Quarterback Jeff Garcia is returning to the Bay Area after agreeing to a deal with the Oakland Raiders. Raiders senior executive John Herrera told the Associated Press that the four-time Pro Bowler will join the club’s offseason workout program immediately alongside starter JaMarcus Russell. Garcia spent the past two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, [...]
Jeff Suppan happily agrees when he’s called the most boring guy in a Brewers uniform. He won’t look into the future and he rarely looks back. He’ll talk about the pitch that Philadelphia’s Jimmy Rollins hit for a leadoff home run in Game 4 of last year’s National League Division Series, but it’s more difficult [...]
If Derek Lowe had been this dominant last October, the Philadelphia Phillies might not be World Series champions. Lowe pitched eight superb innings, three Braves hit home runs off Brett Myers, and Atlanta beat the defending champs 4-1 in the major league opener Sunday night. Lowe (1-0) allowed two hits, no walks, struck out four [...]
Roger Penske has apparently found his new team leader. With the future of longtime Team Penske star Helio Castroneves in doubt as he stands trial on federal tax evasion charges, and replacement Will Power new to the team, Penske has placed some added responsibility on the slim shoulders of 27-year-old Ryan Briscoe. Briscoe, starting his [...]
Only one team can win it all. Whoever does will say it was meant to be. For the North Carolina players who skipped turning pro after last season, a championship was the only realistic goal. For the Michigan State players who are playing for more than just themselves in an economically battered state, this is [...]
Kyle Busch made it a Texas trio in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Busch won his third consecutive Nationwide race in Texas with another dominating performance Saturday, leading a race-record 178 of 200 laps to win the O’Reilly 300 even though he insisted it wasn’t as easy as it looked. “I was uncomfortable because of the [...]
Jeff Gordon had gone so long without winning a race, that he picked up a new trick or two watching other drivers celebrate. No, not a backflip a la Carl Edwards. After the obligatory burnout on the frontstretch for his first victory ever at Texas, one that ended his career-high 47-race winless drought in the [...]
