Wells, Glavine near perfect
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One week after rookie Clay Buchholz pitched a no-hitter for the Red Sox, a couple of veteran lefthanders flirted with gems yesterday in spurring their teams to victories with postseason implications.
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Tashard Choice rushed for a career-high 196 yards and two touchdowns and the Georgia Tech defense had little trouble with any of Notre Dame's replacements for Brady Quinn, shutting down the running of Demetrius Jones and the passing of Evan Sharpley and Jimmy Clausen in beating the Irish, 33-3, yesterday.
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The Tigers, unnerved by getting shut out Friday for the first time this season, pounded 11 hits and scored nine runs off of starter Tom Glavine in two and two-thirds innings.
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Ty Cobb would've been proud. Marcus Thames' hard takeout slide broke up a potential, inning-ending double play in the seventh and Chris Shelton followed with a go-ahead double to give the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
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Vernon Wells belted a grand slam homer   to highlight a nine-run fourth inning that lifted the Toronto   Blue Jays to a 10-1 victory over the Texas Rangers at the   Rogers Center on Monday.
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Among 44-year-old starting pitchers in the major leagues, the Yankeesâ Roger Clemens clearly gets the most love, but the Padresâ David Wells inspires the most awe.
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David Wells was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday night amid indications that the Boston Red Sox were close to trading the left-hander to a contender.
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Something about playing the Ottawa Senators brings out the best in the Washington Capitals.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Mets left-hander Tom Glavine endured a shaky return in his first pitching appearance since he lost two front teeth in a taxi accident, as New York beat San Francisco 11-9 in 12 innings yesterday.
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David Wells will try to prevent the Boston Red Sox from getting swept at home by the New York Yankees this afternoon. The Yankees, who have won the first four games of the series and now hold a 5 1/2 game lead in the AL East.
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Tom Glavine earned his 298th win with a superb performance, and Lastings Milledge's tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning sent the New York Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
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David Wells took a perfect game into the sixth inning and Luis Gonzalez hit a three-run homer in the first, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the host San Francisco Giants, 6-2, yesterday.
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Vernon Wells hit a grand slam in a nine-run fourth inning to lead the Toronto Blue Jays over the Texas Rangers 10-1 Monday night.
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Great players do not almost lose to the Laura Granvilles of the women&#39;s tour in the first round of the US Open in their first real bow after having won a Wimbledon championship for the ages.
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If Glavine wins his next start, scheduled for Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Shea Stadium, his first two tries for win number 300 would come on the road.
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The New York Mets completed a crucial three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves as Tom Glavine finally got the better of former team mate John Smoltz in a 3-2 win on Sunday.
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Glavine will make his first start in more than two weeks when the New York Mets continue a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants at SBC Park.