The News Review:
- Sports Briefing
- Sports Briefing
- ther Sports Clemens takes bow in “last” game
- Motor Sports Weather worries F1 teams
- A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports:
- SPRTS F THE TIMES; An Ache Here A Pain There And Then Plan B
- Saunders: Sports drama lights Tuesday
Sports Briefing
New York Times – Sep 30, 2006
The Hurricanes the defending Stanley Cup champions also sent defenseman leg Tverdovsky to the Kings for forward Eric Belanger and defenseman Tim Gleason. The Hurricanes selected Johnson a 19-year-old Michigan sophomore with the No. 3 overall pick in last year’s draft but twice in the past year he turned down offers to turn professional. That prompted Carolina to entertain trade offers.
Sports Briefing
New York Times – Sep 30, 2006
toolsContainer –>. toolsRight –>Published: September 30 2006 HCKEY JAGR RETURNS IN RANGERS’ LSS — Jaromir Jagr hit the ice with the Rangers last night for the first time since his dislocated left shoulder was repaired nearly five months ago. He took fairly regular shifts through every period of the Rangers’ 2-1 preseason loss to the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Jagr did not record a point or a shot on goal in 21 shifts but logged 21 minutes of ice time — more than expected because the Rangers had eight power plays. Jagr said he felt good struggling only with trying to regain his timing after such a long layoff. ”My goal was to survive and get the feeling for the game” he said.
ther Sports Clemens takes bow in “last” game
Fox Sports – Sep 30, 2006
Clemens struck out seven in six effective innings Friday but was out-duelled by James as the Astros had their season-high nine-game winning streak snapped with a 4-1 setback to the Atlanta Braves. Houston (81-79) fell 1½ games behind first-place St. Louis Cardinals (82-77) in the National League Central Division.
Motor Sports Weather worries F1 teams
Fox Sports – Sep 30, 2006
Both drivers’ teams Renault and Ferrari were affected by miserable practice conditions at the Shanghai International Circuit on Friday and Saturday and left uncertain of what tyres to use for qualifying and the race. Defending drivers world champion Spaniard Alonso said: "It’s very difficult for everybody. "We saw a lot of tyre warming on the out laps for everybody and we need to see what happens. "I don’t know about using the soft tyres.
A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports:
ESPN – Sep 30, 2006
It was the third straight game in which the Dodgers overcame a deficit of at least three runs to win. They won the last two games of their series in Denver despite trailing by three runs in each game. It’s the first time in 81 years that the Dodgers have won three consecutive games in such fashion. The franchise then representing Brooklyn last strung together three straight wins in that manner in June 1925 all against the Cubs in Chicago.
SPRTS F THE TIMES; An Ache Here A Pain There And Then Plan B
New York Times – Sep 30, 2006
It reflected the fragility of hope based on an aging pitchers arm and a young pitchers value. The Yankees announced yesterday that the 43-year-old Randy Johnson hads a herniated disk in his lower back. A day earlier the Mets said Pedro Martínez 34 would be out for the postseason with a torn tendon in his left calf muscle. The headlines here were that Barry Zito the As left-handed ace was probably on the way out of the Bay Area.
Saunders: Sports drama lights Tuesday
Rocky Mountain News – Sep 30, 2006
inline –>Local stations present Friday night highlights and scores of local prepgames. Saturdays find TV screens filled day and night with collegecontests. The NFL dominates Sunday and Sunday night. And then there’s that38-year-old sports staple Monday Night Football. So no one would blame even the most dedicated couch potato if theylooked elsewhere for entertainment when Friday Night Lightspremieres on Tuesday. It would be their loss though because NBC’s newseries about life in a football-crazy Texas town is one of the mostcompelling new network dramas this fall. Football serves as a metaphorical backdrop in this tale ofsmall-town life where residents deal with issues as complex as racismeducation parent-child relationships and teen sex.
