Four defensemen were selected following the Tampa Bay Lightning's No. 1 pick Steven Stamkos, starting with Drew Doughty (of OHL Guelph) taken No. 2 by the Los Angeles Kings . Atlanta followed by selecting Zach Bogosian, who played for OHL Peterborough.
OTTAWA - Steven Stamkos can't wait to play alongside the Tampa Bay Lightning's other No. 1 draft pick, Vincent Lecavalier. General manager Jay Feaster had even more to be excited about after the first round of the NHL draft on Friday night.
Greg Maddux put it in perspective as only a 23-year veteran could. He pitched seven strong innings Friday night but didn't get the decision in San Diego's 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. That makes him 0-2 with six no-decisions since beating the Colorado
Associated Press - June 21, 2008 2:33 AM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run double with two out in the 10th inning after the Cleveland bullpen blew a four-run lead for Cliff
Jhonny Peralta hit a two-run double with two out in the 10th inning after the Cleveland bullpen blew a four-run lead for Cliff Lee, and the Indians beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4 Friday night in their first regular-season meeting at Chavez Ravine.
FLOWER MOUND -- Southlake Carroll's offense used the big inning and took advantage of five Flower Mound miscues Thursday night on their way to a 14-4 win in Game 1 of the Class 5A Region I finals.
HOOVER, Ala. - Stefan Gartrell scored on a throwing error in the 10th inning to lead the Birmingham Barons to a 2-1 victory over the Jacksonville Suns on Friday night in a Southern League game at Regions Park.
Plano Senior’s 1-2 record in 7-on-7 McKinney North League play may not be exactly what the Wildcats were hoping for at this point, but seeing that it is the middle of the summer, some people aren’t urgently concerned.
Lewis Central (15-2) went 2-for-2 Friday at the Lynx Classic softball tournament at City Park. The Titans took a morning tilt with West Harrison 6-1 then defeated city foe Thomas Jefferson 10-0 in six innings.
MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Mexico's 13 government-run sugar mills have ended processing of the 2007-08 harvest with total production up 2.4% at 1,422,173 metric tons of semi-refined standard sugar, the National Sugar and Alcohol Chamber said Friday.