It was the type of move a player usually tries late in a long practice. The right situation presented itself in a game for Columbus’ Rick Nash, however, and it will undoubtedly be a staple on all the highlight shows. Nash scored in his fifth straight game, this one an almost indescribable goal on a shot between his legs, and the Blue Jackets beat the St.
Manny Corpas rarely shows emotion and hardly ever rattles, ingredients that make for a good closer. Friday was different for the Colorado reliever. After the Rockies’ off-day workout before Game 3 of the World Series, Corpas was headed to the airport to pick up his father, Manuel. “This is his first time in Denver, in the U.S., and of course a World Series,” Corpas said.
Daisuke Matsuzaka has a rich contract, a catchy nickname and a worldwide following of fans. Josh Fogg, well, his last name suits him. Not sure where he came from, and it’s hard to tell what’s ahead. Still, anyone who’s been watching the postseason knows this: Fogg is the guy baffling batters while Dice-K has struggled to justify his hype.
Manny Ramirez, in a blue sweat shirt and white do-rag, was laughing and giving teammates a thumbs-up. David Ortiz stood at first base in gray sweats, a red bandanna around his head, the sun glistening off an earring on his left lobe. Out in left field, Julian Tavarez was flat on the grass, getting his legs stretched out in an outfield that’s baseball’s equivalent of a prairie.
The Giles brothers reunion with their hometown San Diego Padres lasted only one season. Second baseman Marcus Giles, the younger brother of right fielder Brian Giles, was put on waivers Friday. The Padres owe Marcus a $500,000 buyout of his $4 million option. Giles opened as the Padres’ leadoff hitter but began slumping in May.
Chased from their homes and practice fields by deadly wildfires, the San Diego Chargers headed home Friday night and will play the Houston Texans at Qualcomm Stadium on Sunday as scheduled. “That’s the best news I’ve heard since this happened,” running back LaDainian Tomlinson said. “I never thought I’d feel so good just going home.” The team worked out for a final time at the Arizona Cardinals’…
Bruton Smith said he’d like to replace Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., with a new track somewhere in the Charlotte area.
Team spirit is just fine at Roush Fenway Racing.
Right wing Dustin Brown, playing his fourth NHL season at only 22, agreed to a six-year extension believed to be worth around $19 million with the Los Angeles Kings, putting him under contract through the 2013-14 season. “Dustin is an integral part of what we are building here with the Kings,” general manager Dean Lombardi said Friday.
Denver Avalanche defenseman Jordan Leopold will have wrist surgery and be sidelined about two months. The team said Friday that Leopold was hurt in the third period of Colorado’s 4-2 victory over the Oilers in Edmonton on Tuesday night. He fractured his wrist in February, his third significant injury last season.
