Wright's Outing Is Kept Short
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Jaret Wright's debut with the Orioles was brief Sunday, allowing a hit and a walk in one inning against the Mets as he works his right arm into shape.
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Braves manager Bobby Cox remains hopeful that Jaret Wright will be ready for the postseason. But the veteran skipper understands he has to at least plan for an October without his ace.
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Lorenzen Wright will sit out the Memphis Grizzlies season opener after receiving a one-game suspension.
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Steve Flesch didn't glance much at the leaderboard. He was too busy watching his irons perform their magic again.
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Bernard Hopkins told everyone who would listen that he had a foolproof plan for getting inside Winky Wrightâs vaunted defense.On Saturday night, the 42-year-old Hopkins ended Wrightâs seven-and-a-half-year, 13-bout unbeaten streak with a unanimous decision in their 170-pound matchup at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.Hopkins (48-4-1,32 knockouts) landed his biggest blow when he opened a gash over Wrightâs left eye with a head butt in the third round. Hopkins spent the night picking at it while Wright (51-4-1) scrambled and counterpunched, his face showing frustration and fatigue as the fight slipped away.Hopkins abandoned retirement for a shot at the 35-year-old Wright, who had not lost since December 1999.
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David Wright homered, Carlos Beltran dashed around the bases and the All-Star game got off to a sizzling start, with the National League taking a 2-1 lead after three innings Tuesday night.
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Ronald &#39;Winky&#39; Wright edged &#39;Sugar&#39; Shane Mosley for the second time in eight months in Las Vegas - but only just as he won a majority decision by the closest of margins to retain his WBA and WBC light-middleweight titles.
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Winky Wright knocked down Ike Quartey late in the second round and went on to win the 12-round middleweight fight between two old friends with a unanimous decision last night in Tampa.
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PHILADELPHIA Andruw and Chipper Jones belted solo homers to support Jaret Wright in Atlanta&#39;s 7-to-2 win over Philadelphia. Chipper Jones gave the Braves a 5-to-2 lead in the fourth with his 26th homer of the season.
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Stuart Appleby&#39;s golf game was a notch away from its best and that was the difference between winning and finishing second at the Australian Open golf tournament here yesterday.
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When the day began, he was the nation's leading scorer. When it was over, he was trying to regain his scoring touch. Jose Juan Barea was held to a season-low 12 points last night as Wright State subdued Northeastern, 59-53, in the Huskies' home opener.
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Looks as if the U.S. soccer team's trip to Venezuela is going to be a short one.
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Winky Wright is fighting Ike Quartey Saturday night because he couldn't find a more willing victim. At least that's how the former undisputed junior middleweight champion sees it.
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Memphis Grizzlies center Lorenzen Wright was suspended for one game by the NBA on Tuesday.
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But at least he can console himself with the knowledge he now has two chips off the old block. Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright may only be the stepdad to brothers Shaun and Bradley Wright-Phillips.
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Winky Wright toiled for years in boxing's minor leagues, patiently waiting for his big chance. Even when he won a piece of the 154-pound title, not many in the sport paid much attention. Then Wright beat Shane Mosley, and everything changed. Suddenly, his name was in the mix among the Trinidads, De La Hoyas and Hopkins who bring big money to the table.
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TAMPA -- Winky Wright can't predict his future. He just hopes it includes a fight against Oscar De La Hoya.