Archive for May, 2009
Rangers LHP Harrison to miss start
Rangers left-hander Matt Harrison will miss his next start Saturday night against the Oakland Athletics with a sore shoulder. Harrison experienced some shoulder stiffness before Monday nights 11-1 loss to the New York Yankees, then felt some pain during a postgame workout. Harrison gave up seven runs and a career-high 11 hits in five innings [...]
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Posada plays in extended spring training game
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada may be able to rejoin the team for a weekend series in Cleveland after missing more than three weeks because of a strained right hamstring. Its possible as early as Friday, yeah, New York manager Joe Girardi said before Wednesday nights game at Texas. Hes a big bat weve been missing. [...]
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Tuesdays National League Capsules
CINCINNATI -Joey Votto hit a two-run homer in the seventh – an inning after right-hander Roy Oswalt failed to hold a lead against the team hes beaten like no other – and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 6-4 victory Tuesday night that sent the Houston Astros to their sixth straight loss. Vottos homer off [...]
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Tuesdays American League Capsules
KANSAS CITY, Mo -Zack Greinke struck out eight while pitching his fifth complete game and Mitch Maier drove in three runs after coming off the bench, leading the Kansas City Royals past the Detroit Tigers 6-1 Tuesday night. Greinke (8-1), who leads the majors in ERA, complete games and shutouts (two), allowed six hits and [...]
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Smoltz up and down in 2nd minor league rehab start
Rehabbing pitcher John Smoltz took another step toward returning to the Boston Red Sox. The 42-year-old right-hander tossed 3 1-3 innings for the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs on Tuesday night, allowing one run and three hits while striking out two and throwing 60 pitches. Another rung in the ladder, he told nearly 30 reporters – [...]
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Flames GM Darryl Sutter not ruling out coaching
Darryl Sutter has three coaching candidates in mind for the Calgary Flames. If none stand out as the right choice, the general manager is prepared to take over again behind the bench. Sutter, who coached the Flames from 2002-06, was asked Tuesday if he was including himself in the search for Mike Keenans successor. Right [...]
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Former NHL forward Peter Zezel dies at age 44
Peter Zezel, a center who played 15 NHL seasons after breaking into the league as a teenager with the Philadelphia Flyers, has died. He was 44. Zezel struggled with the rare blood disease hemolytic anemia for the past 10 years and died on Tuesday. Zezel suffered from the ailment off and on, but had rebounded [...]
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Balsillie sets deadline for ruling on Coyotes
Jim Balsillies bid to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes and move the franchise to southern Ontario will be withdrawn if it isnt approved by the US Bankruptcy Court by the end of June. Balsillies deadline appeared in documents filed Tuesday by the attorneys for Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes. The Canadian businessman says the sale must be [...]
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Lakers look to clean up inside game against Denver
Pau Gasol wants the ball inside against the Denver Nuggets. Only hes not about to pull a Keyshawn Johnson and order his Los Angeles Lakers teammates to just give me the damn ball. Thats not the Spaniards way. Gasol is all about finesse on and off the court, so hell leave the angry big man [...]
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Cuban silent after judge hears arguments
Mark Cuban was uncharacteristically reserved when he appeared in a federal courtroom Tuesday to hear attorneys argue the merits of the Securities and Exchange Commissions case against him for insider trading. Sitting in the front row of the gallery with members of his legal team, the Dallas Mavericks owner wore a black suit instead of [...]
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