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Florham Park, NJ (Worldwide Gamble) - The New York Jets placed running back and
2010 draft pick Joe McKnight on the active non-football injury list Thursday
after he failed a conditioning test.
McKnight, who was taken by the Jets in the fourth round out of Southern
California, appa... |
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Georgetown, KY (Worldwide Gamble) - The Cincinnati Bengals officially brought
controversial wide receiver Terrell Owens into the fold on Thursday, signing a
previously reported one-year contract.
It was reported earlier that the deal is worth up to $4 million, with $2
million guarant... |
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East Rutherford, NJ (Worldwide Gamble) - The New York Giants have waived rookie
safety Chad Jones with the intention of placing him on the reserve list.
Jones was recently released from a New York hospital after a serious car
accident on June 29. If he clears waivers, he will be plac... |
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -Lane Kiffin thinks the Tennessee Titans' lawsuit against him and the University of Southern California is more about geography than coaching etiquette. Kiffin claimed he wasn't allowed to say much Thursday at the Pac-10 media day about the suit facing Kiffin and the Troja... |
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -Oregon has been picked to win the Pac-10 in the preseason media poll, edging longtime favorite Southern California by three points. A year after the Ducks ended the Trojans' run of seven straight conference titles, the media chose coach Chip Kelly's team over USC to win i... |
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -Steve Spurrier hasn't gotten over the way last season ended and vows to improve in all areas this year, including South Carolina's last-place running game. The Gamecocks have been at the bottom in Southeastern Conference in rushing the past three years, although Spurrier sa... |
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Chicago, IL (Worldwide Gamble) - Ramon Castro homered twice and Juan Pierre
stroked a two-run double, as the Chicago White Sox beat Seattle, 9-5, to sweep
a four-game series and extend their home winning streak to 11 games.
Paul Konerko and Carlos Quentin clubbed back-to-back home runs i... |
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Washington, DC (Worldwide Gamble) - The Washington Nationals have traded
closer Matt Capps to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for highly
regarded catcher prospect Wilson Ramos.
Additionally the Nationals will also receive minor league pitcher Joe
Testa, while... |
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Flushing, NY (Worldwide Gamble) - Rookie Ike Davis hit a three-run homer and
knuckleballer R.A. Dickey went 8 1/3 innings, as the New York Mets earned a
4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the rubber match of a three-game
set at Citi Field. Angel Pagan chipped in two hits in... |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -The Sacramento Kings have hired rookie center DeMarcus Cousins' high school coach as an assistant. Coach Paul Westphal announced the hiring of Otis Hughley on Thursday. Hughley coached at LeFlore High School in Mobile, Ala., for seven years. Cousins played there under... |
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Memphis, TN (Worldwide Gamble) - The death of Lorenzen Wright has reportedly
been termed a homicide by gunshot wound.
The Commercial Appeal cited a police statement in reporting Wright, a former
Memphis basketball star and NBA player, was identified by the Shelby County
Medical Exam... |
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in the woods outside Memphis, was shot to death and the case is being investigated as a homicide, police said Thursday. Family members had said Wednesday that police told them Wright's body had been found near an apart... |
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San Jose, CA (Worldwide Gamble) - The San Jose Sharks signed defenseman Jason
Demers to a two-year contract extension on Thursday.
The 22-year-old Demers finished fourth among NHL rookie defenseman with 21
points (four goals, 17 assists) despite suiting up for only 51 games in
2... |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Greene will be out for about three months after having surgery on his left shoulder. Kings spokesman Mike Kalinowski said Thursday that Greene recently had surgery to fix several minor problems in his shoulder. Greene's recovery likely will ke... |
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CHICAGO (AP) -Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman expects to learn on Saturday whether his salary cap-squeezed team will be able to keep restricted free agent goaltender Antti Niemi. After Bowman and Niemi's agent, Bill Zito, were unable to reach contract terms for the 26-year-old netminder,... |
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Memphis, TN (Worldwide Gamble) - The death of Lorenzen Wright has reportedly
been termed a homicide by gunshot wound.
The Commercial Appeal cited a police statement in reporting Wright, a former
Memphis basketball star and NBA player, was identified by the Shelby County
Medical Exam... |
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Indianapolis, IN (Worldwide Gamble) - The NCAA has penalized the University of
Arizona for major violations involving the men's basketball program.
The NCAA said in its release that the violations, which include
impermissible recruiting activities and inducements, occurred... |
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