DETROIT – The Mid-Amercian Conference has agreed to a six-year deal with the new Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit to be the game’s back league if the Big Ten or Atlantic Coast Conference cannot fill one of its spots. The first Quick Lane Bowl will be played Dec. 26 at …
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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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(SportsNetwork.com) – Rick Porcello has gotten the better of James Shields twice already this season. With a chance to move past Kansas City for first place in the American League Central, Porcello will try to make it a hat trick on Wednesday evening as the Detroit Tigers go for a …
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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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COLUMBUS, Ohio – For No. 13 Ohio State to stretch its winning streaks to five in a row this season and 19 straight in Big Ten games, the Buckeyes must find a way to hurry Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg. They certainly did that a year ago, sacking him four …
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New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tyrod Taylor was 10-of-17 for 105 yards with a touchdown and interception as the Baltimore Ravens beat the New Orleans Saints, 22-13, in the preseason finale for both teams on Thursday night. Fitzgerald Toussaint carried the ball 17 times for 103 yards, while Lorenzo Taliaferro …
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin continues to put up successful seasons. With Pittsburgh’s 30-23 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 17, Tomlin is assured his 17th consecutive non-losing season as an NFL head coach. Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers after a game against the Seahawks …
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Theresa Plaisance scored 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots, and LSU snapped a snapped a two-game skid with a 62-54 upset of No. 9 Georgia on Sunday. Plaisance, whose late-game failure at the foul line marred an otherwise dominant 20-point outing in a …
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No one, not even point leader Brad Keselowski, has a better average finish over the past two Chase races than Jeff Gordon. Gordon was third at New Hampshire and second at Dover. Yet the point standings are not a fun place for Gordon entering Sunday’s fourth race in the Chase, …
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New York Giants second-year linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux dismissed those he termed “social media GMs” who have criticized him to start the 2023 season. Thibodeaux has four tackles and a QB hit in the first two games and took some heat for sitting alone on the bench, far from his teammates, …
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