MLB: Huff hurt after Cain’s perfect game
Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff has become the second big leaguer to get injured this month while celebrating a no-hitter. Huff sprained his right knee while trying to jump over the dugout railing and join the postgame celebration of Matt Cain’s perfect game Wednesday night. Two weeks ago, Mets pitcher Ramon Ramirez hurt his hamstring following Johan Santana’s no-hitter.
The Rockies said All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will undergo a precautionary MRI exam after aggravating a groin injury in a rehab assignment.Tulowitzki took himself out of a game Wednesday at Triple-A Colorado Springs after feeling not quite right.
NFL: Kubiak, Smith receive extensions
The Texans announced contract extensions for general manager Rick Smith and head coach Gary Kubiak, rewarding them for taking the team to the playoffs last year for the first time.Smith’s extension is for four years, which will keep him with the team through 2016.
Kubiak’s is a three-year agreement which re-does the last year of his current deal and keeps him under contract through 2014.
When he tore his right Achillies tendon in April, Terrell Suggs spoke optimistically about returning to the Ravens as soon as November.The five-time Pro Bowl linebacker had surgery on May 8 and recently discarded his crutches, yet the slow pace of his rehabilitation has made him realize that he will almost certainly be sidelined longer than originally anticipated.
ETC.: LeGrand wins perseverance award
Paralyzed former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand has been selected to receive the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the ESPYS next month.LeGrand, who has vowed to walk again, suffered a spinal cord injury in a game against Army in 2010.
Starting today, Division I men’s basketball coaches will be able to send unlimited texts and make unlimited calls to recruits who have wrapped up their sophomore year of high school. The NCAA also will allow coaches to send private messages to prospective players through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Former Jazz coach Jerry Sloan has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Bobcats’ coaching job, Sports Illustrated reported.