwaukee the third team in major league history to open a game with three straight…
Jonathan Papelbon was one strike from securing another Boston win at Camden Yards, and many in the crowd of 39,234 stood and cheered. When Papelbon struck out Freddie Bynum to seal a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, the roar from the thousands of red-clad fans reached a crescendo. That’s only one reason the Red Sox will miss playing at their favorite stadium besides Fenway Park.
Perhaps the Chicago Cubs should stop worrying about the Brewers and Cardinals, the teams they’re competing with in the NL Central, and become more concerned with the clubs well below them in the standings. Freddy Sanchez’s bases-loaded triple highlighted Pittsburgh’s six-run second inning and rookie Nyjer Morgan made an exceptional catch and drove in two runs, allowing the Pirates to knock the…
The scoreboard gave Chris Brown very little indication how successful he was against Jacksonville. The silence said much more. “When they got quiet, we knew we got ’em,” Brown said. The Jaguars were almost speechless after this one. Brown ran for a career-high 175 yards — more than he had all last season — as the Titans ran roughshod over the Jacksonville Jaguars, opening their season with a 13-10…
A 17-point lead quickly turned into a one-point deficit. The opposing crowd was roaring its approval. The kind of situation that would have doomed the Detroit Lions a year ago was easily overcome in the season opener. Jon Kitna backed up his big boasts by throwing a go-ahead, 32-yard touchdown pass to Shaun McDonald with 4:15 remaining, and Dewayne White caused two turnovers in the closing minutes…
The San Diego Chargers didn’t look like world-beaters. Against Rex Grossman and the bumbling Chicago Bears, they didn’t have to. LaDainian Tomlinson and the Chargers finally took control of a sloppy season opener, with the reigning NFL MVP throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another in a 14-3 win over the defending NFC champion Bears.
Pedro Martinez soaked in every pitch, celebrated his fifth career double and cherished a rare curtain call. This was one terrific homecoming. Martinez tossed five shutout innings in his first start at Shea Stadium this season, outpitching Roy Oswalt and leading the New York Mets past the Houston Astros 4-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
There’s just no stopping A-Rod. Alex Rodriguez homered for the fifth straight game, connecting for the seventh time during that span and sending the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Sunday for a three-game sweep. Chien-Ming Wang earned his 18th win to remain tied for the major league lead, and Jorge Posada hit a tiebreaking, two-run double that helped New York extend its AL…
All those young teammates sometimes make Brett Favre scratch his head, but at least one of them proved he can come through when it counts. Rookie Mason Crosby hit a 42-yard field goal with two seconds left to give the Green Bay Packers a 16-13 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Crosby’s kick was the highlight of a win that featured strong special teams and defense by the Packers.
