St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – The Minnesota Wild released goaltender and 2014 playoff hero Ilya Bryzgalov from his professional tryout contract on Monday. Bryzgalov, acquired from the Edmonton Oilers on March 5, finished last season with a 7-1-3 record, 2.12 goals-against average and three shutouts in 12 appearances for Minnesota. …
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Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Jose Abreu and Adam Dunn clubbed consecutive home runs to highlight a seven-run seventh inning, as the Chicago White Sox pounded the Detroit Tigers, 11-4, to start a three-game series at Comerica Park. Abreu, who finished with four RBI, hit a two-run homer, his major league- …
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Philadelphia, PA – 2013 SEASON IN REVIEW: The Golden Gophers made a two-game improvement from the 2012 season, finishing last year at 8-5. However, they were hoping for bigger things considering at one point they were 8-2 and coming off a bye week. Northwestern, Nebraska, Indiana and Penn State had …
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Raleigh, NC – Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – The red hot North Carolina Tar Heels continue their quest to move up the ACC standings, as they take on local rival NC State in a league bout Wednesday night at PNC Arena. After a seven week absence from the Top 25, Roy …
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Jacksonville, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Denard Robinson’s touchdown run in the fourth quarter gave the Jacksonville Jaguars a 16-10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the preseason opener for both teams. Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles, the third pick in this year’s draft, went 7-for-11 for 117 yards in his first …
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Foxboro, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has been medically cleared to take part in all workouts and practices during training camp after recovering from knee surgery. Patriots coach Bill Belichick revealed the news during a press conference Wednesday morning. “He’s been cleared to play,” said …
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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Indianapolis Colts right guard Hugh Thornton is unlikely to play against the Titans on Sunday because of an ankle injury. Thornton, who was held out of practice this week, was listed as doubtful on Friday’s injury report. Linebackers Jerrell Freeman (hamstring) and Mario Harvey (hamstring) and …
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is looking forward to this week’s joint practices with the Philadelphia Eagles for the second straight year. “This will be a good opportunity for our team to play against the Eagles — the offense and defenses and schemes that they run, …
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – A Hungarian player and a former referee have been convicted of trying to fix a local under-19 football match in 2010. According to Thursday’s decision by a Budapest court, Csaba Ponczok, playing for Videoton-Puskas Akademia, tried to bribe the goalkeeper of visiting Ferencvaros to allow at least …
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Flushing, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The San Diego Padres have selected the contract of pitcher Blaine Boyer from Triple-A El Paso and placed pitcher Nick Vincent on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder fatigue. Vincent is 0-2 with a 5.67 ERA in 30 relief appearances this season. Boyer will be …
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