(SportsNetwork.com) – The bar has been set for the Portland Trail Blazers. Whether they want to raise the Rip City Resurrection even higher is totally up to them in 2014-15. The Trail Blazers exceeded expectations last season with a 54-28 record and their first playoff berth since 2010-11. The 54 …
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SAO PAULO – Brazil will end the year with friendlies against Turkey in Istanbul and Austria in Vienna. The Brazilian football confederation said Tuesday that the five-time world champions will play Turkey on Nov. 12 and Austria on Nov. 18. It will be the fifth and sixth matches since coach …
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Michigan is adding basketball transfer Duncan Robinson from Williams College. The 6-foot-8 Robinson will sit out the 2014-15 season. He started 31 games for Williams in his only season with the Ephs. He became the first Williams freshman to reach 500 points in a season. Robinson …
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Houston, TX – Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo will renew acquaintances at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday in the Texas Derby with Dallas putting El Capitan on the line. Both sides have gotten off to good starts this term with Dallas taking 10 of a …
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RENO, Nev. – The 16th edition of Reno’s PGA Tour event has a new sponsor, a new name, no defending champ and a modified Stableford scoring format that encourages aggressive play up and down the edge of the Sierra Nevada. Defending champion Gary Woodland is playing in the World Golf …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The San Diego Padres like what they see from young starting pitcher Odrisamer Despaigne and he will take the mound Sunday in the finale of a three-game series versus the New York Mets at Petco Park. Despaigne is 2-1 with a 1.35 earned run average over the first …
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When reminded that his pit crew would be wearing black and yellow at the Monster Mile, Carl Edwards had a good question. One that is probably best answered by Pittsburgh-basedrapper Wiz Khalifa … or perhaps noted rap connoisseurMark Martin. Also, Kyle Busch is mad at Clint Bowyer. Greg Biffle gets …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR will not allow championship-eligible drivers to participate in a Goodyear tire test at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But, to ensure fairness, NASCAR will allow all organizations represented in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship to participate in the Aug. 26 test because Homestead is the site of …
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – San Diego Padres outfielder Seth Smith was named the National League Player of the Week for the period ending May 11. Smith led the majors with a .500 batting average and topped the senior circuit with 14 hits in seven games last week. Colorado’s Troy …
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Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jarred Cosart pitched into the eighth inning Saturday night and the Miami Marlins shut out the Atlanta Braves 4-0. Cosart (3-1) struck out five, walked one and gave up seven hits, the last two on consecutive singles to start the eighth before he was taken out. …
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