(SportsNetwork.com) – The St. Louis Cardinals are back in the Gateway City and will start a six-game homestand Friday with the first of three straight games versus the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals just went 5-6 on their recent road trip and lost three of four games to …
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Perthshire, Scotland (SportsNetwork.com) – Saturday’s play at the Ryder Cup matched Friday’s action. The Americans won 2 1/2 points both mornings, but the Europeans answered by winning 3 1/2 both afternoons. Through two days, the Europeans lead the United States, 10-6, at Gleneagles. The 4-point deficit was the hole that …
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MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Vikings have cut veteran safeties Chris Crocker and Kurt Coleman and placed Jamarca Sanford on injured reserve, leaving them thin at safety as the season opener approaches. The Vikings announced their final cuts Saturday night to get down to the 53-man roster limit. Sanford has spent …
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – San Diego Padres outfielder Seth Smith was named the National League Player of the Week for the period ending May 11. Smith led the majors with a .500 batting average and topped the senior circuit with 14 hits in seven games last week. Colorado’s Troy …
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SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Chargers have cut 22 players to get down to the 53-man limit, including tight end Michael Flacco, a younger brother of Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco. Other notable cuts were backup tackle Mike Harris, linebacker Thomas Keiser, third-string quarterback Brad Sorensen, rookie wide receiver Tevin …
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SUMMIT, N.J. – The organization that governs high school sports in New Jersey says there was insufficient proof that a high school football team’s prank was racially motivated. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association investigated after North Plainfield High School filed a complaint because the Summit team shoved bananas …
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Eddy Pineiro kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired and the Carolina Panthers defeated Atlanta 9-7 in a steady downpour Sunday, dealing the Falcons playoff hopes a huge blow. Atlanta (6-8) entered the game tied with New Orleans and Tampa Bay for first place in the NFC South, but …
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MILWAUKEE – Steve Wojciechowski is going to have to lean on his guards in his first year as Marquette’s head coach. The Golden Eagles have only one player taller than 6-foot-7, and 6-11 center Luke Fischer isn’t eligible to play until mid-December because he’s a transfer. Still, Wojciechowski (woe-juh-HOW-skee) is …
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LONDON – Two months after winning the World Cup, Germany opened its 2016 European Championship campaign with a 2-1 victory over Scotland on Sunday, while Portugal and Greece both slumped to defeats in their qualifying matches. Thomas Mueller scored both Germany’s goals — a difficult backward header in the 18th …
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After spending five seasons as the head coach at Oklahoma, Lincoln Riley bolted for the University of Southern California in 2021. During his tenure with the Sooners, he won four straight Big 12 title games and went 55-10. So, when he left, fans were understandably upset. But some took it …
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