World Sports News

Players with an intellectual bent can stand out in a baseball clubhouse. But Joe Girardi was less brainy than inquisitive as a player.

AP - Detroit Lions quarterback Jon Kitna and his wife dressed up as a naked man and a fast-food drive-through attendant at a teammate’s Halloween party, depicting an embarrassing moment for one of the team’s assistant coaches.

AP - Scott Boras says the New York Yankees could still negotiate with Alex Rodriguez if they wanted to. Boras maintained Wednesday that the Yankees should treat A-Rod the same way they deal with reliever Mariano Rivera and catcher Jorge Posada, who also are free agents.

AP - The St. Louis Cardinals hired John Mozeliak as their new general manager Wednesday, promoting him to replace the fired Walt Jocketty.

AP - Joe Torre is clearly the leading candidate to become the Los Angeles Dodgers’ next manager, but general manager Ned Colletti said Wednesday that contrary to published reports, a deal hadn’t been struck.

AP - Mike Cameron, the Padres’ Gold Glove center fielder, was suspended for the first 25 games of next season on Wednesday after testing positive a second time for a banned stimulant. Cameron, who plans to file for free agency, said he believes he took a tainted supplement.

Reuters - Cornerback Darrell Green and wide
receivers Cris Carter and Herman Moore head the list of 124
nominees submitted for election into the Pro Football Hall of
Fame’s Class of 2008.

AP - Even with the NBA season under way, commissioner David Stern hasn’t forgotten the New York Knicks’ embarrassing offseason.

AP - Panthers quarterback Vinny Testaverde missed practice Wednesday, leaving David Carr the front-runner to start on Sunday at Tennessee.

AP - Sidney Crosby could feel a big game coming for Pittsburgh’s brilliant young top line.