Oregon football coach Dan Lanning appeared to have no qualms about his subtle shot at the Colorado football program from over the summer when the school announced it was moving to the Big 12. When Lanning was asked about the move in July, he said he didn’t remember the Buffaloes …
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – The Atlanta Falcons have ruled out offensive guard Justin Blalock for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants because of a back injury, meaning there will be three new starters on the offensive line. Also, receiver Harry Douglas will miss his second straight game with a …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Steve Spurrier believes South Carolina can still win the Southeastern Conference, so he wants his Gamecocks to quickly regroup from their stunning loss to Missouri last week. The coach said the SEC’s East Division is full of good teams — including the Kentucky team the two-loss Gamecocks …
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Seattle, WA (SportsNetwork.com) – Russell Wilson and the Seahawks were in midseason form Friday as Seattle crushed the Chicago Bears, 34-6, in the third preseason game for both clubs. Wilson threw two touchdown passes and ran for another in leading the Seahawks to points on all five of his drives …
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Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Candice Dupree scored 26 points to lead the Phoenix Mercury to an 83-62 rout of the Chicago Sky in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday. Diana Taurasi deposited 19 points and handed out a playoff career-high 11 assists for the Mercury, who last reached …
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Christian Ponder’s descent from first-round draft pick to third-string quarterback has been formalized, with the release of the first depth chart of the season by the Minnesota Vikings. After losing the starting job to Matt Cassel last year and watching the team draft Teddy Bridgewater, Ponder entered the final year …
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Manchester, England (SportsNetwork.com) – David Silva has signed a new five- year contract with Manchester City to remain with the reigning Premier League champions until 2019, it was announced Tuesday. Silva joined City from Valencia in 2010 and has guided the Citizens to two Premier League titles, the FA Cup …
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Two weeks remain in the 2023 NFL regular season, and there are a number of interesting matchups on the docket for Week 17 that could determine playoff seeding and who’s in and who is out. Before Thursday’s game between the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets, two teams had a …
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DENVER – Kenneth Faried scored 22 points and had 17 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets opened the season Wednesday night with an 89-79 win over Detroit, spoiling the debut of Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy. Aaron Afflalo, in his second tour with Denver after being acquired in an offseason trade …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Marshall Henderson’s desperation heave beat the buzzer to force overtime, and Nick Williams’ jumper put the Mississippi Rebels ahead to stay in rallying to beat Vanderbilt 89-79 Tuesday night for their sixth straight win. The Rebels (14-2, 3-0) extended the Southeastern Conference’s longest winning streak by winning …
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