Eddy Pineiro kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired and the Carolina Panthers defeated Atlanta 9-7 in a steady downpour Sunday, dealing the Falcons playoff hopes a huge blow. Atlanta (6-8) entered the game tied with New Orleans and Tampa Bay for first place in the NFC South, but …
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CHICAGO – This one was all over in the first quarter, right about the time Jimmy Butler’s only 3-pointer made it a 20-point game. Another fast start for the Chicago Bulls sent the Denver Nuggets to an embarrassing loss for first-year coach Brian Shaw. D.J. Augustin had 22 points and …
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New Orleans Saints star Derek Carr left Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers in the third quarter after he appeared to be shaken up after a tackle. Carr walked off of the field under his own power with 10:39 to go in the quarter. Packers pass-rusher Rashan Gary had …
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Manhattan, KS – Lawrence, KS (SportsNetwork.com) – Tyreek Hill returned a kickoff 99 yards for the decisive touchdown in the fourth quarter as the 16th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys edged the Kansas Jayhawks 27-20 at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks, looking to pull off the shocker in the second game under interim …
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Mason, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Ninth-seeded Serbian Ana Ivanovic advanced to the second round of the $2.5 million Western & Southern Open on Monday. Ivanovic, the highest-seeded player in action, beat Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 7-5 in 67 minutes on the hardcourts at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova, the …
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PHOENIX – Two people with knowledge of the situation say the Phoenix Suns agreed to a sign-and-trade deal with the Sacramento Kings for point guard Isaiah Thomas. The people, who sought anonymity because the deal has not been officially announced, say Thomas is signing a four-year, $27 million contract. In …
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Quebec City, QC (SportsNetwork.com) – Former world No. 1 Venus Williams and Mirjana Lucic-Baroni will square off in Sunday’s final contest at the Coupe Banque Nationale after both posted semifinal victories. Williams took down American counterpart and four seed Shelby Rogers easily in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, to win the …
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Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – OUTLOOK: If the last two seasons have proven anything, it is that there are no sure things in the America East Conference. Vermont absolutely dominated the league in 2013-14, winning 15 games in 16 tries against league foes during the regular season. The …
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TOKYO – The marathon pitching exploits of Japan’s high school baseball players may soon be a thing of the past. Japan’s High School Baseball Federation is considering introducing measures such as a tiebreaker and pitch counts limits in order to protect the health of the country’s future stars. New York …
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Things got heated between the head coaches of Marquette and Kansas on Tuesday night during the No. 4 Golden Eagles’ 73-59 win over the No. 1 Jayhawks during the Maui Invitational semifinal. Marquette’s Shaka Smart and Kansas’s Bill Self were seen voicing frustrations with one another after a play cleared …
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