Indians can’t overcome 9-run debacle CLEVELAND — If there had been a life preserver somewhere near the Cleveland Indians’ dugout, Cliff Lee certainly could have used it. Instead, the Indians threw out Fernando Cabrera. The Chicago White Sox feasted on the weak underbelly of the Indians’ bullpen, turning Cabrera’s one-third on an inning into a [...]
Wedge receives contract extension
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians keep winning and competing as if October, late October, will be part of its schedule. Manager Eric Wedge, who has overseen the Indians’ progress on the field, was rewarded for its success on Monday, as the club signed him to a three-year contact extension. Wedge was signed through the end [...]
Fielding of dreams – Tribe Notes
Garko helps Indians win with his bat and his glove As much as Ryan Garko is known for his handiwork with the bat, it’s his improvement with a glove that has ensured an everyday job in the big leagues. Garko has emerged in his second season with the Indians as one of the team’s top [...]
NBA’s problem children don’t deserve a break
Nancy Armour Associated Press Contrary to what union chief Billy Hunter might think, there’s little for the NBA players association to consider about Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson’s latest suspensions. These are, after all, two of the NBA’s biggest problem children, the main culprits in that ugly brawl at The Palace. Lengthy suspensions then weren’t [...]
Crazy Carnoustie
Weather vagaries one more concern for field to ponder Doug Ferguson The Associated Press CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — It was wicked one minute, wonderful the next. The rain and wind were so strong Monday morning at Carnoustie that Tiger Woods and Rod Pampling didn’t even bother with umbrellas, and Woods took off his glove when he [...]
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