The Rocket’s ready to fire again in the playoffs. Roger Clemens, who had several starts pushed back because of an injured hamstring, said Wednesday that he’s set to pitch for the New York Yankees in Game 3 against the Cleveland Indians. Clemens had no problems during a 69-pitch simulated game on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla., a final tuneup before what will be his 34th postseason start.
The Philadelphia Flyers signed forward Jesse Boulerice and center Jim Dowd to one-year contracts Wednesday. The 29-year-old Boulerice had one assist and a team-high 47 penalty minutes in six preseason games. In 16 games with Albany of the AHL last season, he had four goals and three assists. Boulerice played three games with the Flyers in 2001-02 and has also played in the NHL for Carolina and St.
This might be the perfect scenario for any pro sports team: The Pittsburgh Penguins’ core players remain implausibly young, yet seem to get better nearly every day. Sidney Crosby, already a league MVP, scoring champion and two-time 100-point scorer, is only 20. (Sid’s not quite a kid any longer, but he’s still too young to frequent taverns in most places.) Jordan Staal, a gifted scorer, is 19, yet…
The Atlanta Falcons will try to convince an arbitrator the team deserves a refund on up to $22 million in bonus money paid to quarterback Michael Vick. The Falcons will be represented Thursday by team president and general manager Rich McKay and three more team officials in the private hearing in Philadelphia.
The San Diego Chargers find themselves in a must-win situation going into a place where they hardly ever come away with a victory. The Chargers certainly didn’t expect to be 1-3, but they are after their third straight loss, a 30-16 shocker Sunday at home against Kansas City, which scored 24 straight points in the second half.
Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez had arthroscopic surgery Wednesday to repair his injured left shoulder. Ramirez had the surgery to repair torn labrum tissue, Marlins spokesman Matt Roebuck said. Ramirez is expected to be ready for spring training. Ramirez dislocated his shoulder while swinging at a pitch during a July 22 game against Cincinnati.
Tom Glavine is likely to decline his $13 million option with the New York Mets by Friday’s deadline, giving the pitcher time to think about his future. Glavine’s contract said he must make a decision on the option by the fifth day after the Mets concluded their season. “Tom and I have been having discussions since Sunday.
Ned Yost will return next season as manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, although general manager Doug Melvin didn’t sound as if the team was giving him a long-term commitment. “I’m not prepared to make a change with Ned at this point. But again, the bar is raised for all of us. I don’t take anything for granted,” Melvin said Wednesday.
The Boston Bruins signed journeyman center Glen Metropolit, who had 14 goals and 19 assists in 77 games with two teams last season. Metropolit appeared in four preseason games before signing with the Bruins on Wednesday. Metropolit started last season for the Atlanta Thrashers before being traded along with draft picks to the St.
Dominic Rhodes spent the past four weeks running on a side field while the rest of his Oakland Raiders teammates practiced. On Sundays, Rhodes would try to watch on television as his fellow running backs piled up big yardage behind an improved offensive line. With his four-week suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy over, Rhodes returned to practice Wednesday for the first…
