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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NEW YORK – Jurgen Klinsmann was hired to transform American football. Not just the national team, but the nation’s entire coaching structure. With a sunny disposition and an open, chatty manner, Klinsmann had been viewed as a future United States coach when he retired as a player in 1998 and …
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Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Brett Cecil was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday. Cecil left last Friday’s start against the Orioles after experiencing tightness in his left groin and attempted to pitch on Wednesday against the Yankees, but walked in a run and served …
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A man who confessed to robbing and killing Eastern Michigan University wide receiver Demarius Reed has been sentenced to 18 to 30 years in prison. Kristopher Pratt apologized to the family of the 20-year-old Chicago native before Washtenaw County trial Judge Donald Shelton issued the sentence …
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RICHMOND, Va. – For the college cycling community, this weekend’s 2014 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Richmond are a culmination. For the group helping to host the races while also organizing next year’s UCI Road World Championships, the weekend also is a great trial run. “It’s a test …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Kings seek to bounce back from a rough road trip as they return to the Staples Center on Thursday night to take on the New York Islanders. The Kings ripped off a perfect six-game homestand before hitting the road for five straight. They ended up …
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Grizzlies forward James Johnson has been arrested for domestic assault and accused of hitting and choking his wife at their home. Johnson was booked into the Shelby County Jail at 4:35 a.m. Saturday and was still there Saturday afternoon. WMC-TV cited a police affidavit that Johnson and …
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Paris, France (SportsNetwork.com) – Former champion Maria Sharapova secured a berth in a third straight French Open final with a hard-fought semifinal victory Thursday in Paris. The seventh-seeded former world No. 1 star outlasted 18th-seeded Canadian Eugenie Bouchard, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, on Court Chatrier. Sharapova’s opponent on Saturday will be …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Chris Young goes after a fifth straight winning decision on Saturday when the Seattle Mariners continue a three-game series with the Washington Nationals at Safeco Field. Young, though, was lucky not to get a loss his previous time out last Saturday in Boston, as he struggled with his …
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Flowery Branch, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms on contracts with first-round draft pick Jake Matthews and second-round selection Ra’Shede Hageman. Terms of the deals, which were announced Wednesday, were not disclosed. Matthews, the 6-foot-5, 309-pound offensive tackle out of Texas A&M, was taken No. 6 …
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