Jeremy Roenick spent the last 2 1/2 years building his dream retirement home in Arizona, and he finally moved into it three weeks ago. After that, the San Jose Sharks’ newest forward couldn’t wait to get out of town. The talkative veteran already was a hit among his new teammates as the Sharks formally opened training camp with a scrimmage Friday.
Daniel Briere’s hands were stiff as he whizzed around the ice at what felt like 100 mph, feeling lost early, and slow to contribute on a team that failed to score. And the new Flyers center’s assessment of his debut? “Exciting,” he said. Briere practically felt like a rookie again when Philadelphia opened training camp Friday, learning new players, new plays and what second-year coach John Stevens…
Eric Mangini was once Bill Belichick’s protege, a bright and eager assistant who soaked up every bit of football knowledge he could from the New England coach. There were late nights of gameplanning, storytelling and developing strategy while preparing for the next opponent, a mentor-student bond that was solidified by winning three Super Bowls together.
Eli Manning took some snaps with the New York Giants’ first unit on Friday for the first time all week, but the team is still cautious about the fourth-year quarterback’s injured throwing shoulder. Manning split time with Jared Lorenzen, who will make his first NFL start on Sunday if Manning is unable to.
Shaun Alexander bobbled a short pass from Matt Hasselbeck in practice — and it was the best thing Mike Holmgren saw all day. “I’m glad that happened,” the Seahawks coach yelled across the field Friday to his star running back. Holmgren was happy Alexander was getting to test the usefulness of the soft, padded cast he was wearing over his left wrist, halfway up his forearm.
In a pre-2004 world, Jeff Gordon would be heading into Sunday’s NASCAR Nextel Cup race at New Hampshire International Speedway with a 312-point lead over runner-up Tony Stewart.
Matt Kenseth was the first winner in this Chase for the championship, pocketing $60 from his rival drivers by correctly guessing how late the group would be in leaving for their first appearance.
More than two months after abruptly stepping down as manager of the Seattle Mariners, Mike Hargrove has decided to take over the semi-pro summer team in southwest Kansas he played for more than 30 years ago. Hargrove, 57, will manage the Liberal BeeJays, one of the nation’s most successful summer teams for college-age players in Liberal, Kan., about 50 miles from where he grew up in Perryton,…
Nationals right-hander John Patterson had surgery on a nerve in his pitching arm Friday, and the team thinks he could be throwing again by November. Patterson was Washington’s opening day starter, but he wound up making only seven appearances, going 1-5 with a 7.47 ERA, before heading to the disabled list in early May.
Mets vice president Tony Bernazard has emerged as a candidate for the Pittsburgh Pirates’ general manager job. The Pirates have received permission from New York to speak with Bernazard about the position, but the former major league infielder wouldn’t say whether he already had interviewed. Bernazard, a former players’ association executive, joined the Mets in December 2004 as a special assistant…
