Natl. Sports Headlines for Wednesday, Sept. 7th



Natl. Sports Headlines for Wednesday, Sept. 7th:


WASHINGTON (AP) -Stephen Strasburg returned to the majors by

tossing five shutout innings of two-hit ball one year and three

days after undergoing Tommy John elbow ligament surgery. Strasburg

left with a 3-0 lead but the Washington Nationals bullpen promptly

blew that lead in a 7-3 loss and Strasberg was not involved in the

decision.

 


HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) - Jeff Gordon has won the rain-delayed NASCAR

race at Atlanta Motor Speedway by holding off Jimmie Johnson for

his third victory of the season and 85th of his career. There's

only one race left before the Chase for the Sprint Cup and Gordon

already had locked up a spot but his performance stamped him as a

prime contender to end Johnson's unprecedented streak of five

straight titles.

 


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have released

veteran quarterback David Garrard, a stunning move that

will save the franchise $9 million this season. Garrard has been

the Jags' QB since 2007 but Jacksonville is going in a different

direction with Luke McCown expected to start the opener against the

Tennessee Titans.

 


SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has made a

change and says Tommy Rees will be the starting quarterback for

Saturday night's game at Michigan. Kelly benched Dayne Crist in

Saturday's lackluster 23-20 loss to South Florida in the

season-opener and Rees played well in the second half and was 4-0

as a starter for the Irish last season.

 


NEW YORK (AP) - Two people with knowledge of the plans say NBA

players and owners will resume talks today at an undisclosed

location in New York. This session will be just the third between

top negotiators since the lockout started July 1.


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