Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Jamie McGinn to a two-year contract extension on Thursday. The deal keeps McGinn, 25, with the Avs through the 2015-16 season. McGinn recorded 19 goals and 38 points for the Avalanche in 79 games last season. The Ontario native set career …
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Glenview, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Tom Lehman birdied the final hole on Sunday to win the Encompass Championship by one stroke. Lehman closed with a 2-under 70 to finish at 15-under-par 201. His total of 201 established a new tournament scoring record. Last year’s winner Craig Stadler posted 203 in his …
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Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – C.J. Hinojosa went 3-for-3 with an RBI to help Texas punch its ticket to the NCAA Super Regional with a 4-1 win over Texas A&M on Monday. With the Longhorns leading 2-1 in the seventh, Hinojosa’s RBI double increased the cushion and Collin Shaw added a …
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PORTO ALEGRO, Brazil – The pressure is all on France to beat Honduras in their opening World Cup match on Sunday, and coach Didier Deschamps hopes his relatively inexperienced squad is mature enough to handle the expectation level. Deschamps points to Spain’s 5-1 thrashing by the Netherlands on Friday, and …
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The 30-man preliminary U.S. World Cup roster announced Monday by coach Jurgen Klinsmann. A final 23-man roster must be submitted to FIFA by June 2: Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England), Nick Rimando (Salt Lake) Defenders: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla, Mexico), Matt Besler (Kansas City), John Brooks …
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Ajaccio, France (SportsNetwork.com) – Monaco postponed PSG’s title celebrations for another day as Dimitar Berbatov scored a brace to give the club a 4-1 win against already-relegated Ajaccio. Following a scoreless first half, Berbatov brought the match to life by scoring twice to stake Monaco to a 2-0 lead. Junior …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Montgomery County, Texas District Attorney Brett Ligon coined the phrase “modify behavior” in an effort to describe his approach in the Adrian Peterson child-abuse case. Now that the legal process has run its course, it’s time for the NFL and, perhaps more importantly, the armchair moralists to put …
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The Buffalo Bills have released reserve offensive tackle Edawn Coughman. The team announced the move on Tuesday, a day after starting left tackle Cordy Glenn was cleared to take part in full-team practice sessions. Glenn had missed the first three weeks of training camp because of an …
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive will have to watch games on the league’s new network for opening week. The SEC announced on its Twitter page Thursday that Slive had successful back surgery two days earlier. The league says he had experienced back pain for several weeks and …
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Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Cleveland Indians activated catcher/infielder Carlos Santana from the seven-day concussion disabled list on Friday. Santana missed two weeks with post-concussion symptoms after he was struck in the head by a foul tip in a 4-2 loss to Baltimore on May 25. Prior to landing on …
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