http://www.sportsdailyfix.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:07:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP)—Heavy rain has forced organizers to cancel playon the opening day of the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open.Steady downpours Thursday washed out the first round on the 7,526-yard TrumpInternational course in Rio Grande. Six inches of rain had fallen on theoceanside course by early afternoon. ... http://www.sportsdailyfix.com/golf/play-canceled-at-puerto-rico-open-ap.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP)—Arizona manager A.J. Hinch says there’s an increasingchance that Brandon Webb(notes) will start the season on the disabled list.Webb reached what Hinch called a “plateau” in his comeback from shouldersurgery. He has not thrown a bullpen session for a week after saying he felt“stagnant” and was not making ... http://www.sportsdailyfix.com/baseball/arizonas-webb-may-start-season-on-dl-ap.html 1. Carl Edwards got three races of probation for his retaliatory hit on Brad Keselowski on Sunday. Did he deserve more?Joe Menzer: Yes. There are logical reasons—well, logical for NASCAR—why he wasn’t suspended. But I believe Keselowski was correct in stating after the race that Carl should have received at ... http://www.sportsdailyfix.com/nascar/smack-final-thoughts-on-edwards-vs-keselowski-nascar-com.html NEW YORK (AP)—All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes has been told to rest and refrainfrom athletic activity for 2-to-8 weeks until his thyroid levels normalize,another blow to the New York Mets before opening day.Center fielder Carlos Beltran(notes) already is expected to miss the first month ofthe season following right knee surgery Jan. ... http://www.sportsdailyfix.com/baseball/mets-ss-reyes-told-to-rest-2-to-8-weeks-ap.html DENVER (AP)—Jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of a man charged withmurdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams(notes).The decision was expected to be read in court shortly. ... http://www.sportsdailyfix.com/football/verdict-reached-in-darrent-williams-case-ap.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired free agent widereceiver Jerheme Urban(notes), who spent the last three seasons with the ArizonaCardinals.The 6-foot-3, 207-pound Urban has 87 catches for 1,231 yards in a careerthat started in 2003 with the Seattle Seahawks. He has played in six postseasongames, including the ... http://www.sportsdailyfix.com/football/chiefs-sign-former-cardinals-wr-urban-ap.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP)—First baseman Todd Helton(notes) and the Colorado Rockies agreedThursday to $9.9 million, two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.The first baseman is earning $16.6 million this year, and he agreed to defer$13.1 million of his $19.1 million salary in 2011 over a 10-year periodbeginning in 2014. ... http://www.sportsdailyfix.com/baseball/rockies-extend-helton-for-2-years-9-9m-ap.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP)—Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actorMerlin Olsen has died. He was 69.Utah State, Olsen’s alma mater, said he died outside of Los Angeles earlyThursday after battling cancer. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer ofthe lung lining, last year.“This was the voice of a ... http://www.sportsdailyfix.com/football/pro-football-hall-of-famer-olsen-dies-ap.html NEW YORK (AP)—Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has been told to rest and refrain fromathletic activity until his thyroid levels normalize.Reyes was taken out of the lineup March 4 for additional medical tests, andthe team said Tuesday that he has an overactive thyroid. ... http://www.sportsdailyfix.com/baseball/reyes-told-to-rest-until-thyroid-normal-ap.html YANG’S STRUGGLES CONTINUE (12:40 p.m.): It’s still very early in Y.E. Yang’s round, but he’s off to a slow start at 3 over after a bogey on the par-4 third and a double bogey on the par-4 fourth hole. Report essentialsLive PGATOUR.COM’s The Live Report has all the news and notes ... http://www.sportsdailyfix.com/golf/ca-championship-round-1-pgatour-com.html