Floundering Mets, Astros Face Off In Houston
The Mets will begin a four-game series Monday night when they face the Houston Astros for the first time in 2010, after dominating the season series last year.
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The Mets will begin a four-game series Monday night when they face the Houston Astros for the first time in 2010, after dominating the season series last year.
What a disaster for golfer Dustin Johnson who suffered another mishap after being in the lead of another Major this year. Either Dustin Johnson has horrible luck, or he and his caddie need to wake up and pay closer attention.
Ty Warren, a Patriots defensive end, recently had surgery for a labral tear in his hip and is expected to miss the season. This type of injury, much like the one Alex Rodriguez had last year, can be anything from asymptomatic to that requiring surgery.
Fans booed. Flashes went off. Tim Tebow had arrived in the NFL. With a much better haircut and a bruising touchdown, no less.
Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony says he has no timetable on when he'll decide whether to sign the team's $65 million, three-year extension that's been on the table all summer.
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning made things look easy Sunday. Sixteen plays, 10 points, take a breather. Everyone else found out how tough the NFL really can be when you're not the four-time league MVP - even if it is only the preseason.
Kyle Kendrick helped ensure that the New York Mets' miserable week ended with a whimper. Kendrick toyed with New York's sputtering offense into the seventh inning, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-1 victory on Sunday night.
And, with all the trash talking going on between the Jets and Giants, it's clear both teams want to celebrate the first football game at the New Meadowlands Stadium with a victory Monday night.
Everybody knows the drill about how the starters usually play no more than a quarter in the preseason opener. Giants coach Tom Coughlin doesn't even have that luxury against the Jets, with at least a dozen injured regulars expected to be held out for precautionary reasons.
After two weeks of squaring off against teammates in practice, the Jets finally get to face an opponent on Monday night. Gang Green will host the Giants in the first football game at the New Meadowlands Stadium.
Maybe the Mets will have better luck when they face two teams this week that they have not seen so far in 2010 as they visit the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Bryan Bullington, the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2002, threw eight crisp innings for his major league win, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 1-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday.
Martin Kaymer won the PGA Championship in a three-hole playoff Sunday that did not include Dustin Johnson, who was penalized two strokes for grounding his club in a bunker on the last hole.
The United States reduced its roster to 13 players Sunday, cutting Jeff Green and JaVale McGee. USA Basketball made the moves before it beat France 86-55 in an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden. Cutting McGee leaves Tyson Chandler as the only true center on the American roster.
