Panthers quarterback Vinny Testaverde missed practice Wednesday, leaving David Carr the front-runner to start on Sunday at Tennessee. The 43-year-old Testaverde aggravated a right Achilles’ tendon injury in the first half of Carolina’s loss to Indianapolis. He sat out the second half and has been receiving extensive treatment the past three days.
Mike Cameron, the Padres’ Gold Glove center fielder, was suspended for the first 25 games of next season on Wednesday after testing positive a second time for a banned stimulant. Cameron, who plans to file for free agency, said he believes he took a tainted supplement. “The one thing I wanted to make sure was explained is, no steroids,” Cameron told AM 1090, the Padres’ flagship radio station.
Even with the NBA season under way, commissioner David Stern hasn’t forgotten the New York Knicks’ embarrassing offseason. In an interview broadcast Tuesday, Stern questioned the conduct of Knicks management, which lost a sexual-harassment case in early October. Asked about the state of the Knicks, Stern told ESPN: “It demonstrates that they’re not a model of intelligent management.
Joe Girardi knows what is expected of him: World Series championship No. 27. “I expect to be playing in the fall classic next October. I think that’s everyone’s expectation,” he said Tuesday after agreeing to three-year contract to manage the New York Yankees. “I’ve been there some years, and I haven’t been there some years, and I’ve broadcast there some years, and let me tell you, it’s much better…
Joe Torre may have a new job lined up with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Soon after Grady Little resigned as Dodgers manager on Tuesday, one report said Torre and the team had already reached a deal that would give the former New York skipper another gig only weeks after he parted ways with the Yankees. The New York Post reported on its Web site Tuesday night that Torre had agreed in principle to a…
Rick Adelman’s first game as the Houston Rockets’ coach was a winning one. Kobe Bryant made it a nervous one. Bryant scored 45 points, 18 in the fourth quarter, but Shane Battier made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left in the Rockets’ 95-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams shouldn’t expect invitations to Baron Davis’ opulent birthday bash or Stephen Jackson’s homecoming party. The Utah Jazz stars have ruined every celebration they’ve attended in the Bay Area recently. Boozer had 32 points and 15 rebounds, Williams added 24 points and the Jazz jumped right back into last season’s playoff form with a 117-96 victory over the Golden State…
If only this one night, exacting San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich would give his players a break. With their newest championship banner hanging high above the sellout crowd and the players looking like kids in a candy store as they examined their shiny new championship rings, it was understandably a challenge for the team to buckle down for a regular old basketball game.
Tim Duncan has agreed to a two-year, $40 million contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs, an official familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday. The agreement will add to Duncan’s existing three-year deal and keep him in San Antonio at least through the 2011-12 season, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the source was not authorized to discuss…
Grady Little is out as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a move that sure seems to pave the way for Joe Torre to take over. One report said Torre and the Dodgers had already reached a deal that would give the former New York Yankees manager a new job only weeks after he parted ways with the club. The New York Post reported on its Web site Tuesday night that Torre had agreed in principle to a…