New England Patriots running back Laurence Maroney was inactive for the second straight game with a groin injury, leaving Sammy Morris as their primary running back against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday. Patriots safety Rodney Harrison saw his first action of the season on Cleveland’s first possession after serving a four-game suspension for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing…
Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme will miss his second straight game with a sore elbow Sunday against the Saints after not practicing all week. David Carr, as expected, got his second straight start in Delhomme’s place. New Orleans starting strong-side linebacker Scott Fujita will miss the first regular season game of his career.
Jets safety Erik Coleman was inactive for Sunday’s game against the Giants because of a concussion. Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora, who missed practice Thursday and Friday and was listed as questionable because of a sore left knee, was active. The NFC’s defensive player of the week sacked Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb a team-record six times and forced two fumbles last Sunday.
Donato Hanover matched the fastest mile ever by a trotter, winning the $742,000 Kentucky Futurity in 1:50.1 on Saturday at The Red Mile Donato Hanover matched the record set earlier in the day by Giant Diablo and set a record for 3-year-old colt trotters en route to his 19th straight victory. Driven by Ron Pierce, Donato Hanover took the lead with a quarter-mile to go and held off Arch Madness to…
Nick Zito just loves the Champagne, and he was all smiles in the winner’s circle after War Pass gave the trainer his fifth victory in the oldest stakes race for 2-year-olds. “The Champagne is a top race, and it’s been a pretty good race for us,” Zito said after War Pass cruised to a 1 1/2 -length win over Pyro and gained automatic entry into the Breeders’ Cup in three weeks.
Breakdowns — at least two of them fatal — marred a record slate of stakes races Saturday at Keeneland in which four horses earned automatic spots in the Breeders’ Cup. Teuflesberg, the 17th-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, pulled up short in the Grade 3 Phoenix Handicap with fractures to both front legs.
The Cleveland Indians could end a few eras Sunday night. Roger Clemens could be taking the mound for the last time. Alex Rodriguez could be playing his final game in pinstripes. Joe Torre could be managing for his future with the New York Yankees. Ahead 2-0 in their best-of-five AL division series after swarming the Yankees at the Jake, the youthful Tribe could be starting a run of their own: The…
When the Pittsburgh Pirates last fired a manager this quickly, he couldn’t get his team into the World Series. Jim Tracy was let go because he didn’t produce anything resembling a winning season. Tracy was ousted Friday after two years filled with long losing streaks and little discernible progress by a team that has had 15 consecutive losing seasons, one short of the major league record.
Mets pitcher Tom Glavine declined his $13 million option with New York on Friday, making himself eligible for free agency. The 41-year-old lefty, who got his 300th win this year, gets a $3 million buyout in addition to his $7.5 million salary this year. “Tom has not had enough time to sufficiently think things through with his family and did not want to make a decision until he the opportunity with…
Finallymadeit beat Bow Out by 6 1/2 lengths Saturday in the $50,000 Hooting Star Stakes at Calder Race Course. Finallymadeit, ridden by Eduardo Nunez, ran 5 furlongs in 57.75 and paid $3.20, $2.60 and $2.10. Bow Out returned $5 and $2.10, and Tale of a Monster paid $2.10 to show.
