The Oakland Athletics are being bashed for their choice of gift for retiring Detroit Tigers legend Miguel Cabrera Thursday night. The 40-year-old Cabrera has been receiving gifts throughout his final MLB season, which has become a common practice for future Hall of Famers when their playing days are coming to …
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NEW YORK – Nashville defenseman Anton Volchenkov has been suspended for four games for an illegal check to the head of Calgary forward Michael Ferland. The NHL announced the punishment on Sunday. Volchenkov also loses $21,505.36 in salary, which goes to the players’ emergency assistance fund. The play occurred at …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Portland Trail Blazers were one of the league’s bigger surprises last season, but they’ll have to improve through free agency because they don’t own a pick in this draft. Portland is loaded with young talent like All-Stars LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard. What the Blazers need, and …
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MINNEAPOLIS – Late in the second quarter of Arizona’s second preseason game, backup quarterback Drew Stanton lofted a pass down the sideline and second-year receiver Jaron Brown out-jumped cornerback Xavier Rhodes to haul in the 35-yard completion. The highlight-reel catch stunned Rhodes and many of the Minnesota Vikings fans in …
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Bret Bielema didn’t shy away from reflecting on where Arkansas has been and how far it’s come. A few wins in a row, including Bielema’s first over a power conference team with the Razorbacks, will do that for a coach. After two lost seasons following the Bobby …
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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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Santa Clara, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – All it took was a new stadium for the Chicago Bears to end their near 30-year hex in San Francisco. Jay Cutler tossed three of his four touchdown passes to Brandon Marshall and the Bears rallied for a 28-20 victory over the 49ers on Sunday …
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The Minnesota Golden Gophers won the Quick Lane Bowl on Wednesday night thanks to Darius Taylor rushing for 208 yards in his return from a leg injury. The Gophers were not automatically bowl-eligible, as they only went 5-7 in the regular season. Teams must win six games. However, they were …
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MANCHESTER, England – The Manchester derby was a fixture that filled the blue half of the city with dread during United’s glory years under Alex Ferguson. Now, it’s United fans who are starting to fear the worst when one of English football’s biggest matches comes around. City is looking for …
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The contrast couldn’t have been more stark Thursday night between the NFL’s future stars and a cautionary tale from the league’s past. On the night when Andrew Luck, the quarterback out of Stanford, was scooped up by the Indianapolis Colts as the year’s top draft pick, a former high-profile draft …
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