Aberdeen, Scotland (SportsNetwork.com) – Celtic moved back to the top of the Scottish Premier League table on Sunday after claiming a 2-1 victory over Aberdeen at the Pittodrie Stadium. Coming off a 1-1 draw with Romanian side Astra in the Europa League in mid week, the defending Scottish champions entered …
Read More »Seattle, L.A. battle for Supporters' Shield
Carson, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The winner of the 2014 MLS Supporters’ Shield will be decided when the Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC battle in a home-and-home series over the course of the final two games of the season, beginning at the StubHub Center on Sunday. The two clubs …
Read More »James Madison drives 98 yards late, blocks FG to beat Lehigh 31-28
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – James Madison mounted two last-ditch efforts — a 98-yard scoring drive and then blocked a chip-shot field goal — to rally past Lehigh 31-28 on Saturday. Jauan Latney scored from the 6 to cap the 98-yard grinder of a drive late in the game. Freshman John Miller …
Read More »Tony Schumacher earns first No. 1 qualifying position of the year
MORRISON, Colo. – Tony Schumacher raced to his first No. 1 qualifying position of the year and his career first at Bandimere Speedway for the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals. Schumacher’s Top Fuel dragster earned the No. 1 qualifying position on Friday with a pass of 3.823 seconds at 319.75 mph. …
Read More »Cardinals shut out second straight game, Miller falters in 7th of 6-0 loss to Royals
ST. LOUIS – Shelby Miller permitted just one runner to reach scoring position in the first six innings before faltering. The St. Louis hitters, meanwhile, remained stuck in a funk. Danny Duffy worked six innings of one-hit ball and Alex Gordon homered to start a breakout three-run seventh for the …
Read More »McDowell leads by 2 at WGC
Shanghai, China (SportsNetwork.com) – Graeme McDowell opened up with a first- round, 5-under 67 on Thursday and he holds a 2-shot lead at the WGC – HSBC Champions. McDowell’s last victory on the European Tour came at the Alstom Open de France earlier this year, while his latest PGA Tour …
Read More »Tanaka moves to 5-0 as New York Yankees beat Milwaukee Brewers 5-3
MILWAUKEE – Masahiro Tanaka pitched into the seventh inning, Yangervis Solarte hit a three-run homer and the New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Friday night. It was New York’s first game in Milwaukee since 2005, and Yankees captain Derek Jeter got an unusual greeting when a fan …
Read More »LSU rallies past Wisconsin in season opener
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – It might’ve been LSU’s toughest challenge during its nation’s longest regular-season non-conference winning streak. Kenny Hilliard made sure to make it 46 in a row. Hilliard ran for the go-ahead 28-yard score with 9:41 remaining as No. 13 LSU rallied from 17 points down to top …
Read More »Giants add Josh Freeman
East Rutherford, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Giants have signed quarterback Josh Freeman, who started three games for Tampa Bay and once for Minnesota last season. Freeman joined the Vikings last October after a messy departure from Tampa Bay and started a Week 7 contest for Minnesota against the …
Read More »Washington QB Cyler Miles apologizes for off-field incident after Super Bowl
SEATTLE – Washington quarterback Cyler Miles has apologized for his involvement in an off-field incident after the Super Bowl that led to his suspension for the Huskies’ season opener at Hawaii. Miles was investigated for his role in a Super Bowl night fight that included former teammate Damore’ea Stringfellow, who …
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