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This week in the NFL: Arian Foster confesses, Aldon Smith backslides, Hall of Famers deliver
Cardinals extend scoreless streak to 36 innings in 3-0 win (Yahoo Sports)
Jaime Garcia kept the St. Louis Cardinals’ scoreless streak going. Matt Carpenter hit a leadoff home run, Garcia pitched two-hit ball for seven innings and the St. Louis Cardinals made it three straight shutout victories with a 3-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night. The Cardinals have thrown 36 consecutive scoreless innings since the fourth inning of Wednesday’s 13-inning 4-3 win.
Steelers great Bettis leads eclectic Hall of Fame Class (Yahoo Sports)
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis headlined the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015 on Saturday night, the sixth-leading rusher in NFL history turning the annual enshrinement ceremony into a de facto pep rally. Bettis grabbed one of the ubiquitous towels synonymous with the franchise at the beginning of his speech and led a chant of ”Here We Go Steelers, Here We Go” as the capacity crowd at
Strasburg strikes out 12 as Nationals top Rockies 6-1 (Yahoo Sports)
Stephen Strasburg really did do a little bit of everything for the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. ”It was top-shelf stuff, and his stuff was very crisp tonight, and he was in complete control, really,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. The right-hander had been on the disabled list since a left oblique strain forced him out after 3 2-3 innings against the San Francisco Giants on July 4.
Price, Smoak lead Blue Jays over Yankees for 7th win in row (Yahoo Sports)
Price pitched three-hit ball for seven innings, Justin Smoak lined Toronto’s first-ever slam in the Bronx and the Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 6-0 Saturday for their seventh straight win. ”I sense something different,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said.
Relief for Russia as FIBA allows team to compete
By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) – Governing body FIBA has lifted the ban on Russia, allowing the country to compete in next month’s European championship and other international tournaments, Russian Basketball Federation (RFB) said on Sunday. “Today, during a session in Tokyo, FIBA made the decision to allow Russian national teams to compete in international tournaments,” the RFB said on its website (www.russiabasket.ru).
Henry birdies No. 18 to lead Barracuda Championship
American JJ Henry made a tap-in birdie on the final hole of the third round to seize the lead at the PGA Tour’s Barracuda Championship. Henry has compiled 41 total points for a one point lead over David Toms and Sweden’s Jonas Blixt in the unique tournament, which features a Modified Stableford scoring system assigning point values to shots rather than registering a score relative to par. The 40-year-old Henry
Eight inducted into American Football Hall of Fame
Depression in the wake of severe head injuries played its role in the induction ceremonies at the American Football Hall of Fame, where eight legends of the game were enshrined. The late Junior Seau, a former San Diego Chargers star elected in his first season of eligibility, and defensive end Charles Haley, who waited until his sixth, were inducted after stellar careers but major health issues as well. After battling
Seau inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
(Reuters) – The daughter of the late Junior Seau was emotional but composed as the linebacker was among six players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Saturday. Sydney Seau, her voice cracking at times, described her father as “everything” and said that more than anything she wanted was for him to hug her one more time.