Dodgers’ Kershaw beats Giants 2-1 for 20th win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw impressed just about everybody except himself in becoming the Los Angeles Dodgers’ first 20-game winner in 21 years. Fittingly, his accomplishment came against a team he has dominated this season. Kershaw improved to 5-0…
Jaguars to start rookie QB Gabbert at Panthers
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are turning to rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert. Coach Jack Del Rio named Gabbert the starter Wednesday, switching signal callers three days after Luke McCown threw four interceptions against the New York Jets. Del…
Yankees’ Mariano Rivera sets mark with 602nd save
NEW YORK (AP) — Now that save No. 602 is behind him, Mariano Rivera is happy to step back out of the spotlight and work on another big number: six. Despite five World Series championships in 17 seasons with the…
Scholars start on right foot
The 2011/2012 Cayman Premier League got off to a good start for Scholars International Sports Club as they dominated Cayman Athletic Sports Club at the G. Haig Bodden field in Bodden Town. Speaking to Colin Rowe, Scholars International’s head coach,…
Shanice plays with a Samba beat
Football freestyler Shanice Monteith really turns heads when she gets a ball at her feet. For the teenager dazzles crowds with her amazing ball-skills that would put many professionals to shame. The art of freestyling may be more akin to…
Lionfish cull most successful yet
A massive 705 lionfish were culled this weekend in a competition held on Grand Cayman’s reef. It’s a record number for a single tournament held here. True to the popular slogan for culling lionfish, “Kill ‘Em and Grill ‘Em”, the…
Mike Danton uses prison skills to save teammate
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Former NHL player Mike Danton was sent to prison for plotting to take a life. In his return to professional hockey, the skills he learned in jail may well have saved one. Danton, who served a five-year…
NFL fines Robinson $40,000 for hit on Maclin
NEW YORK (AP) — Dunta Robinson will pay for his flagrant hit on the Eagles’ Jeremy Maclin. He won’t be suspended. The NFL on Monday fined the Falcons cornerback $40,000 for the hit in which he led with his helmet…
Romo rallies Cowboys playing with fractured rib
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tony Romo felt sick to his stomach. It hurt to breathe, let alone bark out the cadence in a hostile road stadium. Playing with the throbbing pain from a fractured rib, Romo rallied America’s Team just…
Final frontier for touch rugby players
You’d be mistaken for thinking this was a science fiction convention. Star Trek characters mixing with the cast of Avatar. And don’t forget Star Wars and Spaceballs drinking together at the bar. But this was nothing to do with Sci-fi…
