Padres left fielder Milton Bradley tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee when he was spun to the ground by his manager Sunday during a blowup with an umpire and will miss the rest of the season. The diagnosis came from an MRI exam, according to a person with knowledge of the situation, who spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because a formal announcement had yet to be made.
The New York Yankees took a day off Monday. At least, that’s how it looked. The Yankees’ drive for a playoff spot paused, with Andy Pettitte falling behind early and a smallish crowd watching Toronto rookie Jesse Litsch pitch the Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory. “It definitely felt like a makeup game,” Pettitte said.
Lou Piniella called upon decades of baseball knowledge when the Chicago Cubs were scuffling for the first two months. He watched intently, took mental notes and then started swapping out the parts. Finally, he used some theatrics to literally kick-start his team. Turns out, a dirt-kicking temper tantrum against umpire Mark Wegner on June 2 was just what the Cubs needed, whether it was premeditated…
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby left practice Monday with a sore groin, but plans to participate in team-building activities this week at West Point. “I felt it a bit,” Crosby said. “It was just gradual as the practice wore on. I did not have as much jump as I thought I should have had.” Crosby said his groin injury is “not near” the severity of the one that caused him to miss three games…
Houston Texans defensive tackle Cedric Killings was able to stand in the hospital on Monday and doctors are confident he’ll soon be walking. Killings’ progress came one day after he left the field on a stretcher after a headfirst collision with Indianapolis receiver Roy Hall. Killings fractured his C-4 vertebra and was unable to move any of his limbs for a time on the field on Sunday, Dr.
St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson will miss at least one week with a partial tear of his left groin, an injury sustained in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 24-3 loss at Tampa Bay. Rookie Brian Leonard, a second-round pick from Rutgers, will get his first start Sunday at Dallas. Coach Scott Linehan said Jackson would be week to week.
Magna Entertainment Corporation acquired full ownership of Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park on Monday after exercising its option to purchase the remaining interest in The Maryland Jockey Club. Magna Entertainment will pay about $18.3 million plus interest to the De Francis Entities, under the terms of an option agreement put in place in 2002.
Washington Wizards guard Roger Mason re-signed with the team on Monday, agreeing to a one-year deal. The 6-foot-5 Mason averaged 2.7 points in 62 games as a reserve last season. “My heart is in D.C.,” Mason said. “I feel like I can have a great role with the Wizards and that we have a chance to be a great team this year.” He signed with the Wizards as a free agent before last season.
A Madison Square Garden executive who says New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas showered her with profanities was unsparing in her own foul language to describe fellow executives, a former colleague testified Monday. John Cudmore, a senior vice president of finance, told a federal jury that the executive, Anucha Browne Sanders, on numerous occasions referred to others with the f-word and “bitch,” a…
A terrible start and a slew of injuries couldn’t keep the Philadelphia Phillies out of the playoff race. For the third straight year, Philadelphia’s postseason hopes will come down to the final week. Six games remain, and each is at home. It’s almost do-or-die every night, starting Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves.
