Maybe the Los Angeles Kings should return to London. Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and two assists and the Detroit Red Wings beat Los Angeles 4-1 on Sunday night, sending the Kings to their fifth consecutive loss. They have just one win so far, beating the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks in the season-opener in London.
Livan Hernandez used all the guile and skill he’d gathered learning the game in Cuba and in 10 major league seasons while trying to keep Arizona in the NL championship series. It served him well — until the sixth inning. Hernandez surrendered a tiebreaking three-run homer to Yorvit Torrealba and the Diamondbacks lost 4-1 to Colorado in Game 3 on Sunday night.
Livan Hernandez used all the guile and skill he’d gathered learning the game in Cuba and in 10 major league seasons while trying to keep Arizona in the NL championship series. It served him well — until the sixth inning. Hernandez surrendered a tiebreaking three-run homer to Yorvit Torrealba and the Diamondbacks lost 4-1 to Colorado in Game 3 on Sunday night.
No more slumbering lumber for the Colorado Rockies, who are one win away from roaring right into their first World Series. With a cold rain falling, Josh Fogg shut down Arizona’s bats in his first postseason start and Yorvit Torrealba hit a tiebreaking three-run homer to fuel the Rockies’ 4-1 victory Sunday night in Game 3 of the NL championship series.
A lot of Reggie Bush, Drew Brees and two crucial special teams plays gave the winless New Orleans Saints a 28-10 lead over the Seattle Seahawks after three quarters on Sunday night. Bush and the Saints’ offense moved with ease through Seattle’s porous defense, suddenly looking like the offensive power of a year ago, not an 0-4 team desperately trying to stay in the NFC South race.
Al Thornton made his first eight shots, and scored 18 of his 24 points in the second quarter to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Golden State Warriors 99-89 in an NBA preseason game Sunday night.
Antawn Jamison scored 17 points and Roger Mason added 11 to help the Washington Wizards to an 86-80 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA preseason game Sunday night.
Jarvis Hayes scored 24 points and Tayshaun Prince added 19 points to help the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 109-106 in a preseason game Sunday.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and nine rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 102-89 victory over Atlanta on Sunday, the Hawks’ first loss in four preseason games
Gotta Have Her raced to her first stakes victory Sunday, winning the $110,000 Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap for 3-year-old fillies at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meeting. Ridden by Richard Migliore, Gotta Have Her held off Silky Smooth by three-quarters of a length while covering a mile on the turf in 1:34.16.
