Ryan Briscoe and Danica Patrick actually ended up talking after their much-celebrated run-in at the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Briscoe didn’t apologize, and says he and Patrick didn’t really hash out their differences. About the only thing the two drivers agreed on was that it’s time to move on. “It probably wasn’t the best time [...]
Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports agreed to a two-year contract extension with Dupont on Thursday that keeps the four-time Cup champion with the only primary sponsor he’s had through 2010. The extension keeps together the long-time active driver/owner/sponsor combination in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series. “I started my career with DuPont and I hope to end [...]
The best hitter in the big leagues has a new description for Jorge Campillo’s deceptive pitches. “He’s throwing the invis-a-ball up there,” Chipper Jones said. The only thing stopping the reliever-turned-starter now is painful blisters. Campillo had his first career hit to score two, and Mark Teixeira homered and drove in four runs to lift [...]
The Lakers celebrated the Western Conference championship before their adoring fans at Staples Center, but not too hard. They have one more goal to reach before the real excitement begins. Kobe Bryant scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat the defending [...]
The youthful Los Angeles Lakers maintain they’re not close to being a finished product. And yet, they’re one win away from earning their first NBA finals berth in four years, with as many as three shots at it if necessary. In the process, they just might put an end to the San Antonio Spurs’ era [...]
The Indy Racing League has set July 26 for the Rexall Edmonton Indy, one of two street course events added to the IndyCar schedule this season from the former Champ Car Series. The date for the other race, at Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia, has not been set but is expected to be run on [...]
Boston’s three All-Stars finally put it all together to move the Celtics one win away from the NBA Finals for the first time since the original Big Three’s heyday. Ray Allen scored 29, hitting a long 2-pointer with a minute left after Detroit came within one point, then he and Kevin Garnett each made a [...]
The Penguins are 0-for-The Joe but downright perfect at home. After two shutout losses to the Red Wings in Detroit’s Joe Louis Arena, Sidney Crosby scored Pittsburgh’s first two goals of the Stanley Cup Finals and carried the Penguins to a 3-2 victory Wednesday. The Red Wings still lead the series 2-1, with Game 4 [...]
Rickie Weeks delivered a run-scoring triple in the eighth inning to make a winner of Jeff Suppan, who baffled the Atlanta Braves over eight innings in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 1-0 victory Wednesday night. Braves starter Jo-Jo Reyes had given up just two hits and retired 14 batters in a row before walking J.J. Hardy on [...]
Ryan Braun has his big new contract, and now he has a chance to make it to his first All-Star Game. Braun is ranked ninth among National League outfielders in online balloting for the All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, the only Brewers outfielder in the top 15. Prince Fielder, who last year was the NL’s [...]
