GREEN BAY, Wis. – Starting guards T.J. Lang and Josh Sitton are active for the Green Bay Packers for Sunday night’s game against Chicago, while tight end Martellus Bennett is active for the Bears. Lang has a left ankle injury, while Sitton has a toe injury. The Packers’ two best …
Read More »Beckett solid as Dodgers down Padres
San Diego, CA – San Diego, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Josh Beckett dazzled over seven scoreless innings, carrying the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday. The bar has been set high for Dodgers pitchers of late, with Beckett (5-4) and Clayton Kershaw each …
Read More »Astros eye series win over Rangers
(SportsNetwork.com) – Scott Feldman tries to pitch the Houston Astros to a rare series win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday when the Lone Star State rivals play the rubber match of a three-game set at Minute Maid Park. Houston snapped a 10-game home losing streak to the Rangers on …
Read More »Rangers go for back-to-back wins in Toronto
(SportsNetwork.com) – In the second game of a three-game set following the All-Star break, the Texas Rangers will battle the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre Saturday. Texas will send Colby Lewis out to the mound to try and solve a potentially potent Blue Jays lineup, while the home squad …
Read More »A's release retiring Dunn
Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Oakland Athletics officially released designated hitter Adam Dunn Thursday in order to clear a spot on the team’s 40-man roster. The move was purely procedural, as Dunn was set to become a free agent at the conclusion of the postseason and had previously stated that …
Read More »Sabres re-sign Adam
Buffalo, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The Buffalo Sabres re-signed restricted free agent forward Luke Adam to a one-year, two-way contract on Sunday. Adam, selected by the Sabres in the second round (44th overall) of the 2008 draft, appeared in 12 games with the Sabres last year, scoring one goal. The 24-year-old …
Read More »TFC, Seattle set for marquee clash
Seattle, WA – Seattle, WA (SportsNetwork.com) – New-look Toronto FC will head to CenturyLink Field on Saturday for a marquee clash with Seattle Sounders FC. Toronto, long-time doormat in MLS, strengthened its squad considerably in the offseason, adding the likes of Michael Bradley, Jermain Defoe, Dwayne De Rosario, Justin Morrow, …
Read More »Niners gut special teams in roster cuts
Santa Clara, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The San Francisco 49ers pared down their roster to the NFL-mandated limit of 53 players by releasing a host of veteran special-teams players. Among the casualties for the Niners were wide receiver Kassim Osgood and safeties Bubba Ventrone and C.J. Spillman, core special-teamers from a …
Read More »Nieminen wins Bucharest opener
Bucharest, Romania (SportsNetwork.com) – Eighth-seeded Finnish veteran Jarkko Nieminen was a hard-fought opening-round winner Monday at the $590,000 BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy tennis event. The 32-year-old left-handed Nieminen held off Argentine Leonardo Mayer 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4) on the red clay at BNR Arenas. Also on Day 1, Czech Jiri …
Read More »Sam excited about next phase of career after Rams hold first workout for rookies
ST. LOUIS – Now it starts to get intense for Michael Sam and the rest of the St. Louis Rams rookies. The first openly gay player drafted in the NFL is enthusiastic about the challenge. Twice on Tuesday, he mentioned how much fun he was having. Sam said he hopes …
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