Baseball: The Tigers avoided a sweep by the Twins, 6-2 to keep a slim three game lead over Minnesota in the AL West...Joe Crede will undergo a third back surgery...Also wrapping up a sweep were the Red Sox who smashed the Orioles, 9-3...Prince Fielder notched his 40th homer of the season as the Brewers shut out the Astros, 6-0...The Phillies crushed the Braves slim playoff hopes, 4-2...The Dodgers downed the Giants, 6-2...And the Rockies topped the D'backs, 5-1 to open up a four and half game lead in the Wild Card...Jake Fox hit a two-run homer in the 11th to help the Cubs double up the Cards, 6-3...Chicago has suspended Milton Bradley for the remainder of the season...The Cardinals are giving pitcher Kyle Lohse three starts to prove he's ready for the playoffs...The Yankees will have to wait at least one more day to clinch a playoff spot after Joba Chamberlain gave up seven runs in the Bombers 7-1 loss to the Mariners...John Maine threw five shut out innings as the Mets handled the Nats, 6-2...Kevin Millwood is very close to being guaranteed $12 million next season.
(Photo: AP)Basketball: Cavs guard Delonte West was arrested on Thursday for speeding on a motorcycle while carrying two loaded handguns and loaded shotgun in a guitar case. All on a motorcycle? That's impressive. Watch out Delonte, because the popo are on your tail!...Is Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov the key to the Nets move to Brooklyn? I hope not!
College Football: Following their loss to Washington, USC has tumbled in the AP top 25...Click here for the rest of the top 25...South Florida QB Matt Grothe will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL...Also out for the season is Arizona TE Rob Gronkowski with a strained back...Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd underwent surgery for a broken left collar bone and could miss the rest of the regular season...The Florida Gators are a little nervous, ok totally panicked over a recent flu outbreak.
Football: It may have not been what Jerry Jones was hoping for, but for my money, the Giants edging the Cowboys 33-31 was the perfect way to open up the
new Cowboys Stadium...But on the brightside Jerry, the Cowboys did break the NFL all time attendence record...It was also a good day for the Jets who held off the Patriots, 16-9...He said he wasn't going to suck, and well Jay Cutler didn't suck in the Bears 17-14 come-from-behind victory...The Saints pounded the Eagles, 48-22...Philly RB Brian Westbrook injured his right ankle during the game...The Niners soared past the Seahawks, 23-10...Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck suffered a rib bruise...The Bengals beat the Packers, 31-24...And for those who didn't see it, Chad Ochocinco did make the Lambeau Leap...For a look at the rest of the scores from week 2, click here...The Niners are claiming the Jets are tampering with Michael Crabtree.
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College Football: Following their loss to Washington, USC has tumbled in the AP top 25...Click here for the rest of the top 25...South Florida QB Matt Grothe will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL...Also out for the season is Arizona TE Rob Gronkowski with a strained back...Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd underwent surgery for a broken left collar bone and could miss the rest of the regular season...The Florida Gators are a little nervous, ok totally panicked over a recent flu outbreak.
Football: It may have not been what Jerry Jones was hoping for, but for my money, the Giants edging the Cowboys 33-31 was the perfect way to open up the
new Cowboys Stadium...But on the brightside Jerry, the Cowboys did break the NFL all time attendence record...It was also a good day for the Jets who held off the Patriots, 16-9...He said he wasn't going to suck, and well Jay Cutler didn't suck in the Bears 17-14 come-from-behind victory...The Saints pounded the Eagles, 48-22...Philly RB Brian Westbrook injured his right ankle during the game...The Niners soared past the Seahawks, 23-10...Seattle QB Matt Hasselbeck suffered a rib bruise...The Bengals beat the Packers, 31-24...And for those who didn't see it, Chad Ochocinco did make the Lambeau Leap...For a look at the rest of the scores from week 2, click here...The Niners are claiming the Jets are tampering with Michael Crabtree.(Photo: AP)
Hockey: So far so good for Theo Fluery who had a goal and an assist in the Flames 5-2 win over the Panthers...The Islanders forward Pascal Morency has been giving an indefinite suspension after leaving the bench to start a fight with Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf...The Sabres have returned first round pick Zack Kassian to junior team.
Nascar: Could this be the year for Mark Martin? Well, it's still way to early to know, but winning at New Hampshire during the first race of the Chase couldn't hurt...Click here for full results...And here for the updated standings...Kasey Kahne had a short day after a broken crankshaft lead to an engine failure...Kyle Busch's car was deemed to low after the Sylvania 300...Turns out when you announce your leaving your current team to work for another team, your current team starts to blackball you. Or at leas that's what Penske Racing is doing to Pat Tryson.
Best of the Rest: Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the Thailand Open due to a stomach injury sustained during the UP Open...American sprinter Tyson Gay matched Usain Bolt's winning time in last year's final at the Beijing Olympics during the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Sunday.
Check this Out: The Emmy Awards were last night. Click here to see who won.
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