(SportsNetwork.com) – The Portland Trail Blazers were one of the league’s bigger surprises last season, but they’ll have to improve through free agency because they don’t own a pick in this draft. Portland is loaded with young talent like All-Stars LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard. What the Blazers need, and …
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed starting cornerback Alan Ball on injured reserve with a bicep injury. The Jaguars signed fourth-year cornerback Tommie Campbell to replace Ball on the 53-man roster. Ball started 22 games for the Jaguars over the past two seasons, including seven this year. Without …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – If the Toronto Blue Jays are indeed out of the running for an American League wild card playoff spot, someone might want to let Jose Bautista in on it. The Toronto slugger has continued on a recently torrid pace for the Blue Jays as they’ve stayed on the …
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – With a suspension dropping one former favorite from the ranks, quarterbacks dominate the upper half of this list as the Heisman Trophy picture begins to get clearer near the season’s halfway point. 1. Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State (last week: No. 1) — The top-ranked Bulldogs’ …
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CLEVELAND – The Browns have hired former NFL cornerback Aaron Glenn as an assistant defensive backs coach. Glenn was a first-round draft pick in 1994 by the New York Jets out of Texas A&M. He started 176 games during his career with New York, Houston, Dallas, Jacksonville and New Orleans. …
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Cleveland, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Jose Abreu clubbed his major league- leading 29th homer of the season, a two-run shot that set the tone for the Chicago White Sox’s 6-2 decision over the Cleveland Indians. Gordon Beckham added a two-run double and Scott Carroll tossed five scoreless innings before exiting with …
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CHICAGO – Weighing a handful of attractive offers, Pau Gasol says a gut feeling led him to sign with the Chicago Bulls. Gasol and newcomer Nikola Mirotic (KNEE-coal-uh MIR-oh-tich) were at the United Center on Friday for a pair of press conferences announcing their new contracts. Gasol was a free …
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Carolina Panthers rookie running back Tyler Gaffney will have season-ending surgery after tearing the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Gaffney was Carolina’s sixth-round draft pick out of Stanford and was expected to provide some depth in the backfield. Coach Ron Rivera said Saturday that Gaffney will …
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Qualifying medalist Alan Fadel beat Stephen Fox 1 up on Monday in the first round of the U.S. Senior Amateur. The 59-year-old Fadel, a financial adviser from Toledo, Ohio, won on the par-5 18th at Big Canyon after Fox, from Huntington, West Virginia, tied it on …
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida says that the sexual battery complaint against quarterback Treon Harris has been withdrawn. Harris’ attorney Huntley Johnson says “I am pleased for Treon Harris and his family. I am not going to speculate on what the university will do next.” University spokesperson Janine …
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