War Pass took the early lead and never missed a beat, cruising to an easy 1 1/2 -length victory in the $400,000 Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday. The 2-year-old colt improved to 3-for-3 for trainer Nick Zito and is sure to be among the favorites for the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at New Jersey’s Monmouth Park on Oct.
The racing is always intense at Talladega Superspeedway, where drivers spend 500 white-knuckled miles trying to avoid the inevitable wreck known as “The Big One.”
Michael Waltrip led a charge of “go-or-go-home” entries to the top of the grid Saturday in qualifying for the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Luke Walton and Derek Fisher sustained minor injuries Friday during Lakers’ training camp. Walton strained his right hamstring and is listed as day-to-day. Derek Fisher received a deep, 1-inch gash to the forehead when he took an elbow from center Larry Turner. Walton sat out the remainder of the workout, while Fisher did not require stitches and returned.
Charlotte Bobcats forward Sean May will miss the season after deciding to undergo microfracture surgery on his troublesome right knee. May will have the surgery Tuesday in New York. Recovery time will take six to 12 months. “It’s extremely frustrating,” May said Friday in a phone interview. May, the 13th pick in the 2005 draft, has played in only 58 of 164 games over the past two seasons.
Charlotte Bobcats part-owner Michael Jordan returned to his hometown Friday to get his first glimpse of the team he remade in the offseason. Jordan arrived to learn he may be shopping for big men after forward Sean May’s decision to have season-ending knee surgery. Jordan, who has the final say on all basketball decisions, watched from the balcony as the Bobcats went through a 45-minute scrimmage…
These were truly sacrifice flies. Swarming bugs, millions and millions of them, bombarded the New York Yankees at the worst possible time Friday night, covering and rattling rookie reliever Joba Chamberlain and helping the Cleveland Indians to a 2-1 win in 11 innings and a two-game lead in their AL playoff series.
Padres outfielder Milton Bradley was fined $750 but not suspended for his confrontation last month with umpire Mike Winters. Winters previously was suspended for inciting Bradley. Bob Watson, baseball’s vice president in charge of discipline, said Friday that Bradley was not suspended “because no contact was made” during the eighth-inning screaming match at San Diego on Sept.
Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez will have back surgery next week and is expected to be ready by spring training. The injury-plagued six-time Gold Glove third baseman had surgery on his right shoulder early September. His back surgery will be Tuesday in Los Angeles. Chavez appeared in only 90 games for the A’s in 2007 and spent the season’s final two months on the disabled list.
