The Louisiana Superdome, for now still scheduled to host an NFL regular-season opener Sunday between the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, appeared to be in good condition after the worst of Hurricane Gustav had passed, the stadium’s operator said. “We’re in good shape,” said Doug Thornton, vice president of SMG, the company that [...]
LSU and Troy share a common bye week should their game this week in Baton Rouge be cancelled due to Hurricane Gustav or its after effects. Troy coach Larry Blakeney said Monday that his program was in a “holding pattern” on deciding whether to play the game scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on Saturday at [...]
Federal prosecutors are considering charging the wife and mother-in-law of Barry Bonds’ personal trainer in an effort to pressure Greg Anderson to testify against the slugger during his perjury trial, the New York Times reported. A lawyer representing Anderson’s wife, Nicole Gestas, and others familiar with the matter told the newspaper that prosecutors are considering [...]
Danica Patrick would be ecstatic with another strong run at Detroit Indy Grand Prix. After starting 11th at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park, Patrick worked her way up to fifth late in the race when the cars running second, third and fourth were involved in an incident with two laps to go. Patrick sped [...]
If the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina wasn’t enough to remind Saints offensive lineman Jammal Brown what he went through when New Orleans flooded, the latest storm to threaten the Gulf Coast certainly did. As much as any Saints player, Brown could relate to the anxiety Tropical Storm Gustav was causing in south Louisiana. A [...]
Veteran NHL defenseman Bryan Berard will attempt to make an NHL club on a tryout contract, after being invited to training camp with the Philadelphia Flyers. “Bryan has been around a number of years now (and) he has been a good defenseman for quite some time,” said Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren. “I’m excited about [...]
Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski was released from a hospital Tuesday, one week after having triple bypass surgery. The former Boston Red Sox outfielder had surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital after experiencing chest pains. His discharge was announced by team spokesman John Blake. Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown by [...]
Former Portland Trail Blazers center Kevin Duckworth died while on a trip to the Oregon Coast to host a free basketball clinic. He was 44. The Lincoln County sheriff’s office confirmed the death. Duckworth died Monday. The 7-foot Duckworth averaged 11.8 points and 5.8 rebounds over 11 seasons in the NBA, helping Portland reach the [...]
For Helio Castroneves, his first win in 30 races was a matter of faith. Known as Spider Man for his fence-climbing celebrations, Castroneves acknowledged that he checked out the best place to make his climb just in case he won Sunday’s Grand Prix of Sonoma at Infineon Raceway. “I did, actually,” Castroneves said. “There were [...]
Arm-in-arm, they climbed onto the middle of the medals platform, the spot that for so long was U.S. private property. Some players flashed their Olympic medals to the crowd. One pretended to take a bite, just to make sure it was real. Yep, it was gold — the color the Americans always used to win [...]
