Kentucky, Kenny Perry is coming home. Perry shot a 6-under 66 on Sunday to win the Buick Open by a stroke at 19 under, likely locking up a spot on the Ryder Cup team that will face Europe at Valhalla about 40 miles from his birthplace. “I’m ecstatic,” he said. “It really won’t sink in [...]
Vote RYAN BRAUN and not Kosuke Fukudome or Ken Griffey Jr and help get a budding superstar the chance to start in the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium on July 15th. Ryan Braun needed a lot of votes to put himself closer to a starting spot in the All-Star Game at Yankee stadium on [...]
Maybe a change of scenery is exactly what Tony Stewart needs. His winless streak reached 31 races Sunday when yet another piece of bad luck snatched away what looked like a dominating victory. Stewart led 132 of what turned out to be 284 laps in the rain-shortened Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor [...]
The Milwaukee Brewers activated right-hander Eric Gagne from the 15-day disabled list after Sunday’s game at Minnesota, but manager Ned Yost wasn’t ready to formally assign the former closer a role upon his return. “Reliever,” was all Yost said. With Salomon Torres 12-for-12 in save opportunities since taking over the ninth inning duty, though, Gagne [...]
No more National League foes remain on the schedule for Kevin Slowey and the Minnesota Twins to master, unless they’re able to reach the World Series. Half the season still remains, so Minnesota must prove for three more months its place as a legitimate playoff contender. If the Twins can capture the successful spirit of [...]
Former series champion Kurt Busch stayed on track when the leaders pitted late in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire and the strategy paid off with a win when the race was cut 17 laps short by rain. It is the first victory for the Penske Racing driver since last August at Michigan [...]
The maturation of Manny Parra is happening faster than expected. Parra allowed two hits in seven innings to win his sixth straight start and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota 5-1 on Saturday night to end the Twins’ 10-game winning streak. Bill Hall had a two-run double and Ryan Braun and Corey Hart also had RBI [...]
Tony Stewart isn’t running many races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this series, so he’s making the ones he does drive in count. The two-time Sprint Cup champion, who hasn’t been having much luck and has no wins in the top stock car series this season, drove away Saturday with his fifth victory in seven [...]
Tony Stewart said Friday the new opening at Hendrick Motorsports could affect his decision about where he drives next season.Hendrick Motorsports announced that Casey Mears would not return in the No. 5 Chevrolet. “There’s no one in the garage area that’s not going to look in that direction,” Stewart said. “You’ve got to look at [...]
Tony Stewart is shopping for car sponsorships in anticipation of a potential partnership with Haas CNC Racing, multiple sources told ESPN.com. Although Stewart has a year left on his contract at Joe Gibbs Racing and JGR officials insist he hasn’t asked for a release, the two-time Sprint Cup champion appears prepared to share ownership of [...]
