FORTALEZA, Brazil – The Brazil squad tried to focus on the positives after a disappointing draw against Mexico in its second World Cup match. Although the hosts couldn’t manage to score, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and his players said they think Brazil improved from the opening match, staying on track …
Read More »
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke says big man Sean Obi is transferring in from Rice. The Blue Devils formally announced Obi’s transfer on Friday. Obi is a 6-foot-9, 265-point post player who must sit out this season. He will have three years of eligibility beginning in 2015-16. He averaged 11.4 points …
Read More »
Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – R.A. Dickey tossed seven-plus effective innings and Jose Bautista cranked a three-run homer, as Toronto took down Boston, 3-1, in the finale of a three-game series. Dickey (12-12) scattered six hits and one run while striking out four for the Blue Jays, who avoided a sweep. …
Read More »
Scoring Defense ___
Read More »
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with 13 undrafted free agents, including Washington kicker Travis Coons as the team seeks to replace departed veteran Rob Bironas. Bironas, the second-leading scorer in franchise history, was released on March 19. Maikon Bonani was the lone kicker on the …
Read More »
Edmonton, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – The Edmonton Oilers were active at the outset of free agency, signing forward Benoit Pouliot to a five-year contract and defenseman Mark Fayne to a four-year deal on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Pouliot is coming off a run to the Stanley Cup Finals with the New York …
Read More »
– – (SportsNetwork.com) – REPORT DATES: July 16 (rookies), July 23 (veterans) SITE: SAP Performance Facility, Santa Clara, CA CAMP CONFIDENTIAL: The Jim Harbaugh experience in San Francisco reads like this: three years, three NFC Championship Games and a Super Bowl appearance. The lone thing missing from that resume is …
Read More »
Knoxville, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – Tennessee point guard Brandon Lopez will miss the upcoming season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee playing basketball with teammates, the school said Tuesday. Tennessee said in a news release the injury happened Saturday. Lopez, a walk-on entering his senior season, …
Read More »
Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Justin Thomas birdied the first playoff hole on Sunday to defeat Richard Sterne and win the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship. Thomas and Sterne both closed with 1-under 70s to end at 6-under-par 278. The pair returned to the 18th for the extra session. Both players found …
Read More »
Conroe, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson made his first court appearance Wednesday on a charge of child abuse and tentatively has a trial date of Dec. 1. Peterson, who is on an NFL exempt list while the court proceedings continue, did not enter a plea Wednesday, …
Read More »