Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Marcell Ozuna’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth was the game’s only run and sent Miami past the New York Mets, 1-0, in the finale of a three-game set. Giancarlo Stanton began the ninth against Carlos Torres (2-1) with a single, and Casey McGehee …
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WASHINGTON – The Washington Redskins sure look like a great team, if you squint your eyes enough. After all, they’re No. 4 in the NFL in total offense and No. 8 in total defense. No other NFL team is in the top 10 in both. And those Seattle Seahawks? Uh, …
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NEW YORK – Defending national champion UConn has been picked by coaches in the American Athletic Conference as a preseason favorite to edge out SMU for the league title. Huskies point Guard Ryan Boatright was chosen as the preseason player of the year and UConn freshman Daniel Hamilton was picked …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Jacob deGrom is hitting the Rookie of the Year gas pedal at precisely the right time. The New York right-hander gets a chance to add another line to his qualifications for the National League award on Monday night, when the Mets host the Miami Marlins in the opener …
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Bloomington, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Indiana head women’s basketball coach Curt Miller stepped down on Friday. Miller, who in two seasons resurrected the program, cited health and family reasons for his decision to resign. “Curt Miller did an incredible job coaching this team, bringing us farther, faster than anyone could have …
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HOYLAKE, England – The ovations from the packed galleries remain as warm as ever for Tom Watson at the British Open. His scoring continues to be just as impressive, too. The 64-year-old Watson extended his record of being the oldest man to make the cut at the game’s oldest major …
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ARLINGTON, Texas – DeMarcus Ware won’t play in his first visit to Dallas almost six months after the Cowboys released their franchise sack leader and he signed with Denver. Henry Melton, one of several defensive linemen trying to fill Ware’s void, should make his Dallas debut in the preseason finale …
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MOGI DAS CRUZES, Brazil – Belgium coach Marc Wilmots says Thursday’s closed-door game against the United States might be cancelled because he wants to avoid traffic chaos and long delays for his players. Wilmots said he would contact his U.S. counterpart Jurgen Klinsmann late Wednesday to discuss the situation. A …
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – I.K. Kim won the Ladies European Masters on Sunday and that helped her improve two places in the women’s world rankings. Kim was up two to No. 22 this week. Ahead of her, there was not much change to the top of the rankings. Stacy Lewis …
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CAROLINA (3-2) at CINCINNATI (3-1) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FOX OPENING LINE — Bengals by 7 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Carolina 3-2, Cincinnati 3-1 SERIES RECORD — Tied 2-2 LAST MEETING — Bengals beat Panthers 20-7, Sept. 26, 2010 LAST WEEK — Panthers beat Bears 31-24; Bengals lost to Patriots …
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