Matt Leinart’s broken collarbone put Kurt Warner back on the first string. It also gave him a chance to relive the glory days. Warner produced three touchdowns against his old team, one in his typical relief role and two more after Leinart was hurt late in the first half of the Arizona Cardinals’ 34-31 victory over the St.
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ top defensive players stood on the sidelines for most of the second half, but only a couple of them were hurt. The rest stayed there simply because the offense wouldn’t let them on the field. The Steelers’ 21-0 victory Sunday over Seattle, led by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s improvising and creativity, might have been one of the few times where a shutout could be…
David Carr walked gingerly out of the locker room and bent down slowly, grimacing and holding his back straight as he placed a set of headphones in the pocket of a suitcase. Simply walking out of the Louisiana Superdome was a struggle once Sunday’s game against the Saints ended. But a combination of pain pills, shots, grit and inspiration drawn from his teammates gave Carr enough strength to lead…
By Bruce Martin PA SportsTicker Contributing Editor
By Bruce Martin PA SportsTicker Contributing Editor
When the Arizona Diamondbacks look across the field at the Colorado Rockies this week, they may feel as if they’re looking into a mirror. The teams took similar routes to an unlikely destination — the NL championship series. “We’re going to have our hands full with Arizona, a tough team,” Rockies outfielder Jeff Baker said.
Win or else! That was George Steinbrenner’s message to Joe Torre before the New York Yankees played the Cleveland Indians on Sunday night. With the Yankees trailing 2-0 in the best-of-five, first-round playoff series, Steinbrenner reverted to the blustering boss of old and said Torre likely wouldn’t return as manager unless New York reaches the AL championship series for the first time in three…
Clint Hurdle has played his hunches during the Colorado Rockies’ incredible 17-1 streak, and almost every time they’ve been right. Managing a mix of mostly young players and a couple of wily veterans, the sixth-year manager said he’s listened as much to his gut as he has his coaching staff. “Sometimes they work and sometimes it’s indigestion,” cracked Hurdle, Colorado’s cutup commander who has…
Patrick Kane beat one of his boyhood heroes on Saturday night to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to their first victory of the season. Kane scored the only goal in the shootout off Dominik Hasek, giving the Blackhawks a 4-3 win after they trailed 3-1 entering the third period. Kane, the first overall pick in this year’s NHL draft, beat Hasek with a backhand shot on the glove side.
