Stressing that the order could change before Opening Day, Brewers manager Ken Macha set his Spring Training starting rotation on Monday and tabbed right-hander Jeff Suppan to pitch Wednesday’s Cactus League opener against the A’s. Suppan will be followed by Yovani Gallardo at Mesa, Ariz., against the Cubs on Thursday. Manny Parra, the lone left-hander [...]
The Atlanta Braves completed a $2.5 million, one-year contract with Garret Anderson on Tuesday after he passed a physical. The 36-year-old Anderson had spent his entire 15-year career with the Los Angeles Angels, where he made three All-Star appearances and batted .300 or better seven times. The Braves had to go to a backup plan [...]
Ken Griffey Jr. could get a total of $5 million this year in his return to Seattle if he stays healthy and fans flock to see him. The Mariners have layered performance bonuses based upon plate appearances and attendance that could net Griffey an additional $3 million — on top of the $2 million in [...]
The New Jersey Nets needed something outrageous to beat the Philadelphia 76ers. Devin Harris provided it with a halfcourt heave to beat the buzzer that needed a long review before it counted. Harris hit an unbelievable lunging 47-footer at the horn, and the Nets snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 98-96 victory against [...]
After he had a pair of streaks snapped in his previous game, Alexander Ovechkin didn’t take long to get back on track and help the Washington Capitals rebound. Although he has a league-best 43 goals and a team-leading 77 points, the NHL’s reigning MVP has none against Philadelphia in two meetings this season. Given his [...]
Marvin Harrison refused to take a pay cut. The Indianapolis Colts couldn’t afford to keep him without one. On Monday, the two sides reached agreement on one thing: Harrison will be a free agent. Agent Tom Condon told the Associated Press that Indianapolis has agreed to release the franchise’s all-time leading receiver, although an official [...]
Trevor Hoffman will close games this season for the Brewers, but how will the rest of the bullpen shape up? Manager Ken Macha offered few clues during the first week of Spring Training workouts, saying that he’d make decisions about roles later in camp, or perhaps not at all. “I will probably sit down with [...]
Sidney Crosby got just the break the Pittsburgh Penguins needed to end their road woes. Crosby scored his second goal of the game with Flyers goalie Martin Biron nowhere near the net, helping the Penguins beat Philadelphia 5-4 Saturday for their first road win in nearly six weeks. “It was really a good break,” Crosby [...]
Michigan State showed some physical and mental toughness just in time to keep its narrow lead in the Big Ten race. Kalin Lucas scored 17 points to help the sixth-ranked Spartans come from behind to beat Wisconsin 61-50 on Sunday. Goran Suton had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Michigan State (21-5, 11-3), which leads [...]
Kyle Busch didn’t need any last-lap heroics this time. The NASCAR star simply stayed out front in Saturday’s truck race. Busch led 95 of 100 laps in capturing his second straight win on the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway oval. It was his 10th series victory. Last week at Daytona, Busch failed to make late-race passes [...]
