Cleveland, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Corey Kluber took a shutout into the eighth inning and Lonnie Chisenhall belted a three-run homer, as Cleveland continued its home domination of the Cincinnati Reds with a 7-1 triumph Monday night. Yan Gomes added a two-run homer and Michael Brantley drove in two runs for …
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East Rutherford, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Giants officially placed Victor Cruz on injured reserve after the star wide receiver underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn patellar tendon in his right knee. In a related move, the Giants announced the signing of veteran wideout Kevin Ogletree on Tuesday. …
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – After New England held off the struggling New York Jets, usually reserved Patriots coach Bill Belichick praised two of his players who have dealt with some tough times. Chris Jones blocked Nick Folk’s 58-yard field goal attempt on the final play of the Patriots’ 27-25 win over …
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St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The St. Louis Rams deemed linebacker Jo- Lonn Dunbar questionable for Sunday’s tilt against the San Francisco 49ers. Dunbar, yet another player dealing with a toe injury, was only able to take limited reps in practice on Thursday and Friday after sitting out Wednesday’s session. …
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The 2015 NHL Winter Classic featuring the Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks will be played in the nation’s capital at Nationals Park. The home of Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals will host the annual New Year’s Day game. RFK Stadium, former home of the NFL’s …
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Louisville, KY – Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – The young Wildcats are growing up at the right time. Anything’s possible now. Julius Randle had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Kentucky defeated defending national champion and bitter Bluegrass State rival Louisville, 74-69, in a Midwest Regional semifinal from Indianapolis. Eighth-seeded Kentucky …
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Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Jon Lester tossed 6 2/3 solid innings in his first start since being traded from Boston, and his new Oakland teammates backed him up with eight runs in the fifth inning as the A’s took down the Kansas City Royals, 8-3. Lester (11-7), who has not …
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SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s military said, in a likely show of anger at the start of annual U.S.-South Korean military drills that Pyongyang says are preparation for a northward invasion. North Korea regularly …
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PARIS – More than 32 years after a deadly terror attack in Paris’ old Jewish quarter, French authorities have at last identified three suspects and are seeking their arrest. Grenade-throwing Palestinians burst into the Jo Goldenberg deli on Aug. 9, 1982, and sprayed machine-gun fire. Six people, including two Americans, …
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BERLIN – The German Parliament’s upper house has approved legislation that will allow pension payments to residents of Poland who were forced to work for the Nazis in ghettos when their country was occupied during World War II. The law passed Friday amends a 1975 agreement between Germany and Poland …
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