(SportsNetwork.com) – The Portland Trail Blazers return home to the Moda Center armed with a 2-0 lead Friday night when they’ll try to further deflate the Houston Rockets in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. The Blazers host a playoff game for the first time since 2011 and …
Read More »Sun hold off Mercury
Uncasville, CT (SportsNetwork.com) – Alex Bentley scored 22 points to lead the Connecticut Sun to a 96-95 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday. Katie Douglas netted 16 and Chiney Ogwumike registered 13 points with 10 rebounds in the triumph. Candice Dupree paced the Mercury with 21 points to go …
Read More »Oakland tries to get back on track in Atlanta
(SportsNetwork.com) – The Oakland Athletics and Atlanta Braves will get a rare up-close look at one another on Friday when they begin a three-game interleague series at Turner Field. Oakland continues to hold down the best record in the majors at 73-48, although the team has lost four of five …
Read More »Thomas, Wake and Carpenter selected as AFC's top players
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Denver Broncos tight end Julius Thomas, Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake and Buffalo kicker Dan Carpenter have been selected as the AFC’s top players for the opening week of the NFL season. Thomas had seven catches for 104 yards with a career-high three touchdowns …
Read More »Angels rally late to edge White Sox
Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Mike Trout launched a game-tying grand slam and Erick Aybar added a go-ahead single as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim scored six runs in the eighth to rally for a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox in the middle contest of a three-game set …
Read More »Valencia leads Ecuador past Honduras
Curitiba, Brazil (SportsNetwork.com) – Enner Valencia continued his scoring tear on Friday, bagging a brace to help Ecuador rebound in Group E play with a 2-1 defeat of Honduras at the Arena da Baixada. Ecuador suffered a last-gasp defeat to Switzerland last time out, and things appeared to be heading …
Read More »The Salvation Army — Once Again on the Front Line
These are tough times for many American families this Christmas. People are hurting. Fortunately, this week thousands of these families in need are showing up at Salvation Army distribution centers all across the United States to receive Christmas gifts for their children and food baskets for their families. Yes, once …
Read More »PETER JOHNSON JR.: What If Your Loved One Was a Hero and No One Cared?
In the hopeful advent of Christmas and in the optimistic wake of Hanukkah there is a sad, baleful September song playing in the halls of the U. S. Capitol and it echoes from New York’s Harbor to San Francisco Bay. It creates a miasma as thick and acrid and wrenching …
Read More »Creepy Claims Made By Dems About Arizona Immigration Law Are False
On April 28, while speaking in Iowa, President Obama denounced Republicans who “exploited” the immigration issue “for political purposes.” President said Arizona’s new immigration law would “undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans.” He painted an alarming picture: “local officials are allowed to ask somebody who they …
Read More »NEWT GINGRICH: We Can't Let Gulf Spill Put An End to American Offshore Drilling
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a tragic reminder that human progress is not without risk.Offshore drilling is no exception. As I wrote in “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less in 2008:” “the truth is that we can produce more American energy and do it responsibly. Of …
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