Kellen Winslow missed his second straight practice Thursday with a partially dislocated left shoulder, and coach Romeo Crennel indicated team doctors will decide if the tight end plays against Baltimore. Winslow got hurt while making a catch in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss at Oakland. He landed hard on his shoulder, suffering a subluxation — or separation.
Ricky Frazier is practically invincible at Emerald Downs.
The topic was finding ways to keep transgender children safe, and someone asked for volunteers to share an idea. Tim Hardaway was the first to raise his hand. “He was so genuine,” said Martha Fugate, the director of the YES Institute, a children’s advocacy group based in South Miami which hosted that discussion.
LeBron James is treating his appearance on the ‘Saturday Night Live’ season premiere like a fast break. “I’m going to just wing it,” the Cavaliers All-Star forward said Thursday during a rehearsal break. James is practicing this week with his new teammates at ‘SNL,’ where he’ll become the latest superstar to host the show.
Top NBA draft pick Greg Oden doesn’t remember much from immediately after knee surgery. He was with his mother at home when he found out how serious it was. “I kinda looked at my mom and said, ‘I’m out for the season? You kidding me?’ ” he said. Oden will be on crutches for six more weeks. Full recovery likely will take six to 12 months.
The New York Mets’ lead in the NL East is gone. They might not even be in the playoffs at all if they can’t snap out of their near historic funk. The spiraling Mets managed just three hits off Joel Pineiro and Jason Isringhausen in a 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night that dropped them into a first-place tie with Philadelphia in the division.
Even though both teams are in the playoff picture, only the San Diego Padres looked the part. Milwaukee made five errors, its most in eight years, and Scott Hairston hit a tiebreaking, three-run double to lead the Padres to a 9-5 victory over the Brewers on Thursday night. “They had some miscues, and Hairston came up with a big hit down the line,” Padres manager Bud Black said.
St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay McKee will be out four to six weeks with a fractured right foot that he suffered in Thursday night’s preseason game at Minnesota. It’s the latest setback for McKee, who played only 23 games last season in the first year of a four-year, $16 million contract. He was hindered mostly by a hip injury.
Nathan Vasher wouldn’t rule out playing Sunday, but a noticeable limp and a cautious tone indicated the Chicago Bears may be without the cornerback when they visit the Detroit Lions. The Bears’ other starting cornerback, Charles Tillman, could miss the game, too. Vasher tweaked his groin in last week’s 34-10 loss to Dallas, Tillman suffered a high ankle sprain.
Running back Rudi Johnson is expected to miss the Cincinnati Bengals’ game Monday against the undefeated New England Patriots because of a strained hamstring. The Bengals’ injury report listed Johnson as “out” for the game. Johnson didn’t practice on Thursday and wasn’t available for interviews. Johnson has been one of the NFL’s most durable running backs since he became the full-time starter in…
