Rangers place OF Cruz on DL again (AP)
Rangers place OF Cruz on DL again (AP)
Texas Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz is on the disabled list for the third time this season because of hamstring issues. The Rangers placed Cruz on the 15-day DL again Monday before their game at Tampa Bay. The move was retroactive to Sunday, the day after Cruz came out of a game with a tight left hamstring.
O’s put Berken on DL, recall VandenHurk (AP)
Orioles reliever Jason Berken is probably done for the season after an MRI on Monday determined the right-hander has a torn labrum and inflammation in his pitching shoulder. Baltimore placed Berken on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Friday. It is uncertain whether he will pitch again this year.
Delany: Indy best for Big Ten title game (AP)
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said Saturday taking the conference’s first football championship game to Indianapolis was the easiest choice with little time to research other options. Delany was at a downtown Seattle hotel on Saturday as Michigan faced the NCAA infractions committee for rules violations within the Wolverines football program.
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Dumervil deal worth $61.5M through 2015 (AP)
Dumervil deal worth $61.5M through 2015 (AP)
Elvis Dumervil’s route to riches was somewhat unconventional by today’s NFL standards for superstars. He didn’t posture, wasn’t petulant or pouty. He didn’t rip his coaches or the front office, hold out of minicamps or ask for a trade. Coming off an NFL-leading and team-record 17 sacks last season, Dumervil signed his restricted free agent tender and continued working out with…
Giants sign former Titans LB Bulluck (AP)
The New York Giants have agreed to terms with free agent linebacker Keith Bulluck. Agent Gary Wichard says Bulluck and the team came to an agreement Saturday. Media reports said the deal was for one year and $2.5 million. Bulluck has spent his entire 10-year career with the Tennessee Titans. He was a first-round pick out of Syracuse in 2000 and grew up in New City, N.Y., about 30 miles north of where…
Ravens’ Kindle stable after hurting head (AP)
Baltimore Ravens top draft pick Sergio Kindle hurt his head in a fall in Texas, a mishap that will prevent him from reporting to camp on Monday. The injury occurred Thursday night while Kindle was at a house in Austin, Texas. According to the Ravens, it is believed the linebacker fell down two flights of stairs.
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IOC, WHO sign pact to promote healthy lifestyles (AP)
IOC, WHO sign pact to promote healthy lifestyles (AP)
The International Olympic Committee and World Health Organization have agreed to work together to promote healthy lifestyles and tackle child obesity. IOC president Jacques Rogge and WHO director general Margaret Chan signed a five-year agreement Wednesday at Olympic headquarters. The two bodies will cooperate in their respective national offices to influence health policy and target…
Rogge: IOC is OK with BP sponsoring 2012 Games (AP)
President Jacques Rogge said Friday that the International Olympic Committee has had lengthy discussions with London organizers about BP’s sponsorship of the 2012 Summer Games, and the IOC is OK with the deal if the company takes the proper corrective measures after the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Don Coryell was more than just a coach
Don Coryell was more than just a coach
If you like the three-digit numbered route system, H-backs, single-back sets, the modern aerial game, tight ends breaking records out of the slot/flex positions, multi-purpose backs who lead the league in total yards, the route tree, the 1970s Cardinals, 1980s Chargers, 1990s Cowboys, and about half the offenses in the NFL today, you owe the late Don Coryell a hearty handshake and a heartfelt “Thank you”.Coryell, who passed away on July 1 in La Mesa, California, was to the vertical passing game what Mike Holmgren was to the West Coast offense. Perhaps not the ultimate innovator – Sid Gillman was the one who really took the downfield passing game into a new era, just as Bill Walsh cemented the precision passing offense – but the most talented of the second wave of innovators. Coryell coached at San Diego State from 1961 through 1972, and not only did he have have some amazing assistants like John Madden and Joe Gibbs(notes), he was getting cribbed by pro and future pro coaches like Dick Vermeil, who has admitted that the St. Louis Rams’ “Greatest Show on Turf” offense was based on Coryell’s concepts, and then-Rams offensive coordinator Mike Martz has called Coryell the father of the modern passing game. When he moved to the NFL in 1973, and turned the St. Louis Cardinals into a consistent winner for the first time in decades. When he then took over the San Diego Chargers in 1978, he put together one of the most dynamic offenses in NFL history, with Dan Fouts putting up insane numbers throwing to mul;tiple receivers and benefitting from a surprisingly robust running game. The Dallas Cowboys teams than won three super Bowls in four years in the 1990s were very much based on the Coryell offense, as former Coryell assistant Ernie Zampese and Coryell advocate Norv Turner were in charge of those Cowboys game plans. And if you want to understand the scope of Coryell’s influence, consider that 25 years after Coryell left San Diego, Turner is coaching his old team and running a variant of his offense. Coryell’s teams never won or even went to a Super Bowl, but he left as defined a mark on the NFL as any coach and innovator in the league. That he passed away without seeing his name in the Hall of Fame is a real shame, and while a posthumous award would be nice, it would be even more important for people to remember Don Coryell for the genius he was. Hopefully, this NFL Films tribute will help that happen. Sign up for Fantasy Football ’10 today! Auction drafts, live scoring, and an iPhone app — all for free!
