IN BRIEF
BOSTON — Marc Savard is practicing with the Boston Bruins for the first time since sustaining a Grade 2 concussion on March 7.
But the team's top playmaker expressed doubt that he would play Monday night in Game 6 against the Buffalo Sabres. Boston leads the best-of-seven series 3-2.
Savard had skated on his own several times before practicing with his teammates on Sunday. He has a neuro-psych test scheduled for Monday and said the chances of him playing don't look good.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Likely Kentucky Derby favorite Eskendereya is out of the Run for the Roses. Trainer Todd Pletcher said he's pulling the 3-year-old colt out of next weekend's Derby due to an "issue" in his left front leg.Eskendereya stamped himself as the horse to beat after romping to wins in the Fountain of Youth and the Wood Memorial by a combined 18Z\v lengths.He was scheduled to work at Churchill Downs on Sunday morning, but Pletcher opted to keep the horse in the barn while sending his other Derby entries out on the track.
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders made the big trade for a quarterback that had been rumored for much of the offseason, acquiring former first-round pick Jason Campbell from the Washington Redskins on Saturday.The teams agreed on the final day of the NFL draft for a 2012 fourth-round draft pick, possibly signaling the end of JaMarcus Russell's tenure in Oakland.
DENVER — Colorado Rockies president Keli S. McGregor was remembered as a devoted father and husband and a one-of-a-kind chief executive during an emotional memorial service Sunday at Coors Field.Several thousand people were in attendance on a windy, brisk day, filling the stands behind home plate. The entire team joined family and friends in the stands.The 48-year-old McGregor died unexpectedly last week..
BRUSSELS — Kim Clijsters is out for up to six weeks after tearing a muscle in her left foot during a Fed Cup singles match Saturday.The injury forced her to pull out of Sunday's reverse singles.
