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.
Teppo Numminen has gone home from a Cleveland hospital as the Buffalo Sabres defenseman continues to recover from open heart surgery. “Teppo was released from the Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday evening and is now resting comfortable at home,” Sabres doctor William Hartrich said in a statement Thursday. “His post-operative recovery continues to be excellent and Teppo’s right on schedule for a full…
Vernand Morency is eager to make his belated season debut at running back Sunday for the Green Bay Packers. “I’m just glad that Vernand feels good,” coach Mike McCarthy said after practice Friday. Morency’s return from a knee injury that sidelined him for the preseason and first three regular-season games could help the league’s worst rushing offense.
Minnesota quarterback Tarvaris Jackson’s groin is still sore, meaning Kelly Holcomb will get his second straight start when the Vikings play the Packers on Sunday. Jackson was limited in practice all week with an injury that kept him out of last week’s loss to Kansas City, and the second-year player was the only Viking listed as questionable Friday.
Two jailed owners of Preakness winner Curlin will not turn over detailed financial information about money they received in a lawsuit over the diet drug fen-phen. William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr. filed court papers this week saying they won’t turn the documents over to U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman because it could violate their Fifth Amendment rights not to incriminate…
Coco Belle, winless in her previous five starts, led all the way in winning Friday’s $47,000 feature race at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meeting by 2 lengths over Gothic Beauty. Coco Belle, ridden by Martin Garcia, covered 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:14.11 on Santa Anita’s new cushion track and, as the 6-5 favorite in a field of five, paid $4.40, $3 and $2.20.
No disrespect intended: An Indianapolis 500 victory and a Formula One championship are proof enough that Jacques Villeneuve can drive.
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.
Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer could miss the start of training camp next week while his son recovers from a bone-marrow transplant in Miami. Camp starts Tuesday and runs through Oct. 6 in Boise, Idaho. “As soon as my son is home from the hospital and stable, I will join my teammates,” Boozer said in a statement released by the team Thursday.