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Jets offer $0 guaranteed to Revis; Revis promptly sits down
Jets offer $0 guaranteed to Revis; Revis promptly sits down
Stud New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis(notes) did show up for practice Tuesday, which is good. While at practice, though, Revis decided he’d rather not participate in certain plays, and he took a seat and watched other people sweat.What prompted this poor behavior from Revis? A poor contract offer from the Jets. Revis said the Jets’ latest contract offer to him is an “insult” because it included absolutely no guaranteed money, and if true, yeah, that’s a good reason to plop yourself down on a bench in the middle of practice. No guaranteed money? For the top cornerback, probably the top defensive player, and maybe the best player, period, in the NFL? That’s crazier than JaMarcus Russell(notes) making the Hall of Fame.Said Revis, according to the Associated Press:”It was something just to let them know I can play, and I cannot play. That’s what it is.” More power to you, sir.Honestly, I just don’t know what the Jets are trying to do here. Sure, you start every contract negotiation with a lowball offer, the player starts with a big number, and ideally, you can meet somewhere in the middle. He is due to make $1 million in the fourth season of his six-year rookie deal, and wants to be the league’s highest-paid cornerback.But zero dollars guaranteed? Why? The Jets, a lot of people feel, are poised for a run at the Super Bowl. Revis is a key part of that. You’re going to alienate him, for what reason exactly?It’s like going into a pawn shop, seeing a $5,000 watch you want, and saying, “Rick, I’d like that watch, but instead of giving you $5,000 for it, how about I just poke the Old Man in the eye, you give me $20, and then I take the watch?” It’s just not a sound negotiating tactic.Hopefully, this all gets sorted out before it becomes a real problem for the Jets. Zero in guarantees for Darrelle Revis? Come on now. Other popular stories on Yahoo Sports! • Goals from England vs. U.S. recreated with Legos • Teen sailor speaks in defense of voyage • Ironic home run robbing catch
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Checking in with our favorite sad sacks, the Detroit Lions
Checking in with our favorite sad sacks, the Detroit Lions
Ideally for an NFL team, a weekend in late June would be relatively news-free.Sure, you might have a minicamp going or some new players and coaches trying to get acclimated, but nothing that would make a splashy headline. Generally, the only kind of news this time of year is bad news: things like injuries (Steve Smith), arrests (Golden Tate) or contract disputes (Albert Haynesworth).The Detroit Lions made all kinds of news over the weekend.As Doug Farrar already told you, team president Tom Lewand got popped for drunk driving on Friday night. It’s the kind of thing we’ve (unfortunately) come to expect from a player now and then, but the team president? Come on, we can’t have that.Lewand was the one guy in the world lucky enough to inherit the title of “Guy Who Gets to Replace Matt Millen.” Honestly, sir, we’re not expecting much. As long as you can keep yourself out of handcuffs and not do anything, like, I don’t know, burn Ford Field to the ground … you will be better than the last guy.Ah, who am I kidding. You can get 30 more DUIs (please don’t) and still be better than the last guy.Anyway, Lions owner William Clay Ford is already on record as saying that Lewand’s job is safe, and that the organization is behind him as Lewand gets professional help. That’s good, of course, and I’m glad he’ll have the organization’s support, but it should be noted that William Clay Ford has shown that he’ll tolerate damn near anything from a team president.Elsewhere in the Lions organization, we had a practice on Friday that had to be cut short because Lions wouldn’t stop punching each other. While working on a two-minute drill, what the Detroit Free Press described as a “brawl” erupted, and various guys left the sidelines to jump into the fight.Practice fights happen, sure, but with guys jumping off the sidelines to join in? To the point where practice had to be ended? That’s a bit much. I’m sure Lions fans will be glad to see any signs of fire and competitiveness, but there’s a line, gentlemen. July is a time for getting along.Amidst all this, there is good news — or at least, news that isn’t bad. Cornerback Jonathan Wade(notes) believes, along with a handful of teammates, that the 2010 Lions are a playoff team. From the Detroit Free Press: “It’s been said. I’ve heard it. I want you to write this down. It’s been said. (Jon) Jansen said it. (Louis) Delmas said it. (DeAndre) Levy said it. Jonathan Wade now says we’re going to the playoffs: 9-7. We’re going to the playoffs.”Well, every comeback story’s got to start somewhere. If that starting point has to be very near the spot where the team owner just got sauced up and put his keys in the ignition, then I guess that’s where it has to be. No one ever accused the Lions of doing things traditionally.
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Jimenez dominates Cardinals for 15th win (AP)
Jimenez dominates Cardinals for 15th win (AP)
Ubaldo Jimenez had another dominating outing in his last start of the first half of the season. Now, he’s ready to take on the American League’s best. Jimenez became the first pitcher in 10 years to reach 15 wins before the All-Star break and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Thursday to sweep the three game series.
