Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have dealt third-year safety Mark Barron to the St. Louis Rams prior to Tuesday’s trade deadline. There were rumors of the 1-6 Bucs being active at the deadline, and while no blockbusters came to fruition, they did send Barron to the Rams …
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Hyo-Joo Kim claimed her first LPGA Tour title, and her first major championship victory on Sunday, and that helped her move to 10th in this week’s world rankings. Kim had been No. 20 last week prior to her win at the Evian Championship. Kim is not …
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San Francisco, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday against the Padres after cutting his right index finger. Yusmeiro Petit will toe the rubber in place of Cain, making his first start of the season. Cain, who is 0-3 with a …
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Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Yu Darvish piled up 12 strikeouts, J.P. Arencibia belted a three-run homer in his return to Toronto, and the Texas Rangers broke an eight-game skid with a 5-1 triumph over the Blue Jays. Darvish (9-5) tied a season-high in strikeouts over his 6 2/3-inning effort and …
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Iowa City, IA – Iowa City, IA (SportsNetwork.com) – Keith Appling scored 16 points to help the No. 7 Michigan State Spartans fend off No. 15 Iowa with a 71-69 win at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Appling had a chance to add to his stats and put the game away in …
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CLEVELAND – Browns Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown says his 1964 NFL championship ring being auctioned online was stolen from him. Brown’s ring is up for bidding on www.lelands.com until July 25. As of Monday, the highest bid was for $33,275. Brown tells cleveland.com that a claim by …
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NEWPORT, R.I. – Second-seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia and Samuel Groth of Australia advanced to the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Thursday. The 153rd-ranked Groth defeated defending champion Nicolas Mahut of France 6-3, 6-4, and Karlovic edged Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (3), 7-5. The pair …
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Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Patrick Kane netted the lone goal in the shootout to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars in the season opener on Thursday. Kane, Chicago’s second shooter, showed off his slick puck-handling abilities by moving the puck from his backhand to …
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Basel, Switzerland (SportsNetwork.com) – Danny Welbeck scored a pair of second-half goals to lift England to a 2-0 win over Switzerland in Group E play in Euro 2016 qualifying at St Jakob Park on Monday. After a scoreless first half, Welbeck opened the scoring in the 59th minute when Raheem …
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ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have signed forward Nathan Walker, the first Australian player to be drafted by an NHL team. The 20-year-old Walker was selected in the third round of last month’s draft. He signed a standard three-year, entry-level contract Friday. Walker was born in Wales but spent …
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