(Reuters) – Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd suffered three dislocated fingers on his left hand during a practice session and could miss the team’s season opener, the NFL reported on its website (www.nfl.com) on Wednesday. Floyd, who led the team in receiving yards last year, is estimated to miss around four weeks with the Cardinals scheduled to kick off their campaign on Sept. 13 against New Orleans. The 25-year-old
(The Sports Xchange) – After Chris Davis was called out on strikes on a full-count earlier in the game, the last thing the Baltimore Orioles first baseman was going to do on a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th inning on Wednesday was go down looking. Davis belted reliever Arnold Leon’s full-count pitch over the 388-foot sign in left-center field for a grand slam, delivering the Orioles
The father of Houston Texans defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has been denied bond after being charged with two counts of attempted murder in a shooting at a Rock Hill bar. A lawyer asked for bond because David Morgan was hurt in the shooting Tuesday. Rock Hill Police Capt. Mark Bollinger says the department added charges based on continued investigation.
The Baltimore Ravens deny they tipped off the Indianapolis Colts about underinflated footballs before the AFC championship game. Court papers released Tuesday in New England quarterback Tom Brady’s lawsuit against the NFL over his four-game suspension show that the Ravens contacted the Colts about deflated footballs used in Baltimore’s playoff loss to the Patriots the previous week.
Harry Fry’s British raider Activial was promoted to fourth place after finishing fifth as Voiladenuo claimed top honours in the Prix Leon Rambaud at Auteuil.
Chelsea forward Oscar has suffered a possible concussion, according to his manager Jose Mourinho.
Louis van Gaal was unhappy that Manchester United were not as ‘aggressive’ as Everton, and rued his side’s poor start at Goodison Park.
Legatissimo swept clear in the hands of Wayne Lordan to run out an impressive winner of the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes at Gowran Park.
Wasps boosted their Aviva Premiership play-off hopes with a 36-29 win over Exeter Chiefs at the Ricoh Arena.
Everton midfielder James McCarthy said his team were “magnificent” during their 3-0 win over Manchester United at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee recovered from a fall to claim victory on his return to the World Triathlon Series.
Spain’s Alejandro Valverde won the prestigious one-day classic Liege-Bastogne-Liege for the third time in a 10-man sprint finish on Sunday.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez claimed the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy in Bucharest after beating Jiri Vesely in the final.
Germany’s Angelique Kerber extended her winning streak to 11 matches with a three-set win over Caroline Wozniacki to clinch Stuttgart’s WTA tournament on Sunday.
