Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Brad Boyes scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Florida Panthers clawed their way back for a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. Florida went on the power play 1:26 into the extra session after Brad Stuart went off for tripping. Once the …
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CHICAGO – White Sox rookie Jose Abreu just keeps slugging, regardless of the pedigree of the pitcher he’s facing. Abreu hit his 20th homer and Adam Dunn added a three-run shot as Chicago beat San Francisco 7-6 on Wednesday, handing the Giants their fifth straight loss. Abreu reached 20 homers …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Colorado Rockies, at least for the time being, are going nowhere. The Arizona Diamondbacks locked the Rockies into last place in the National League West with a win in Friday’s opener and will try to put additional distance between them on Saturday night in game two of …
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Alameda, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Oakland Raiders signed former San Diego Chargers wide receiver Vincent Brown on Tuesday. Brown was recently waived/injured by San Diego after missing most of training camp with a calf issue. He played in 30 career games (16 starts) for the Chargers, catching 60 passes for …
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Quotes about former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll, who died Friday at 82. “He was a tough coach to me, and I spent more time with him than anybody, so I know. I learned how to be mentally tough with him, and for that I can never say thank you …
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Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – Chris Davis hit the go-ahead two-run homer and Bud Norris pitched into the seventh, as Baltimore edged Toronto, 3-2, in Saturday’s second test of a four-game series. Nick Hundley knocked in the other run and Manny Machado added two hits for the Orioles, who have won …
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The Kansas City Chiefs were huge favorites Christmas Day, but the games aren’t played on paper. The Las Vegas Raiders visited Arrowhead and pulled off a huge upset, taking down the Chiefs, 20-14. Travis Kelce was not pleased with the performance, saying his team “played Santa” and gave the Raiders …
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DALLAS – Dirk Nowitzki passed Jerry West on the NBA scoring list from a familiar spot: behind the 3-point line. Nowitzki had 19 points, including consecutive shots from long range in the third quarter to move up to 16th in career scoring, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Washington Wizards …
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As NASCAR stories go, absolutely none was more bizarre than Juan Pablo Montoya sending a jet dryer up in flames in the Daytona 500. Rained out for the first time in its history, the Daytona 500 was moved to primetime on Monday night, with a huge audience of television viewers …
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A New Mexico Lobos lineman wanted no part in a further skirmish with Michigan Wolverines players during their opening-week college football matchup on Saturday night. Michigan had a substantial lead in the third quarter when the Lobos ran the ball up the middle for a few yards. The play ended …
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