Teuflesberg was resting comfortably Thursday after successful surgery to fuse two broken bones in the 3-year-old gelding’s left front leg. Teuflesberg fractured two sesamoid bones when he took a misstep along the backstretch during Saturday’s Phoenix Handicap at Keeneland. Larry Bramlage, orthopedic surgeon for horses at Rood and Riddle, said it’s too early for a long-term prognosis.
David Stern is confident that Europe is ready to host a regular-season NBA game. The NBA commissioner, who watched the Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 92-81 in a preseason game at London’s O2 Arena, said Thursday that the British capital would be the best place to start. “Their are only a handful of arenas that could undertake it and I think that London leads that list,” Stern said…
Cardinals reliever Russ Springer is guaranteed $3.5 million next season under his new deal with St. Louis. The 38-year-old right-hander was 8-1 with a 2.18 ERA and appeared in a career-high 76 games while limiting opposing batters to a .181 average. His ERA ranked seventh among NL relievers and his victory total was a career best.
John Schuerholz will resign as general manager of the Atlanta Braves on Thursday after assembling teams that won a record 14 straight division titles and the 1995 World Series championship. A baseball person familiar with the decision said Schuerholz was quitting as GM but would remain with the team in a senior capacity.
Wrexham FC mark the Racecourse’s 200 years as a sporting venue with a pantomime horse race.
Hedo Turkoglu scored 20 points to lead eight Orlando players scored in double figures and the Magic routed the Charlotte Bobcats 123-99 in an NBA exhibition game Wednesday night.
Mike Dunleavy scored 20 points to lead Indiana to a 101-96 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday night in Jim O’Brien’s exhibition debut as Pacers coach.
The Philadelphia Flyers are full of confidence, now that they’ve gotten their offense going. Mike Richards had four points to help the Flyers rout the Vancouver Canucks 8-2 on Wednesday night. Jeff Carter and R.J Umberger scored 13 seconds apart midway through the first, and Daniel Briere scored and set up Simon Gagne before the period ended as Philadelphia built a 4-1 lead.
The Ducks kept their pre-game party going after the final horn sounded. Ryan Getzlaf scored the tying goal and assisted on the game-winner in the third period, helping Stanley Cup champion Anaheim defeat the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Wednesday night in the teams’ only meeting this season. Francois Beauchemin scored at 13:35 of the third, allowing the Ducks to snap a three-game losing streak and notch…
The San Jose Sharks had many chances against Nikolai Khabibulin and the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. It took a late power-play goal by Milan Michalek, however, to finally break through. Michalek’s second power-play goal of the game, with 3:31 left in the third period, snapped a tie and gave the Sharks a 2-1 win.
