Panthers quarterback Vinny Testaverde missed practice Wednesday, leaving David Carr the front-runner to start on Sunday at Tennessee. The 43-year-old Testaverde aggravated a right Achilles’ tendon injury in the first half of Carolina’s loss to Indianapolis. He sat out the second half and has been receiving extensive treatment the past three days.
On the eve of his 16th NBA season, even Miami Heat center Shaquille O’Neal sees extra significance in opening night. Standings-wise, it’s just the first of 82 games, the start of the grueling six-month march toward the postseason. But to O’Neal, opening night merely represents the first chance to get into first place — which may explain why he’s only been part of two season-starting losses in his…
The stud fees are in from Darley America: Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense will stand for $75,000, Hard Spun for $50,000. Street Sense closed out his career with a disappointing fourth-place finish in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup at Monmouth Park on Saturday, with Hard Spun finishing second behind Curlin.
William Condren, co-owner of Kentucky Derby winners Strike the Gold and Go for Gin, has died. He was 74. Condren died Monday at Massachusetts General Hospital, the hospital said. The cause of death was not released. Condren and Joseph Cornacchia won the 1991 Derby at Churchill Downs with Strike the Gold, and three years later Condren and co-owner B.
Riding shotgun with Tony Stewart at 170 mph is a pain in the neck.
Riding shotgun with Tony Stewart at 170 mph is a pain in the neck.
NASCAR officials and Sunoco are investigating how water got into the racing fuel during Sunday’s NExtel Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
NASCAR officials and Sunoco are investigating how water got into the racing fuel during Sunday’s NExtel Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Valtteri Filppula gave the Detroit Red Wings a rare win in Edmonton and kept the Oilers from salvaging a point from overtime. Filppula scored with just 24.4 seconds left in the third period to give the Detroit Red Wings their sixth win in a row, 2-1 over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. “We were all thinking it was looking like overtime,” Oilers coach Craig MacTavish said.
Road arenas feel like home sweet home to the Phoenix Coyotes. Fredrik Sjostrom scored on a wraparound with 2:58 to go, capping a strong third period in the Coyotes’ 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Phoenix is 1-5 at home, the only victory coming over the Blues in the season opener, and 3-1 on the road.
