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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DETROIT – Quicken Loans is returning as the presenting sponsor of the Grand Prix in Detroit. The announcement about the Detroit-based online mortgage lender’s sponsorship of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix was made Thursday. The event takes place May 29-31 at the island park in the Detroit River, …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Sooner or later the Atlanta Falcons will get their act together outside the friendly confines of the Georgia Dome. Whether that happens Sunday against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium remains to be seen. The Falcons have lost both of their road games this season in Week …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Jake Arrieta makes his 2014 debut when the Chicago Cubs entertain the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field in the middle installment of a three-game series. Arrieta, who has been on the disabled list since March 30 with right shoulder tightness, went 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in …
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ALAMEDA, Calif. – Oakland Raiders coach Dennis Allen remains hopeful that running back Maurice Jones-Drew will be able to play in Sunday’s home opener against the Houston Texans. Nick Roach’s status isn’t as encouraging, meaning the Raiders likely will be without their starting middle linebacker for a second straight week. …
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Fort Wayne, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Sam Saunders carded his second straight 6-under 66 on Friday to move two strokes clear of the field after two rounds of the Hotel Fitness Championship. Saunders, who is Arnold Palmer’s grandson, completed 36 holes at 12-under-par 132. He broke the 36-hole scoring record that …
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RIO DE JANEIRO – Seven teams are chasing three places in the knockout stage of the World Cup on Thursday. Here are the basic permutations: GROUP G United States vs Germany: Germany would win the group with at least a draw, and is likely to go through even with a …
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Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tom Parisi scored a fluke goal to tie the game and Brandon Tanev scored the winner in the latter stages of the third period, and Providence knocked off Boston University by a 4-3 count in the NCAA men’s hockey national championship game on Saturday. Anthony Florentino …
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