Kenny Rogers knew all along where he wanted to be. The 43-year-old left-hander ended his free agency Friday when he agreed to a $8 million, one-year deal that will keep him with the Detroit Tigers for a third season. “There was really never any other choice but Detroit,” said Rogers, who represented himself in contract negotiations.
Barry Bonds’ entourage would arrive at BALCO on Saturdays and after hours so that the slugger could have his blood and urine samples collected in peace. Dr. Arthur Ting was part of a group that arrived at the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative’s Burlingame headquarters in November 2001. The doctor that day drew Bonds’ blood, an unusually pedestrian lab technician role for an otherwise prominent…
The Miami-Dade Police Department arrested four people Friday in connection with the shooting death of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor. Police spokeswoman Linda O’Brien identified the men as: Venjah K. Hunte, 20; Eric Rivera Jr., 17; Jason Scott Mitchell, 17; and Charles Kendrick Lee Wardlow, 18. O’Brien said the charges for each had not yet been determined, but “we are talking murder and…
Running back Shaun Alexander will start in the Seahawks’ game Sunday at Philadelphia after practicing for a third straight day following a 3 1/2 -week absence with a sprained knee. Exactly how much the NFL’s 2005 MVP will play remains unclear. Alexander also has a broken left wrist and will wear a cast in the game.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Rashad McCants was a surprise scratch Friday night against San Antonio because of what the team called a sore right knee. McCants, who is Minnesota’s second-leading scorer at 14.4 points per game, missed one game earlier this season after spraining his right ankle. His right knee, however, is more of a concern for the Timberwolves; the third-year player from North…
Smush Parker was on the Miami Heat inactive list again Friday night, while the team investigated an altercation earlier in the week between the guard and a valet parking attendant. Parker is not expected to travel with Miami on Saturday. The team opens a six-game road trip in Denver on Sunday. He has not been suspended by the team, yet will remain inactive until the team completes its look into what…
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James will sit out with a sprained left index finger Friday night against the Toronto Raptors, who will be without forward Chris Bosh because of a strained groin. James, the league’s leading scorer, is averaging 30.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 8.1 assists. Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said guard Devin Brown would start in James’ place.
A jury awarded $9.5 million Friday to the family of former Chicago Blackhawks star Keith Magnuson in a wrongful-death lawsuit against former NHL player Rob Ramage, whose drunken driving accident left Magnuson dead. Magnuson’s wife and two children filed the suit against Ramage and National Car Rentals of Canada.
The NHL’s board of governors believes the league’s scoring downturn is just a temporary condition. The league’s owners and top executives adjourned their two-day meeting Friday by agreeing to leave their game alone for the time being. Though they discussed nearly every aspect of the league, commissioner Gary Bettman and many governors believe the extensive rule changes after the lockout deserve…
Ottawa defenseman Anton Volchenkov may be sidelined up to a month because of a broken right index finger. Volchenkov was hurt during Ottawa’s 6-5 loss to the Nashville Predators on Thursday night, the Senators’ fifth straight defeat. “I knew right away (it was broken),” Volchenkov said. “It’s a pretty bad injury.
