John Maine shut down Florida again before becoming the latest Mets player sidelined by sickness or injury, and New York held off the Marlins 3-2 on Sunday to cap a highly successful month. David Wright made a diving grab to start a rally-killing double play, and the Mets completed a 5-1 homestand to finish 19-9 in May.
Rafael Nadal’s unbeaten run at the French Open is over. The four-time defending champion lost to Robin Soderling of Sweden 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 7-6 (2) Sunday in the fourth round, ending his record 31-match winning streak at Roland Garros. Soderling, seeded 23rd at this year’s tournament, ran Nadal ragged on center court with his hard serve and booming forehand.
The Indians have placed All-Star outfielder Grady Sizemore on the 15-day disabled list with left elbow inflammation and called up utilityman Chris Gimenez from Triple-A Columbus. The Indians announced the moves on Sunday before their home game against the New York Yankees. Sizemore had struggled at the plate and not played much in the field recently because of the injury.
The innings passed by in bunches, and so did the hours. When it was finally over, Texas walked off the field victorious — and exhausted — after beating Boston College 3-2 in 25 innings on Saturday night in the longest game in NCAA history. “Every inning, we felt like we had a chance to win it,” Texas second baseman Travis Tucker said.
The Detroit Red Wings gave Marc-Andre Fleury flashbacks. And, they weren’t good. Johan Franzen scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Chris Osgood made 31 saves, helping the defending champions beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 Saturday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals. Franzen and Brad Stuart had goals that bounced off Fleury, who sat on a shot that trickled in for Detroit’s…
The Orlando Magic never gave in. They didn’t buckle when their starting point guard went down with a season-ending injury. They regrouped when their frustrated superstar called out their coach. They stood up to the Boston Celtics. They sent LeBron James home. They fought — all the way to the NBA finals.
Chris Carpenter would never suggest his St. Louis teammates owed him after they failed to secure a win for him last Monday when he took a perfect game into the seventh inning. Albert Pujols and the Cardinals still felt bad about it, and they made amends with a late-inning outburst against the San Francisco Giants and hard-luck lefty Barry Zito, who probably can’t remember what it’s like to pitch…
CC Sabathia knew he had a no-hitter going in his return to Cleveland — at least for a little while. Sabathia didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning, and the surging New York Yankees got homers from Jorge Posada and Nick Swisher in a 10-5 victory over the Indians on Saturday night. The big lefty worked seven strong innings to beat his former team for the first time since signing a $161 million,…
Ryan Howard set a Philadelphia Phillies record with his eighth career grand slam — and did it in emphatic fashion. Howard’s slam traveled 475 feet and became only the second ball to reach the third deck in right field. He also added a solo homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.
With $12.7 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour, Tim Clark has the dubious distinction of winning the most money without winning an event. Now he’s got a great chance to let someone else carry that burden. Clark shot a 4-under 66 on Saturday in the third round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational to take a two-stroke lead into the final round.