Sports Log
Yankees secure Hinske from Pirates
July 1, 2009
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BASEBALL
Is Eric Hinske a World Series talisman? Perhaps that’s what the New York Yankees were thinking yesterday when they acquired the utilityman from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league righthander Casey Erickson and outfielder Eric Fryer. Hinske, 31, made it to the Fall Classic the past two seasons as a backup with the Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays. The 2002 AL Rookie of the Year hit 24 home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays that season and had 20 for the Rays last year. “He’s been through the trenches in the AL East,’’ Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. “He knows his role.’’ Hinske was batting .255 with one home run for Pittsburgh, which also dealt left fielder Nyjer Morgan and lefthander Sean Burnett to the Washington Nationals for outfielder Lastings Milledge and reliever Joel Hanrahan. Morgan, the fourth starting outfielder traded by the Pirates in less than a year, is hitting .277 with two homers and 27 RBIs, while Milledge, once considered a rising star with the New York Mets, is rehabilitating from May surgery to repair a broken ring finger. Pittsburgh swapped Xavier Nady to the Yankees and Jason Bay to the Red Sox last July and sent Nate McLouth to the Braves last month.Sizemore facing offseason surgery
Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore, a career .279 hitter batting just .236 this season, will have to play the remainder of the season with soreness in his inflamed left elbow and may need postseason surgery, according to trainer Lonnie Soloff . . . All-Star center fielder Josh Hamilton, who had surgery three weeks ago to repair a slight abdominal tear, expects to be back in the Texas Rangers lineup this weekend after a short rehab stint with Double A Frisco (Texas) . . . Also ready to return is Los Angeles Angels righthander Ervin Santana, sidelined since June 12 by an inflamed right triceps . . . A second examination confirmed Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran will not need surgery on his ailing right knee . . . As expected, Philadelphia Phillies lefthander Antonio Bastardo (strained shoulder) and Seattle Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre (shoulder surgery) were placed on the 15-day disabled list.HOCKEY
Bouwmeester lands multiyear deal
All-Star defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, a potential free agent whose rights were acquired from Florida last week, signed a multiyear agreement with the Calgary Flames. Bouwmeester, drafted third overall by the Panthers in 2002, had 15 goals and 27 assists last season . . . Former UMass-Lowell and Bruins center Ben Walter was traded to the New Jersey Devils by the New York Islanders in exchange for the rights to center Tony Romano. The 25-year-old Walter had 20 goals and 30 assists for Bridgeport (AHL) last season . . . The Devils also retained Johnny Oduya, agreeing to a multiyear deal with the 27-year-old defenseman . . . Center Dave Bolland, who had 19 goals and 28 assists last season, got a five-year contract to stay with the Chicago Blackhawks, while right wing Jere Lehtinen agreed to remain with the Dallas Stars.MISCELLANY
Olympic Dream Team earns Hall berth
The Dream Team that featured Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and won the gold medal at Barcelona in 1992 headlines the US Olympic Hall of Fame class to be announced today. Also tapped are sprinters Michael Johnson and Willye White, skiers Picabo Street, Andrea Mead-Lawrence and Sarah Will (Paralympics), basketball player Teresa Edwards, swimmer Mary T. Meagher, former USOC chairman Peter Ueberroth, and gymnastics coach Abie Grossfeld . . . The sore knees that kept top-ranked Rafael Nadal from defending his Wimbledon title will keep the clay-court master out of next week’s Davis Cup quarterfinals . . . The Jacksonville Jaguars traded receiver Dennis Northcutt, who has 364 catches for 4,584 yards and 17 touchdowns over nine seasons, to the Detroit Lions for third-year safety Gerald Alexander . . . The Miami Herald reported Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth, serving a 30-day jail sentence after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter in the death of 59-year-old man, tested positive for marijuana after the March 14 accident.Cyclist Kohl reveals drug involvement
Bernhard Kohl, who was banned for using a blood-booster after finishing third in last year’s Tour de France, has admitted giving drugs to other athletes. The Austrian said on Vienna television that he gave triathlete Hannes Hempel a drug similar to testosterone in early 2008. He also claimed to have supplied others, but refused to name them . . . Belgian Tom Boonen is seeking permission to ride in this year’s Tour, which begins Saturday, despite being banned for testing positive twice for cocaine in less than a year . . . Candice Wiggins scored 23 points and Nicky Anosike added 20 points, pacing the Minnesota Lynx to a 91-85 WNBA win over the Dream in Atlanta . . . Alana Beard hit a 16-footer with 1.9 seconds left, lifting the Washington Mystics over the Silver Stars, 84-82, in San Antonio . . . Jia Perkins scored 8 of her 17 points in the final 90 seconds, rallying the Sky past the Sacramento Monarchs, 74-72, in Chicago . . . ESPN released former University of Vermont basketball coach Tom Brennan as a college analyst.
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