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By Associated Press
November 20, 2009

 

Browns have

routine meeting with NFLPA

Associated Press

BEREA — Representatives from the NFL players union met with Cleveland players, but it was not prompted by complaints about coach Eric Mangini’s practices.

Offensive lineman Hank Fraley, the Browns’ player representative, said Wednesday’s meeting centered around a collective bargaining agreement and safety concerns.

Running back Jamal Lewis recently criticized Mangini’s practices, saying they lasted up to 3 hours and were exhausting the players. Lewis’ comments gained support when practice squad lineman Keith Grennan sustained a season-ending injury during one of Mangini’s post-practice “opportunity periods.” Earlier this season, rookie running back James Davis hurt his shoulder in post-practice sessions.

Mangini has said he’s comfortable with the practice schedule.

 

Giants’ Lincecum wins 2nd straight Cy Young award

NEW YORK — San Francisco’s Tim Lincecum won the Cy Young Award on Thursday for the second straight year, emerging from one of the tightest votes in the history of the honor to become the first repeat winner since Randy Johnson.

Only 10 points separated the top three vote-getters. Chris Carpenter was second and St. Louis teammate Adam Wainwright finished third despite getting the most first-place votes.

Lincecum, nicknamed “The Freak” for his giant stride, led the NL with 261 strikeouts and tied for the league lead with four complete games and two shutouts.

 

NYC groups sue

to block deal

for Nets arena

NEW YORK — Opponents of the Brooklyn arena planned for the New Jersey Nets have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a state agency’s approval of the project.

The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Manhattan state Supreme Court. It seeks to block a Sept. 17 move by the Empire State Development Corp. to approve a delayed construction plan for the Atlantic Yards project. The suit was filed by several elected officials and Brooklyn neighborhood groups.

 

Donovan wins MLS MVP

SEATTLE — The best soccer player in America is now the best in Major League Soccer.

Los Angeles forward Landon Donovan has been named the 2009 MLS most valuable player after helping lead the Galaxy to the MLS Cup finals for the first time since 2005.

 

Rusty Wallace

to field Toyotas next season

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Rusty Wallace Racing is moving its Nationwide Series team from Chevrolet to Toyota next season.

Wallace, who is a NASCAR analyst for ESPN, also will represent the Toyota brand on a national basis.

His team will field cars for Steve Wallace and Brendan Gaughan. RWR had used Chevrolets the past two seasons.

 

Vikings offer

Childress contract extension

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota coach Brad Childress said Thursday he is reviewing an offer from the Vikings on a contract extension.

Childress spoke briefly to reporters after practice, but did not say an agreement has been reached.

“I haven’t signed anything yet. I haven’t read anything yet,” Childress said. “I have a document I have to look at. I’m going to go upstairs and read that document and see what it says. I just want to go up and look at the language.”

Citing an unidentified source, ESPN.com reported that the extension would keep Childress in Minnesota through the 2013 season.

 




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