Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – LA Angels of Anaheim first baseman Albert Pujols left Monday’s game against the Seattle Mariners with a left hamstring cramp. Pujols had just hit a three-run double in the third inning before suffering the injury. He was replaced on the basepaths by Tony Campana. When the …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Prolonged contention for the National League’s postseason is going to require quality pitching from the Miami Marlins staff. The Marlins are 3 1/2 games out of the NL’s second wild card playoff spot and have won six of nine games heading into Sunday’s finale of a four-game series …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays have been recently unaccustomed to a sub-.500 mark at the All-Star break, so they’ve placed a special premium on getting a good second-half start. The Rays will get that task underway on Friday night at Target Field, when they visit the site of the …
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Rangers have bought out the contract of forward Brad Richards. The club assumed the final six years of the nine-year, $60 million deal Richards signed in 2011. TSN Canada reported earlier Friday that Richards will receive $12.6 million through the 2025-26 NHL …
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London, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Mercedes confirmed on Wednesday that driver Nico Rosberg has signed a multi-year contract extension with the team in Formula One. Rosberg, a 29-year-old German, has been with Mercedes since the start of the 2010 season. All six of his grand prix wins and eight pole positions …
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CANTON, Ohio – Former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly, who is recovering from cancer treatments, will participate in the coin toss at the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 3. The Hall of Famer will represent Buffalo as an honorary captain, while former linebacker Harry Carson will be the New York …
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INDIANAPOLIS – Ryan Hunter-Reay was deeply disappointed when his 2012 championship was overshadowed by IndyCar politics. His breakthrough moment was largely ignored by the league as it fought with+ yet another CEO. It was a lost opportunity for a series starving for an American star, a role Hunter-Reay has desperately …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of the reduction of the monetary award in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a University of Central Florida football player who died following conditioning drills in 2008. The court issued an order on …
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Though his physical condition is no longer a big question mark for Peyton Manning, when he looks around at training camp, he must feel like he’s starting over again. Manning lined up for his first snaps Thursday behind an offensive line that has been shuffled, in front …
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AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn coach Gus Malzahn says safety Jermaine Whitehead remains suspended. Malzahn said Tuesday that “nothing’s changed” in Whitehead’s status. He says Whitehead won’t be on the sidelines Saturday when the fifth-ranked Tigers face Louisiana Tech. Auburn confirmed his suspension on the eve of the Tigers’ game last …
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