Mired in the longest winless streak of his career, Dontrelle Willis was desperate for run support. So the Florida Marlins scored 14 times Tuesday night. Willis earned his first win since May 29, striking out 11 in seven innings and letting the Marlins’ bats do the rest in a 14-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Roy Halladay didn’t give the Los Angeles Angels a chance to recover from some sloppy fielding. The right-hander pitched his major league-leading fifth complete game and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of four errors to beat the Angels 4-1 on Tuesday night. “There aren’t many people who can do as many things with the baseball that he can and marry it with the control,” Angels manager Mike…
John McCargo’s injury troubles continued Tuesday when the Bills backup defensive tackle hurt his left ankle and was unable to complete practice. Coach Dick Jauron said McCargo was fine, but will have more tests. The Bills, coming off a 13-10 win over New Orleans in their preseason-opener last week, prepare to host Atlanta on Friday.
The NFL’s new guidelines on concussion management include a telephone hotline that will make it easier to report to the league when a player with a head injury is being forced to practice or play against medical advice. The league’s new concussion guidelines, many of which stemmed from a conference in June involving team trainers and doctors, were formalized Tuesday and will be sent to all players…
His speed and spunk made him a Hall of Famer. “Holy cow!” made Phil Rizzuto famous. Popular as a player and beloved as a broadcaster, the New York Yankees shortstop during their dynasty years of the 1940s and 1950s died Monday night. “The Scooter” was 89. Rizzuto had pneumonia and died in his sleep at a nursing home in West Orange, N.J., daughter Patricia Rizzuto said Tuesday.
Pedro Martinez pitched three perfect innings in his second rehabilitation start Tuesday before allowing three runs in the fourth. Martinez, who has been working his way back from right shoulder surgery in October, threw 60 pitches for the New York Mets’ Rookie-level Gulf Coast League team and then another 20 fastballs in the bullpen.
The Baltimore Ravens had just opened the preseason with a rout of the Philadelphia Eagles, and coach Brian Billick delightedly counted down all the positives. “Really, really solid start. The things I’m most pleased about: One, no injuries. No. 2, no turnovers and only three penalties,” Billick said. “That’s pretty unique for a first preseason game.
Hanging in Arthur Blank’s opulent headquarters is a signed photograph of his star quarterback breaking away from a defender, a memento of happier times for the Atlanta Falcons. “To: Arthur. Thanks for everything. Michael Vick. #7.” Well, it looks as if that picture may soon be coming down. The Falcons said Tuesday they wanted to suspend Vick over dogfighting allegations, and their owner left open the…
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy planned to plead guilty in federal court on Wednesday to charges alleging he wagered on games he officiated, a person familiar with the betting scandal probe said. Donaghy was to turn himself at Brooklyn federal court, the person, who was not authorized to speak about the case, told Sports Betting News late Tuesday on condition of anonymity.
Second baseman Placido Polanco and outfielder Craig Monroe were sick with the flu and scratched from the Detroit Tigers’ series-opener against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Ryan Raburn started at second while Marcus Thames took Monroe’s spot in the left field. Curtis Granderson, who wasn’t in manager Jim Leyland’s original lineup, played center field and batted leadoff.
