His club lost a game on the field and lost ground in the standings Sunday, yet Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel chose to look on the bright side: At least his top relievers got some rest for the stretch run. The Washington Nationals, meanwhile, were thrilled to benefit from a bullpen blowup and beat the Phillies 5-3, a perfect send-off for the last major league game at RFK Stadium –…
After manager Ned Yost lost his cool, the Milwaukee Brewers lost more ground in the NL Central. Yost was ejected during Atlanta’s four-run rally in the seventh inning, and the Braves sent the wobbling Brewers to their fourth loss in five games, 7-4 on Sunday. The Brewers dropped 3 1/2 games behind division-leading Chicago.
Ryan Miller stopped both Columbus shooters in the shootout as the Buffalo Sabres completed a rally and beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in a preseason game on Sunday. With just under five minutes remaining in regulation, the Sabres’ Brian Campbell sent a pass to Jason Pominville at the back post for an easy tap-in to tie it.
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Dan Boyle is expected to miss four-to-six weeks after undergoing wrist surgery Sunday. Boyle got hurt in a freak locker room accident Saturday night after the Lightning’s 2-1 preseason loss to Washington. The defenseman was distracted while hanging up his skate. The skate slipped off the hook and hit Boyle in his left wrist, severing three tendons.
Thomas Plekanec scored three goals in the Montreal Canadiens’ 4-3 preseason victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. Plekanec opened the scoring early when he deflected Brian Smolinski’s shot, that came off the right wing boards, past goalie Manny Fernandez. He made it 2-0 six minutes into the game with a power-play goal.
Tom Brady quickly figured out how to play with Randy Moss: throw the ball, then watch in awe. That approach led the New England Patriots to their third straight rout to open the season. The latest — and probably not the last — was a 38-7 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday in which Moss scored on touchdowns of 45 and 3 yards.
Houston Texans defensive tackle Cedric Killings left the field on a stretcher and was taken to a hospital on Sunday after a headfirst collision with Indianapolis receiver Roy Hall. The 6-foot-3, 310-pound Killings, playing special teams, hit Hall on a block as Jerome Mathis was returning a kickoff in the second quarter.
Big Truck and Expect the End won divisions of New York-bred stakes for 2-year-olds Sunday at Belmont Park. Big Truck, unbeaten in two starts, rolled to a 2-length win over Spanky Fischbein in the $104,300 Bertram Bongard Stakes. Ramon Dominguez was aboard for trainer Barclay Tagg as the colt ran the seven furlongs in 1:23.64 on the fast track.
