NEW YORK – The New York Rangers have acquired forward Joey Crabb from the Florida Panthers in a trade that opens up a roster spot for emerging teenage forward Anthony Duclair. The Rangers are sending defenseman Steven Kampfer and forward Andrew Yogan to the Panthers in the deal announced Monday. …
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Baku, Azerbaijan (SportsNetwork.com) – Former champions Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and Serbian Bojana Jovanovski reached the final of the Baku Cup with three-set victories in the semifinals on Saturday. The second-seeded Svitolina, who won her maiden title here last year, rallied to beat 2010 French Open champ Francesca Schiavone of …
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Notre Dame, IN – South Bend, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – The ninth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish put their undefeated record on the line on Saturday afternoon, as they play host to the 14th-ranked Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Stadium. Brian Kelly’s Irish played a sloppy game last week, but still prevailed, …
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Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and Christian Bergman picked up his first major-league victory, as Colorado posted a 7-4 decision over Miami to take the rubber match of a three-game series from Coors Field. Michael McKenry also went deep and knocked in a pair for …
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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Pirates activated pitcher Gerrit Cole from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday and recalled him from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Indianapolis. Cole, a right-hander, has been suffering from right lat soreness which has kept him out of action for nearly two months. He was …
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NEW YORK – The Rangers and veteran forward Lee Stempniak have agreed to terms on a one-year contract. The deal with the 31-year-old Stempniak was announced on Saturday. In 73 regular-season games last season with Calgary and Pittsburgh, Stempniak had 12 goals and 22 assists. During the playoffs with Pittsburgh, …
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GLENEAGLES, Scotland – Yardage and par for 40th Ryder Cup matches, to be played Sept. 26-28 on the PGA Centenary course at Glenagles Resort
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(SportsNetwork.com) – While the Pittsburgh Penguins are nearly guaranteed of going into the playoffs as Metropolitan Division champions, their current struggles have sapped away some of the club’s earlier momentum. The Penguins look to get on track and officially wrap up the division title on Thursday night in a road …
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Travis Greene ran for 129 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead Bowling Green to a 48-7 win against Virginia Military Institute on Saturday. On the Falcons’ first possession, Greene ran seven times for 53 yards and quarterback James Knapke punched in a 1-yard touchdown run. …
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Kansas City, MO – Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Chiefs released Pro Bowl cornerback Brandon Flowers on Friday. Flowers, 28, dealt with a knee but was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time this past season after posting 68 tackles, one sack and one interception …
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