Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Blue Jays, who are in the thick of the race for the second American League wild-card spot, added some pop Friday with the return of first baseman Edwin Encarnacion from the 15-day disabled list. Encarnacion was batting .277 with 26 homers and 70 RBI …
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Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Golden State Warriors announced Friday that guard Shaun Livingston underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right big toe earlier this week and is expected to be sidelined a minimum of 6-to-8 weeks. Livingston had a procedure Wednesday to clean out debris in his toe. He …
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Montreal Canadiens forward Brandon Prust has received a two-game suspension for his hit that left New York Rangers forward Derek Stepan with a broken jaw. The incident took place during the early stages in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday. After playing …
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The NFL Draft has become so big that it’s made stars out of the high-profile analysts who make a living covering it. Names like Mel Kiper, Todd McShay and Mike Mayock are every bit as recognizable to the modern-day NFL fans as Lombardi, Landry and Noll …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Dallas Cowboys and Kyle Orton are parting ways. The Cowboys are releasing the backup quarterback, ESPN.com reported Tuesday. Last month, Orton was a no-show at Cowboys minicamp and was facing a fine of around $70,000 amid speculation that he might want a pay raise due to Tony …
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Farragut, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – Martin Piller carded a 6-under 65 on Thursday and was joined in the lead by Matt Fast after one round of the News Sentinel Open. Piller, who shared the third-round lead last week in Missouri, is looking for his first win since the 2010 season. Fast …
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PARIS – Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League match against Barcelona with a left heel injury. Ibrahimovic missed the last two PSG games because of the injury and coach Laurent Blanc says intensive treatment up until Monday morning failed to resolve the problem. PSG has …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Dodgers are still struggling to score runs, but will shoot for a series win Saturday against the San Diego Padres in the second installment of a three-game set. The Dodgers took Friday’s opener 2-1 thanks to Joc Pederson’s solo home run in the bottom of …
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A wife and husband from Michigan say they both got a hole-in-one in consecutive shots at the same hole. Tony and Janet Blundy tell the Lansing State Journal that their aces came while golfing Sunday at Ledge Meadows Golf Course in Grand Ledge. The couple says Tony hit a hole-in-one …
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An ultra-marathon runner from Scotland has been banned from racing for a year by UK Athletics, after she hitched a ride in a car for a portion of a race back in April, according to reports. Joasia Zakrzewski was disqualified from a 50-mile race April 7, in which she placed …
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