Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Houston Astros agreed to terms with pitcher Tony Sipp on Friday. Sipp had been pitching for Triple-A El Paso in the San Diego Padres organization before asking for his release Thursday. In his 11 games with El Paso this season, Sipp went 1-1 with a …
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NEW YORK – When the U.S. soccer team talks strategy, it sounds a bit like people picking lottery numbers or the start of a keno game: 4-4-2. 4-2-3-1. 4-3-3. Two weeks before the Americans’ World Cup opener, they’re still tinkering with their formation. “There’s no such thing as a best …
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ST. LOUIS – Jon Jay hit an RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning to break a tie and lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. The Cardinals won their third in a row and fourth in the …
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NEW YORK – The NBA has initiated a charge against Donald Sterling, setting up a June 3 hearing after which owners could vote to terminate his ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers. The charge Monday asserts that Sterling has damaged the NBA and its teams, disparaged African-Americans and that he …
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – As we hit mid-July on our calendars, or cell phones as it may be, the draft is behind us and LeBron James made his decision. We are past the home stretch. It’s been a great summer for some, solid for others, adequate for a few and …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – On the heels of one of their more dramatic victories of the season the Miami Marlins take aim at a series win on Wednesday when they play the rubber match of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Marcell Ozuna’s two-run homer with two outs …
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A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Toronto Raptors have agreed to trade John Salmons to the Atlanta Hawks for Brazilian center Lucas Nogueira and veteran guard Lou Williams. The two teams agreed to the trade Sunday night, just over 24 hours before free …
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Marijuana is casting an ever-thickening haze across NFL locker rooms, and it’s not simply because more players are using it. As attitudes toward the drug soften, and science slowly teases out marijuana’s possible benefits for concussions and other injuries, the NFL is reaching a critical point in navigating its tenuous …
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WASHINGTON – Troy Brouwer and Brooks Laich each had a goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Sunday in their preseason finale. Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jason Chimera and Alex Ovechkin also scored for the Capitals (5-3). Brooks Orpik and Matt Niskanen each had two …
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Birmingham, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Aston Villa and forward Gabriel Agbonlahor have agreed on a four-year contract extension, keeping the England international at the club he joined as a youth in 1994. Agbonlahor has earned three caps for England in his international career, and he has been part of a Villa …
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