Anaheim Ducks right winger Todd Bertuzzi was placed on the injured list Monday because of a concussion sustained a night earlier against Minnesota. He is expected to be out at least a week, the team said. Bertuzzi signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Ducks during the offseason, leaving the Detroit Red Wings.
Anaheim Ducks right winger Todd Bertuzzi was placed on the injured list Monday because of a concussion sustained a night earlier against Minnesota. He is expected to be out at least a week, the team said. Bertuzzi signed a two-year, $8 million contract with the Ducks during the offseason, leaving the Detroit Red Wings.
Jim Balsillie’s $220 million offer for the Nashville Predators fell through in June after he started taking season ticket deposits in Canada. On the Internet, however, fans still can put down a deposit for the “Hamilton Predators.” The Nashville group trying to finalize its $193 million purchase by Oct.
Jim Balsillie’s $220 million offer for the Nashville Predators fell through in June after he started taking season ticket deposits in Canada. On the Internet, however, fans still can put down a deposit for the “Hamilton Predators.” The Nashville group trying to finalize its $193 million purchase by Oct.
Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik sustained a concussion while being leveled during Saturday’s game in Toronto but is expected to play Wednesday against New Jersey. Pittsburgh coach Michel Therrien said Orpik passed a neuropsychological test and was cleared to resume playing. Orpik didn’t practice Monday.
Cam Ward lost about 20 pounds. What he hasn’t lost lately are many games. A winner of four straight starts, Carolina’s slimmed-down goalie has yet to lose in regulation and has emerged as a big reason for the first-place Hurricanes’ quick start this season. Six months ago, the Hurricanes became just the third team in the modern era to drop from Stanley Cup champions to playoff no-shows.
The additional day off in the middle of the league championship series is affecting more than the start date of the World Series. It’s changing how the pitching staffs are used in Games 3 and 4. “You can extend guys a little bit more. You can maybe go to guys a little bit earlier,” Cleveland manager Eric Wedge said Monday, before the Indians took on the Boston Red Sox in Game 3 of the ALCS.
Baseball investigator George Mitchell has received an extensive paper trail documenting performance-enhancing drugs sent to players by former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, a person familiar with the probe said Monday. Among the documents Mitchell and his staff have obtained are invoices detailing the substances sent to players, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity…
Fastball is a poor name for the pitch when Paul Byrd throws it. Compare it with the speed of Tim Wakefield’s knuckleball, though, and it’s positively blazing. So when those two starters square off in Game 4 of the AL championship series Tuesday night, patience will be a priority for Indians and Red Sox hitters.
With its matchup of small-market, tradition-poor teams, the National League Championship Series is setting television ratings lows. The Colorado Rockies’ 11-inning 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 2 on Friday night drew a 2.2 national rating, less than half of the lowest-ever prime time LCS rating before this season (4.9).
