Durham, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Duke linebacker Kelby Brown will miss the upcoming season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Monday’s scrimmage. Brown, a redshirt senior, was a first team All-ACC selection for the Blue Devils in 2013. “Obviously our hearts go out to Kelby and …
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MOBILE, Ala. – Dak Prescott rushed, threw and caught a touchdown pass for the second time in his career as Mississippi State downed South Alabama 35-3 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Saturday. Prescott completed 13 of 21 passing for 201 yards and a touchdown while also carrying 14 times for 148 …
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Den Bosch, The Netherlands (SportsNetwork.com) – Fifth-seeded Andrea Petkovic was among Sunday’s first-round winners at the Topshelf Open, a final grass- court Wimbledon tune-up. The German posted a 6-2, 6-4 win over Belgian Yanina Wickmayer in a match between former finalists. Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova and Austrian Yvonne Meusburger also advanced. …
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Blaine, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – After a weather delay, Kenny Perry rolled in an eagle putt on the 18th green Saturday to grab a 1-shot lead after two rounds of the 3M Championship. With that eagle, Perry posted a 9-under 63 to end 36 holes at 16-under-par 128. Perry, the 2011 …
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Philadelphia, PA – 2013 SEASON IN REVIEW: The stars aligned perfectly for Florida State in 2013, as the team went a perfect 14-0, won the ACC and put the icing on the cake with a thrilling win in the BCS Championship Game to win the school’s third national title. A …
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FORT WORTH, Texas – Jimmie Johnson has won all six of hisNASCARSprint Cup championships with Chad Knaus on his pitbox. While the No. 48 is out of contention for this year, Knaus plans to still be there next season for a shot at a seventh title as Johnson’s crew chief. …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Cleveland Cavaliers hope to endure without star guard Kyrie Irving when they visit the Brooklyn Nets Saturday at Barclays Center. Irving missed his first game of the season Thursday with a bruised left knee and didn’t travel to Brooklyn. The Cavs rallied without him in an 87-81 …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Perceived upgrades at the quarterback position and the head coaching job have people excited about Minnesota Vikings football again. The Vikings franchise was set back years by 2011 draft bust Christian Ponder and the former first-round pick’s inability to handle things at the NFL level eventually cost Leslie …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Elbert Drungo Jr., who played 120 games over nine seasons with the Houston Oilers and a season with Buffalo, has died. He was 71. Drungo died Saturday at home after battling cancer the past six years, his wife, Deborah, said Monday. The Houston Oilers drafted Drungo in …
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RIO DE JANEIRO – Colombia was already without Radamel Falcao. Now Uruguay is without Luis Suarez. Instead of a matchup between two of the world’s top strikers, the Round-of-16 game between Colombia and Uruguay at the World Cup will be a test of which team copes best without its talisman. …
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