Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward will miss his second game in a row Sunday because of a right knee injury. Ward has been unable to practice since he was hurt Sept. 23 against San Francisco. Before sitting out last weekend’s 21-14 loss at Arizona, Ward had missed only three games to injury in his 10-year NFL career.
Buffalo Bills receiver Peerless Price’s season is likely over after he was scheduled to have surgery Friday to repair a disc in his neck. Coach Dick Jauron said the team will place Price on injured reserve, making him the ninth Bills player — and fourth starter — on the season-ending list five weeks into the campaign.
Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme did not practice again Friday and is listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game against New Orleans. Delhomme hasn’t thrown a football since straining his right elbow Sept. 23 against Atlanta. Last week against Tampa Bay, he was the No. 3 quarterback behind starter David Carr and backup Matt Moore.
Moneypenny rallied from seventh to win the $53,000 allowance feature for fillies and mares by a neck on Thursday at Belmont Park. With Eddie Castro aboard for trainer Gary Contessa, Moneypenny ran the six furlongs on the firm turf in 1:09.16. The 4-year-old got her third win in 14 starts and paid $7.30, $3.30 and $3.20.
The owners of Praying For Cash are hoping to get more than the winning share of the $500,000 purse in the Meadowlands Cup on Friday night. A good performance in one of the last major preps for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships could put the colt in the Cup’s Dirt Mile on Oct. 26 at Monmouth Park. “We just thought we’d give it a try, and if he jumps up and runs real well then maybe we can go back…
So who’s the favorite for the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in four weeks? Preakness winner Curlin stated his case Sunday, beating Lawyer Ron by a neck after a riveting stretch duel in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. The victory came a day after Kentucky Derby and Travers winner Street Sense was beaten by Hard Spun in the Kentucky Cup Classic at Turfway Park.
The New Jersey Nets signed veteran guard Darrell Armstrong on Friday. Armstrong, who was the third oldest player in the NBA at 39 last season, was cut by Indiana earlier this week. He averaged 5.6 points and 2.4 assists in 81 games with the Pacers. “He is a proven NBA veteran who has the potential to add depth to our backcourt,” Nets president Rod Thorn said.
Andrea Bargnani will play for the Toronto Raptors through the 2009 season. The Raptors exercised the third-year option on his contract Friday, securing the Italian forward and the 2006 top pick in the draft. The Raptors made the announcement Friday in Rome, where they are to face the Boston Celtics and Virtus Lottomatica Roma this weekend as part of the NBA’s preseason European tour.
Lamar Odom did his best to ignore the offseason trade talk. There was no way, because it never went away. The versatile 6-foot-10 forward, who has shown an ability to play everywhere on the court during a productive eight-year NBA career, professes to be a glass half-full person. But, he acknowledged Thursday, the rumors did hurt.
Vladimir Guerrero is likely to return to right field for the first time in a month when the Los Angeles Angels play the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of their AL playoff series on Friday. Angels manager Mike Scioscia also said that Garret Anderson could play left despite conjunctivitis that swelled his right eye so much it looks like he took a punch.
