Yaz 'resting comfortably' after triple bypass Category: SportsPublish Date: 08-19-2008 06:42 PM -0700
Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, was resting comfortably Tuesday night after having triple bypass heart surgery.[more]
Jamaica's "Lightning" Bolt could match Lewis Category: SportsPublish Date: 08-19-2008 05:26 PM -0700
BEIJING (Reuters) - Jamaica's yam-powered Usain "Lightning" Bolt hopes to become the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to win an Olympic sprint double on Wednesday.
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Jamaica’s ‘Lightning’ Bolt could match Lewis Category: SportsPublish Date: 08-19-2008 05:17 PM -0700
If he also carries off his preferred 200m in Beijing’s Bird’s Nest at 10.30 p.m. (1430 GMT) -- and nobody looks capable of beating him -- Bolt will not only equal the illustrious American.[more]
Beckett sidelined by lingering hand numbness Category: SportsPublish Date: 08-19-2008 05:14 PM -0700
Josh Beckett’s next start has been pushed back a few days while the Boston Red Sox try to determine the cause of lingering numbness in the his right hand.[more]
Red Sox legend Yastrzemski undergoes bypass Category: SportsPublish Date: 08-19-2008 05:12 PM -0700
Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, underwent heart bypass surgery Tuesday after experiencing chest pains.[more]
'Frontrunner' Phillies fans boo, cheer Rollins Category: SportsPublish Date: 08-19-2008 05:11 PM -0700
Jimmy Rollins, the reigning NL MVP, got a mixed reaction from the crowd in his first home game since calling Philadelphia fans “frontrunners” last week in a television interview.[more]
