Tag: arm

  • Weaver, Izturis help Angels to 2-0 lead (AP)

    Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar(notes) greets Howie Kendrick(notes) after scoring on Maicer Izturis(notes) single during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the American League division baseball series  in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009.

    Jered Weaver followed in John Lackey's day-old footsteps throughout the night, all the way to his final triumphant walk off the Angel Stadium mound. He even waved his cap at the standing, cheering crowd with nearly the same sweep of his arm. With Weaver picking up right where Lackey left off for the Los Angeles Angels, not even Josh Beckett could keep the Boston Red Sox off the brink of playoff…

  • Hard hit leaves Brady’s shoulder sore (AP)

    Washington Redskins wide receiver Marko Mitchell(notes) catches a touchdown pass in front of New England Patriots cornerback Jamar Love, left, during the second half of a preseason NFL football game, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, in Landover, Md.

    Officially, Tom Brady has a "sore shoulder," the result of being crushed to the turf by massive Albert Haynesworth. It caused enough discomfort for him to spend quite a while on the bench flexing and rotating his throwing arm, trying to work out whatever kinks where there. It could be nothing.