Flushing Meadows, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – A pair of former world No. 1s saw different fates on Thursday, as Ana Ivanovic was a second-round upset victim while two-time runner-up Victoria Azarenka advanced at the U.S. Open. Tall big-hitting Czech Karolina Pliskova stunned the eighth-seeded Serbian Ivanovic 7-5, 6-4, while a 16th-seeded …
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The top talent available in the upcoming 2014 NBA Draft seems to be a bit deeper than it has been in recent years, thanks to Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle and Joel Embiid all confirming they were one-and-done at the college level and declaring as …
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Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Maya Moore posted 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Minnesota Lynx used a 19-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Tulsa Shock 80-63. Seimone Augustus scored 14 points as the Lynx (25-9) snapped a three-game losing streak to become the first team …
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Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa, AL (SportsNetwork.com) – The seventh-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide return home for the first time in nearly a month, when they play host to the 21st-ranked Texas A&M Aggies in an SEC West showdown at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. Nick Saban’s squad is 5-1 on the year …
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HOYLAKE, England – Justin Rose played the first two holes of his opening round of the British Open without a driver after it was mistakenly removed from his golf bag by his caddie. Rose’s caddie, Mark Fulcher, had arranged to send two drivers to a couple of his friends in …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Nationals will try to force a decisive fifth game in their National League Division Series against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, as they try to stave off elimination once again in Game 4 at AT&T Park. Washington snapped San Francisco’s 10-game postseason winning streak on …
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CHICAGO – Two sluggers with lingering questions. A catcher returning from injury. A pitcher headed for a big payday, and baseball’s most famous panda. The final month of the season offers a chance for redemption for Josh Hamilton of the Angels and Bryce Harper of the Nationals. Cardinals catcher Yadier …
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CM Punk shocked the pro wrestling world on Saturday night when he showed up at the end of WWE’s premium live event Survivor Series: War Games. The team of Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn and Randy Orton had just defeated The Judgment Day and Drew McIntyre in …
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Lamar Jackson’s on-field talent speaks for itself. In his first full season in the NFL, he won an MVP, and he is right in this year’s race with the first-place Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens are 9-3 in an AFC North in which nobody is below .500, and Jackson could very …
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Tommy Cutlets has taken the New York Giants and the football world by storm, but even Big Blue’s head coach wants to slow the roll just a bit. The G-Men won their third-straight game on Monday night, taking down the Green Bay Packers, 24-22, and it was Tommy DeVito once …
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