Ex-con gets life sentence in Walker case (AP)
An 11-time convicted felon was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole for robbing and beating former NFL player Javon Walker. Deshawn Lamont Thomas’ attorney, Betsy Allen, promised to appeal after Clark County District Court Judge Douglas Smith sentenced the 42-year-old Thomas as a habitual criminal.
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Chicago is daring LeBron James to play for the Bulls
Chicago is daring LeBron James to play for the Bulls
Right as the clock struck 12:01 a.m. ET on Thursday morning, officially starting this summer’s free-agency bonanza, LeBron James(notes) received three things — several phone calls from interested teams, a knock on his door and a mysterious package. Since the package was mysterious, no one knew what it contained. But now that we’re a few days past the start of the offseason signing period, someone has to take credit for the move.[Photos: LeBron's recruitment tour]As it turns out, the package James received was from Chicago. And as it turns out, it was the final piece in a week-long marketing initiative by the Chicago-based Leo Burnett Worldwide ad agency. From the Chicago Tribune’s Steve Johnson:”LeBron, the fans of Chicago have a question for you,” reads the two-page ad that ran in Thursday’s Akron Beacon Journal, James’ hometown paper. “Can you cast a shadow this big?”The image is of an outline that looks a lot like Michael Jordan’s, in the iconic, ball-in-one-hand pose, spread out over the Chicago cityscape. Dreamed up by sports-loving ad guys at the city’s Leo Burnett agency and paid for by Burnett, it was the culmination of a four-day campaign featuring a fresh challenge each day. [...]So Monday, they sent to his house the classic red, white and black Air Jordans and asked if he could fill those shoes. Tuesday it was a case featuring seven empty ring boxes, representing one more championship than Jordan won here, and the question, “Can you fill these boxes?”Wednesday was a mock-up of a Chicago Tribune 10 years hence – still going strong, by the way – and the headline “Sweet Throne, Chicago: With Title No. 7, It’s Officially King James’ Court.”Bold. I mean, wowsers, you guys. Flaunting Chicago and Michael Jordan’s legacy in James’ hometown is about as direct as you can be when addressing what many see as James’ biggest hurdle when considering signing with the Bulls. No use beating around the bush, I guess. Readily acknowledging that LeBron would have a lot of work to do to catch Jordan is playing to James’ competitive side, and doing that would be just the kind of thing that would set Jordan off. I think that’s irony, but I’m not a big Alanis Morissette fan.It feels like this move might tell us a little bit about what LeBron is really after and whether or not he’s willing to intentionally position himself against the greatest player of all-time. At the very least, it’s a pretty cool campaign — Don Draper would be proud — and LeBron got a pair of awesome shoes. I think that makes him the big winner in all of this. (h/t Chris Littmann)Other popular stories on Yahoo!: • Former NBA player now homeless • Humble pie for outspoken World Cup coach • Carrie Prejean marries NFL quarterback
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Braves rally past Marlins 4-3 in 11 (AP)
Braves rally past Marlins 4-3 in 11 (AP)
Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox likes his team’s chances when Omar Infante is batting in a pressure situation. “O’s good against right-handers,” Cox said. “He was down two strikes. That was a tough, tough situation.” Infante’s two-run single with no outs in the 11th inning helped Atlanta rally for a 4-3 victory over the Florida Marlins on Friday night, the…
Gibson beats Dodgers in managerial debut (AP)
The final out of his first win in the books, Kirk Gibson turned to his coaches and calmly shook a few hands. He repeated the process with the procession of players coming off the field and nonchalantly snagged the game ball on a toss from Adam LaRoche before heading into the clubhouse. Unflappable as ever, Gibson treated his first game as manager with typical coolness even if his stomach filled…
Report: Burress requests work release (AP)
The New York Daily News is reporting that Plaxico Burress has applied for work release for the second time during his two-year prison sentence on gun charges. The former New York Giants wide receiver and Super Bowl hero originally applied for work release in November, but it was denied by the New York Department of Correctional Services because of the nature of his crime.
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Long race wreaks havoc on Fox broadcast (AP)
Long race wreaks havoc on Fox broadcast (AP)
Sagging television ratings have made NASCAR an easy target for critics who have panned everything from the cars, the races and the drivers themselves as reason for tuning out the past several seasons.
Kelly feels better about Irish practice (AP)
Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly is feeling better about the Fighting Irish three practices after proclaiming: “We stink right now.” Kelly doesn’t want to dwell on an overall assessment nearly midway through spring practice. He prefers to say the team is coming along. “Last week we weren’t very good.
New Jets WR Holmes suspended 4 games (AP)
Newly acquired Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes was suspended Monday without pay by the NFL for the first four regular-season games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. The league announced the suspension a day after the Jets acquired the talented but troubled Holmes from the Pittsburgh Steelers for a fifth-round pick in this month’s draft.
