Tigers’ Joel Zumaya Suffers Apparent Serious Arm Injury

Mon, Jun 28, 2010

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Flame-throwing Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya suffered what appeared to be a serious arm injury during the eighth inning of Monday night’s Detroit-Minnesota game. Zumaya, who entered the game with two outs in the seventh, was injured with one out in the eighth on [...]

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SN10: Best game-changing receivers

Mon, Jun 28, 2010

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Matt Hayes and Dave Curtis, Sporting News Sporting News college football columnists Matt Hayes and Dave Curtis offer their 10 best for a specific topic each week. This week’s category: game-changing receivers. Matt Hayes’ top 10: A.J. Green is perhaps the best pure receiver in college football. 1. A.J. Green, Georgia: The most complete receiver in the [...]

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Five new QB-WR connections to keep an eye on

Sat, Jun 26, 2010

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Great quarterback–receiver combinations just sound good together, like Manning to Harrison, or Montana to Rice. A busy NFL offseason has created some new QB–WR combos that could put up prolific numbers. Here are five to watch: Anquan Boldin should take the heat off Derrick Mason in Baltimore’s offense. Joe Flacco to Anquan Boldin Why they will click: Boldin is [...]

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Seahawks RB Leon Washington eager to resume dynamic role

Sat, Jun 26, 2010

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RENTON, Wash. — It was a simple zone running play. Jets running back Leon Washington took the handoff and got held up in traffic. Then Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly fell across the back of his right leg, and Washington’s world suddenly became complicated. Leon Washington’s broken leg is nearly fully healed, but he’s being held [...]

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Tom Lewand, Lions President, Arrested For Suspicion of DUI

Sat, Jun 26, 2010

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Lions president Tom Lewand was reportedly arrested Saturday on suspicion of drunk driving in Michigan’s Roscommon County, approximately three hours north of Detroit. According to Tom Leyden of WXYZ in Detroit, Lions officials confirmed Lewand’s arrest. Leyden tweeted a statement from Lewand on [...]

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Three UCLA Football Players Arrested

Sat, Jun 26, 2010

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LOS ANGELES - Three UCLA incoming freshmen football players have been arrested for felony theft, according to the Los Angeles Times. Wide receiver Paul Richardson, defensive back Shaquille Richardson and linebacker Josh Shirley are enrolled at UCLA for summer classes and were arrested [...]

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New-Look Pac-10 Still Unsure of Divisional Setups

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

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With expansion dust finally settled, the Pac-10 has claimed two additional members in Colorado and Utah. Now the real work is set to begin in working out inevitable logistical issues. Much of the public focus will be on how the conference aligns [...]

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Sharks Deal Brad Staubitz to Wild for Pick

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

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The San Jose Sharks have traded forward Brad Staubitz.to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a fifth-round pick in this week’s NHL Entry Draft on Monday, the first of several moves that could reshape the club’s roster. “Brad earns the respect of [...]

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Drayton McLane: Astros Open to ‘Anything’ Entering Trade Season

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

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It seems even Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane has few delusions of grandeur about the position of his team. Criticized in years past for repeatedly blocking serious rebuilding efforts, McLane told the Houston Chronicle the team is “willing to look at anything” [...]

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Notre Dame QB Crist: Kelly ‘demands perfection, and I like that’

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

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It wasn’t so long ago that Dayne Crist didn’t know if he’d be playing football this fall, flat on his back on the turf at the Alamodome with a torn ACL in his right knee and his future as the next Notre Dame quarterback in limbo. A surprisingly quick recovery and an even quicker assimilation into [...]

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