SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Marco Belinelli scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, Kawhi Leonard had 15 points and seven rebounds and the NBA-leading San Antonio Spurs eased past the Sacramento Kings 99-79 on Friday night for their 12th straight win. Manu Ginobili added 14 points, and Tiago …
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LONDON – For Rebecca Soni, another world record. For Ryan Lochte, more Olympic disappointment. Tearing through the water in her favorite pink suit, Soni set her second world record in as many days to defend her Olympic title in the 200-meter breaststroke Thursday. She touched in 2 minutes, 19.59 seconds, …
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Shedeur Sanders got good news early Wednesday when the Cleveland Browns announced that he would start their next preseason game if Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel were still injured. However, the rookie quarterback suffered an injury himself, potentially hurting his own chances. Skepticism was out when it was learned that …
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Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz had their paid leave extended indefinitely on Sunday as MLB continues its gambling investigation. Clase and Ortiz were initially supposed to be sidelined until Aug. 31. But MLB and the players’ union said they agreed to extend their leave “until further notice.” …
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New York Jets fans have been calling for Zach Wilson to be shipped out of town, but head coach Robert Saleh has consistently stood up for his quarterback in news conferences despite the bad performances since taking over for Aaron Rodgers. However, while Saleh will not be jumping the gun …
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Kansas City, KS (SportsNetwork.com) – Kevin Harvick won the pole for Saturday night’s 5-Hour Energy 400 after beating Team Penske drivers Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski and setting a new track qualifying record at Kansas Speedway. Harvick, who is in his first season as driver of the No. 4 Chevrolet …
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Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – Stephen Strasburg tossed eight strong innings and the Nationals backed him with six runs of support in the third, as Washington beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-1, in the second match of a four- game set. Strasburg (10-10) gave up a homer in the first, but followed …
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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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