As much as Trent Green enjoyed his six years with the Kansas City Chiefs, he doesn’t have time for nostalgia. So when he travels to Arrowhead Stadium for the Miami Dolphins’ exhibition game against his former team Thursday night, Green’s focus will be on the present rather than the past. To Green, the game means an opportunity for the Miami offense to rebound after a dreadful showing in Saturday…
Four men charged in the armed robbery of Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker during a home invasion remained jailed Saturday without bond. A judge denied bond for 28-year-old Antoine Larkins and 25-year-old Demorris Hill. Attorneys for the two other men charged — Phillip Allison, 28, and 23-year-old Gregory Reedfields — waived their clients’ right to a hearing.
Able to run and jump without pain for the first time in five years, Penny Hardaway insists there’s still much he can do in the NBA. The Miami Heat apparently agree. Hardaway spoke Friday about his new contract with the Heat, one that comes with no financial guarantees for the 36-year-old who has battled knee problems for much of a career that once seemed destined for superstardom.
When the San Diego Padres weren’t hitting the ball over the fences, they simply waited for ball four. Rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff homered and hit a two-run single during the six-run second inning, carrying Greg Maddux and the Padres to an 8-0 win over erratic Jeff Francis and the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
The St. Louis Cardinals were hurting the last time they were in Milwaukee. This time around, they’re climbing back into the pennant race. The Cardinals pounded out a season-high 19 hits in a 12-4 victory over the Brewers on Tuesday night, drawing the Cardinals closer to contention in the N.L. Central and spoiling the Brewers’ 1982 World Series team reunion.
Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin underwent more tests in the hospital Tuesday as he missed another day of practice while recovering from a viral infection. Kiffin has been at the Queen of the Valley Medical Center since Monday morning for tests and observation. The hospital didn’t provide information on his condition, but the Raiders said the coach would stay there again Tuesday night.
The New York Jets and first-round draft pick Darrelle Revis were closing in on a deal Tuesday night that would end the touted cornerback’s lengthy training camp holdout. “We’ve made major, substantial progress,” Revis’ agent, Neil Schwartz, told Sports Betting News. “We’re working on it right now.” Schwartz was at the Jets’ headquarters at Hofstra University late Tuesday night discussing a deal…
Jaguars guard/tackle Stockar McDougle ruptured his left Achilles’ tendon and will be out for the season, the team’s second significant injury along the offensive line. Jacksonville already was playing without starting center Brad Meester, who broke his right ankle two weeks ago and will miss at least the first three games of the regular season.
Prosecutors have more leverage against Michael Vick now that his remaining two co-defendants decided to plead guilty while he has maintained his innocence in a federal dogfighting conspiracy case. “He’s hanging out there by himself, and that’s a very uncomfortable place to be,” said Anne Coughlin, a University of Virginia School of Law professor and expert on criminal procedure.
