ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager, player, coach and executive, died Wednesday. He was 83. Zimmer was still working for the Tampa Bay Rays as a senior adviser, and the team confirmed he had died. Zimmer had been …
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Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Derek Jeter drove in two runs and Mark Teixeira added a solo homer, as the New York Yankees came away with a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the middle test of a three-game series from Fenway Park. Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and Stephen …
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Alameda, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Oakland Raiders signed linebacker Khalil Mack, the fifth overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, to his rookie contract on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not released, but under the NFL’s rookie wage scale, Mack is expected to make $18.7 million, fully guaranteed, over …
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Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – The Milwaukee Bucks have signed first- round draft pick Jabari Parker to a contract. Parker, at 6-foot-8 and 19 years old, scored 19.1 points and grabbed 8.7 rebounds per game for Duke last season. The small forward was a consensus First Team All-America selection and ACC …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Julio Teheran takes the mound opposite Tom Koehler at Turner Field on Monday night when the Atlanta Braves open a four-game set with the visiting Miami Marlins. Teheran, Atlanta’s ace, has had eight days to rest his body and mind following back-to-back lackluster outings. After getting roughed up …
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Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – An RBI single from Salvador Perez in the bottom of the eighth inning was the difference, as the Kansas City Royals clipped the Texas Rangers by a 2-1 count in the middle test of a three-game series. Norichika Aoki doubled twice and knocked in the …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – With just two races to go before the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship begins, several drivers are really feeling the pressure to win a race in order to secure a spot in the playoffs. Right now, each of the 12 drivers who have won a race this …
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BEIJING – Stacy Lewis shot a 5-under 68 Friday to maintain a two-stroke lead over Brittany Lang after the second round of the Reignwood LPGA Classic. The top-ranked American opened with a bogey but followed that with three birdies on the next four holes and three more on the back …
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LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska’s Ryker Fyfe has used his underdog attitude to fuel his drive to the top backup quarterback’s job behind Tommy Armstrong Jr. Fyfe’s only scholarship offer coming out of Grand Island High in 2012 was from Division II Nebraska-Kearney. He said he was confident he could play …
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto will need every bit of his tactical know-how if he is to lead the Central American nation out of Group D at the World Cup, where the team will play Italy, England and Uruguay. The vastly experienced Pinto is …
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