Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Sporting Kansas City was reduced to 10 men at BBVA Compass Stadium but still managed to take all three points by getting a 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo. Antonio Dovale was issued a straight red card in the 21st minute for throwing an apparent elbow …
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Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – David Lough’s two-run homer helped the Baltimore Orioles to a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the second installment of a three-game set. Adam Jones homered and had two RBI while Caleb Joseph and Nick Markakis each drove in a run for Baltimore, which has …
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Chase Utley singled home the go-ahead run in the fourth and the Philadelphia Phillies held on to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in the rubber match of a three-game set. Wil Nieves finished 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored and Jimmy Rollins scored twice …
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MINNEAPOLIS – Matt Asiata will start in Adrian Peterson’s place for Minnesota, with the star running back inactive for the Vikings against New England. The Vikings, as promised, shelved Peterson on Sunday against the Patriots following his indictment on a charge of child abuse. Also inactive: quarterback Christian Ponder, linebackers …
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INDIANAPOLIS – Dale Jarrett loved his win so much he had to celebrate it with a kiss. His impromptu smooch with the bricks in 1996 has blossomed into a tradition for drivers of all series when they win at the famed Brickyard. It’s time to pucker up again: NASCAR runs …
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Minsk, Belarus (SportsNetwork.com) – Russia and Sweden both secured victories Sunday to remain unbeaten in preliminary round play at the 2014 World Hockey Championship. Alexander Ovechkin scored for the second straight game to help Russia snap a six-game losing streak against Finland with a 4-2 victory, while Joakim Lindstrom scored …
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President Obama calls Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to curtail the collective-bargaining rights of state employees an “assault.” But the real assault is the conspiracy that has existed for decades between elected officials and public-employee unions — and taxpayers are the ones who wind up battered. The unions get salaries, …
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Today it seems we are surrounded by sports scandal and greed. From the looming NFL shutdown of the 2011 season to the criminal conviction of baseball star Barry Bonds for obstruction of justice or the homophobic rant given by Kobe Bryant to an NBA referee, there are plenty of examples …
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While you were watching the political meltdowns… Say you work hard and take a risk to start a business providing a good or service. The business is going fairly well and you decide to apply to get a federal government contract, because you can provide the result on time and …
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Years from now, with generations long passed, we will better understand the bookends of our times. The first started an era and came on that blue-sky morning of Sept. 11, when the Twin Towers fell and, in an instant, the world changed.The second came last night, when word spread like …
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