Teuflesberg was resting comfortably Thursday after successful surgery to fuse two broken bones in the 3-year-old colt’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.
Silber ended an 0-for-19 skid Thursday, beating Aunt Pink by a head in the $47,800 feature race for California-bred fillies and mares at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meeting. Ridden by Corey Nakatani, Silber ran a mile on the turf course in 1:35.70 and paid $8.40, $4.40 and $3. Nakatani picked up the mount at the last minute when scheduled rider Martin Pedroza left because of personal issues.
Jamal Crawford scored 16 points, Zach Randolph added 15, and the New York Knicks beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 112-85 Thursday night in a preseason home opener that often felt more like a road game. There was little reaction toward Isiah Thomas during introductions in the first game in New York since a jury found that the coach and Madison Square Garden sexually harassed former team executive Anucha…
Ryan Newman dominates qualifying at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson dominates the races.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are sticking with the same roster in the NL championship series that they used in sweeping the Chicago Cubs in the first round. Manager Bob Melvin’s roster, announced Thursday morning, again includes 11 pitchers, three catchers, seven infielders and four outfielders. The Colorado Rockies announced their roster on Wednesday night.
Julio Lugo has one of Manny Ramirez’s baseball cards hanging by his locker, only there’s something out of place: The slugger is wearing a Cleveland Indians uniform. It’s Ramirez, all right, the same guy now batting cleanup for Boston. He played his first 6 1/2 years for the Indians before signing with the Red Sox in 2000.
If the Yankees plan to keep calling on Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning, they might want to think carefully about who would be handing him the ball. Rivera isn’t happy that Joe Torre could be out as manager in New York and said the team’s decision will be factored into whether he returns. “I don’t feel good about it,” Rivera said Wednesday, two days after the Yankees’ third straight exit in the…
Canucks center Ryan Kesler called for Philadelphia Flyers enforcer Jesse Boulerice to receive a 20-game suspension for cross-checking him in the head. Boulerice faces an automatic review by NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell after he received a match penalty and game misconduct for the incident in the third period of Philadelphia’s 8-2 victory in Vancouver on Wednesday night.
Just as Byron Leftwich was celebrating his increased practice time with the Atlanta Falcons, the quarterback left the field Thursday after twisting his right ankle. For Leftwich, it’s a painfully familiar story. Leftwich missed 15 games with injuries the last two years with the Jacksonville Jaguars, including 10 games with a bad ankle.
