Hardworking Tebow earning Broncos' respect
If there was resentment among his new teammates about all his hype, Tim Tebow already has worked it all out. If there was bitterness about all the attention he has commanded, and will continue to receive during training camp, Tebow brought with him his favorite concoction for creating an agreeable, locker room atmosphere. It's a mixture of perspiration from toil and a genuine determination to improve his craft. "I've actually sat down with Tebow," said Broncos outside linebacker Darrell Reid, who has been rehabbing from left knee surgery. "I call him Lucky Lefty."
Bad to worse: Street hurt during BP; Rockies lose seventh straight
Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse for the Rockies, their closer was driven off the field in an ambulance. Turns out Huston Street suffered only an abdominal contusion Tuesday after being struck in the right pelvic area by an Ian Stewart line drive during batting practice. Street was listed as day to day after being released from Rose Medical Center. Street fainted while writhing in pain down the right-field line. Said Rockies trainer Keith Dugger, "I think his body kind of went into shock." But the most shocking part of the day played out a few hours later when the Rockies lost 4-2 to the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team whose wretched ways recently prompted The Amazing Kreskin to offer his services in