Detroit rookie Rodney Stuckey broke his left hand in the third quarter of the Pistons’ 104-85 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. The first-round pick from Eastern Washington had 10 points in 13 minutes before he was injured late in th
Dustin Pedroia hit a leadoff home run, Josh Beckett got off to the best World Series start since Sandy Koufax and the Boston Red Sox led the Colorado Rockies 4-1 after three innings Wednesday night in Game 1. The wild-card Rockies had won 21 of 22 games coming in, but they also had eight days off before this opener.
Red Sox manager Terry Francona has been swamped with good wishes from his Boston brethren during the postseason. New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick e-mailed him twice. Athletic director Gene DeFilippo of Boston College, ranked second in the nation in football, called. DeFilippo is quite a booster.
The San Diego Chargers, some of them forced from their homes by the threat of wildfires, worked out at the Arizona Cardinals’ training facility Wednesday and awaited word on where and when their next game will be played. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders planned to decide Thursday whether the Chargers will be able to play Houston as scheduled Sunday at their Qualcomm Stadium home.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Byron Leftwich underwent surgery on his right ankle Wednesday and will be out three to four weeks, giving Joey Harrington another chance as the starter. In his first start for the Falcons, Leftwich sustained a high ankle sprain against New Orleans in a 22-16 loss Sunday. The surgical procedure will help speed the recovery process, coach Bobby Petrino said.
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Right wing Alexander Semin came off injured reserve before the Washington Capitals’ game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Semin missed six of the season’s first seven games because of a sprained right ankle. Last season, he was second on the Capitals in goals (38) and points (73), behind only Alex Ovechkin in both categories, and led the club with 17 power-play goals.
Rangers forward Ryan Callahan will be sidelined indefinitely because of a sprained knee, yet another blow to New York’s struggling offense. Callahan, who has one of New York’s 13 goals in eight games this season, was injured Tuesday night at Pittsburgh in the Rangers’ second consecutive 1-0 defeat. An MRI taken Wednesday revealed a Grade 2 sprain that won’t require surgery.
The Edmonton Oilers placed defenseman Sheldon Souray on the injured list with a sprained left shoulder and recalled Ladislav Smid on Wednesday. Souray has missed three games since being injured against Vancouver on Oct. 13. He is expected to be out two more weeks. He had a goal and an assist in six games.
New York Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma missed practice Wednesday with a knee injury and underwent tests to determine how long it might keep him sidelined. Coach Eric Mangini said Vilma was injured during the Jets’ 38-31 loss at Cincinnati on Sunday, but didn’t specify when it occurred or to which knee.
