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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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Houston Astros began their Lone Star State weekend set in thrilling fashion on Friday night and will try to keep their momentum going at Minute Maid Park on Saturday against the Texas Rangers. The Astros snapped a seven-game losing streak in the first game of the series, …
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – Coach Mike McCarthy has signed a contract extension with the Green Bay Packers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed Monday. McCarthy is in his ninth season with the team. He led the Packers to a Super Bowl title after the 2010 season. His contract was …
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Seven-time All-Star Alfonso Soriano says he is retiring from the major leagues after a season in which he was released by the New York Yankees on July. “I’ve lost the love and passion to play the game,” said Soriano in a radio interview Tuesday in …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – With a win tonight, the playoff-hopeful Pittsburgh Pirates can accomplish something they’ve never done at PNC Park – win a home season series against the San Diego Padres. The Pirates posted a 2-1 victory last night in the opener of this three-game set. That moved the Bucs to …
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