Tampa Bay acquired running back Michael Bennett from the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday, hoping he helps them compensate for the loss of injured tailbacks Carnell “Cadillac” Williams and Michael Pittman. Bennett, a first-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2001, has rushed for 3,426 yards and 12 touchdowns in seven NFL seasons.
Many predicted the Carolina Panthers would have a quarterback controversy this season. Nobody thought it would involve 43-year-old Vinny Testaverde. When asked Tuesday who would start Carolina’s next game, coach John Fox signaled it was an open competition between David Carr and Testaverde. “I think right now we’re going to evaluate it as we go,” Fox said.
San Jose Sharks coach Ron Wilson shook up his lines to try and spark his struggling forwards. It worked, but he was quick to give most of the credit to Joe Thornton. Thornton, the Sharks’ top center, scored one goal and set up others by Joe Pavelski and Jonathan Cheechoo during a 3:20 span early in the third period to break a tie and lift San Jose to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on…
The NHL Players’ Association officially nominated former assistant U.S. attorney Paul Kelly on Monday for its executive director position. The unanimous nomination was made during a conference call Monday night with the union’s 30 player representatives, who will conduct a secret ballot vote during the next week.
Rockies slugger Matt Holliday wished he could split up his newly received NL championship series MVP trophy, and dole out equal portions to every teammate. The way this team has played, that’s not a bad thought. “It took everybody,” Holliday said after helping Colorado complete a four-game sweep of Arizona on Monday night, earning the franchise’s first trip to the World Series.
Tatum Bell expects the NFL’s trading deadline to come and go Tuesday, leaving him with the Detroit Lions. Bell said reports about his agent asking the Lions last week to trade him were overblown, but the running back acknowledged being unhappy with his role and the timing of it. “It’s frustrating, being a contract year.
Playing home games on consecutive nights against teams they eliminated from the playoffs last season presented the defending champion Anaheim Ducks with a stiff challenge, considering how depleted their roster is. They were happy to come out of it with a satisfying split. Samuel Pahlsson scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal with 10:58 left in the third period to lead the Ducks to a 6-3 victory…
Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo scored in a 3:20 span early in the third period to break open a tie game and lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night. Evgeni Nabokov finished with 24 saves, keeping the Sharks in the game early with a handful of highlight stops before the struggling San Jose offense got untracked.
The Colorado Rockies are roaring into the World Series like no team before them. More momentum. More rest, too. With their 21st win in 22 games, the relentless Rockies beat the rattled Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 in Game 4 Monday night to sweep the NL championship series at chilly Coors Field. Series MVP Matt Holliday hit a three-run homer into the pine-filled rock pile in center field that capped a…
Matt Holliday must wait until next month to find out if he’s the National League MVP. In the meantime, he’s already got a trophy to put on his mantle. Holliday hit a three-run homer that helped the Colorado Rockies complete a four-game sweep in the NL championship series Monday night with a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
