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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LONDON – The widow of murdered Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko thinks the Russian government may have been involved in the murder of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. Marina Litvinenko told BBC Radio on Sunday she thinks Nemtsov’s slaying Friday night in Moscow seems to have been the Russian government’s way …
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PARIS – President Francois Hollande will travel to Cuba in May in the first such trip by a French head of state. The visit comes as President Barack Obama is increasing U.S. ties with Cuba, and the Caribbean island is gradually opening up after decades of communist rule. Hollande’s office …
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STOCKHOLM – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says it was German Chancellor Angela Merkel who convinced him to accept the alliance’s top job. In a prerecorded talk show to be aired Friday by Swedish broadcaster SVT, Stoltenberg says Merkel “was the first to talk to me (about it). And I must …
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BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s top court has ordered a probe into the miners’ riots 25 years ago in Bucharest that left six people dead and more than 500 injured. The High Court for Cassation and Justice on Monday approved a request by prosecutor-general Tiberiu Nitu who has said that Romania …
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BANGKOK – Thailand’s anti-corruption body has recommended impeaching 250 former parliament members in the latest moves aimed at supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. National Anti-Corruption Commission spokesman Vicha Mahakun said Thursday the agency found the lawmakers had misused their authority in violation of the now-defunct constitution by seeking …
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