three-eighths pole and Verves Tale followed that mo

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Chicago Bears quarterback Brian Hoyer broke his left arm in the second quarter Thursday night against the Green Bay Packers.Hoyer left the game after getting hit by Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers on an incompletion on third-and-6 from the 50 with 10:21 left in the quarter.The right-handed Hoyer looked as if he landed on his left arm. He was attended to by trainers on the field for a couple minutes before going to the locker room.Hoyer was 4 of 11 for 49 yards. He started for Jay Cutler, who missed his fifth straight game with a right thumb injury.The only other quarterback on the Bears active roster is Matt Barkley, who started Chicagos next series.The Bears also lost right guard Kyle Long in the second quarter to an arm injury.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Philadelphia Phillies Shirts . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. During last nights game he tweeted: "Hello? Can we get a one-way ticket to (minor-league) Hamilton for David Desharnais please. Cheap Phillies Jerseys . Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. https://www.cheapphilliesjerseys.us/ .com) - Yankee Stadium is the home of the Bronx Bombers, but on Sunday afternoon it will open its gates to host the latest addition of the Hudson River Rivalry. Philadelphia Phillies Pro Shop . The team also announced Tuesday that the Braves will wear a commemorative patch on the right sleeve during the season. The patch, shaped like home plate, carries the number 715, Aarons autograph and a "40th Anniversary" banner. Philadelphia Phillies Gear . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. OZONE PARK, N.Y. -- It took Verves Tale a long time to win her first race. It took far less time to win her second.Verves Tale, who just six weeks ago won a maiden race at Keeneland, reeled in seemingly home-free favorite Lewis Bay in deep stretch to win Saturdays Grade 3 $250,000 Comely Stakes for 3-year-old fillies by a neck at Aqueduct.Lewis Bay, the 3-5 favorite, finished second by 3 3/4 lengths over Going for Broke as Chad Brown trainees finished second and third. Flora Dora finished fourth followed by Mo dAmour, Unbridled Mo and Big Mara.Paco Lopez rode the winner for owner Charles Fipke and trainer Barclay Tagg.Verves Tale had run second in five of her first seven starts before overcoming trouble to win a 1-1/16-mile maiden affair by 2-3/4 lengths at Keeneland on Oct. 16.In the Comely, Verves Tale raced a close-up fourth as Mo dAmour set fractions of 23.92 seconds for the quarter and 48.47 for the half. A stalking Lewis Bay, under Irad Ortiz Jr., took the lead at the three-eighths pole and Verves Tale followed that move.Lewis Bay opened a seemingly safe advantage in mid-stretch, but she began to weaken late.dddddddddddd. Verves Tale kept on coming and got up in the final three strides.I followed [Lewis Bay] until the eighth pole and she took me out a little bit, Lopez said. My filly is very nice filly and she tried really hard. I rode the best filly in the race.Verves Tale, a daughter of Tale of Ekati and a full sister to 2015 Preakness runner-up Tale of Verve, covered the 1-1/8 miles in 1:51.89 and returned $43.60.Its taken a long time, but shes turned into a real machine now, Tagg said.Verves Tale will head to south Florida on Tuesday and point to a 4-year-old campaign.Ortiz said he had no excuse for Lewis Bay, who had been a two-time graded stakes winner going 1-1/8 miles at Aqueduct.When she makes the lead shes not the type that opens up, Ortiz said. I tried to hold her as long as I could, then I said we got to go. No excuse, we just got beat. ' ' '