Oakland, CA – Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – LeBron James one-upped fellow All-Star Stephen Curry just before the buzzer Wednesday with a stepback, fallaway 3- pointer to give the Miami Heat a thrilling 111-110 win over the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors battled back from a 21-point second-half deficit and held …
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Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Nick Bonino scored the lone goal of the shootout to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Bonino, who was acquired by the Canucks from the Ducks in the offseason for prized forward Ryan Kesler, moved the puck from …
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SAN DIEGO – Running back Marion Grice, a sixth-round pick from Arizona State, was released by the San Diego Chargers on Monday in favor of defensive lineman Ricardo Mathews. Chargers general manager Tom Telesco is familiar with Mathews. Telesco was in the Colts’ front office when Mathews was a seventh-round …
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Miami, FL – Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Paul Pierce keyed the Brooklyn Nets to another narrow triumph over the Miami Heat. Pierce netted 17 of his 29 points in the third quarter and the Nets topped the Heat, 96-95, on Wednesday night. The Heat had possession of the ball following …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Blue Jays go after a seventh straight win on Friday when they continue a four-game series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Toronto continued to roll on Thursday, as Nolan Reimold’s second home run of the game propelled the Jays to a 6-5 win. …
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DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks have added veteran power forward Rashard Lewis. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban revealed the move Tuesday night in a post on a Cyber Dust account controlled by Cuban and the team. The 34-year-old Lewis is a two-time All-Star who has played 16 seasons with four teams …
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HOCKENHEIM, Germany – Nico Rosberg beat teammate Lewis Hamilton to the fastest time as Mercedes set the pace in the final practice before qualifying at the German Grand Prix on Saturday. Rosberg completed his best lap on the Hockenheimring in 1 minute, 17.779 seconds, beating then leader Fernando Alonso of …
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Cincinnati, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez was a late scratch from Wednesday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds due to joint irritation in his right shoulder. Miguel Rojas got the start at shortstop in place of Ramirez, while third baseman Chone Figgins moved into the second spot …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Dodgers will try not to lose any more ground atop the NL West and hope to close out their homestand on a high note Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series versus the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers now have a 2 1/2-game lead …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Just over a year removed from the franchise’s second Lombardi Trophy, the Ravens believe their path back to the top runs through their offensive line and defensive backfield. Baltimore averaged an NFL-low 3.1 yards per rush last season, particularly struggling at center after Matt Birk’s retirement and at …
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