NEW ORLEANS – An arbitrator has sided with the New Orleans Saints in ruling that Jimmy Graham can only be considered a tight end for the purposes of his franchise tag designation. The ruling Wednesday by Stephen Burbank is setback for Graham, agent Jimmy Sexton and the NFL Players Association, …
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Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Adam Rosales’ game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Texas Rangers a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a finale of this three-game series. Trailing 2-1 heading into the home ninth, Alex Rios singled off Huston Street (0-1) …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – With just two games left in the regular season, the Pirates are assured of a second straight trip to the postseason. Still at stake is the NL Central crown or possibly a wild card home playoff game. Pittsburgh enters this afternoon’s contest in Cincinnati one game behind the …
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TUNIS, Tunisia – Tunisian officials have sought to dampen down on worries that the sets from the iconic Star Wars movies are under threat from Islamic State militants. CNN recently suggested that the sets were vulnerable after arrests and discoveries of weapons caches near the town of Tatouine, which lent …
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The South Korea-born pastor of a suburban Toronto church has failed to return from a humanitarian trip to North Korea, causing the Canadian government to try to ascertain his whereabouts. Officials at the Light Korean Presbyterian Church, based in Mississauga, Ontario, told Reuters that they had not heard from 60-year-old …
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BRUSSELS – The European Union has extended for a year an asset freeze on former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and others in his administration linked to the misuse of state funds. The EU said in a statement Thursday that its measures target “persons subject to initial investigations on the embezzlement …
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MAPUTO, Mozambique – Thousands of protesters marched in the Mozambican cities of Maputo and Beira, demanding answers over the killing of a prominent lawyer. Joao Mouzinho, a member of the Defiance Agenda civil society group and a student of slain constitutional lawyer Gilles Cistac, said the march on Saturday was …
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will perform the pre-Easter foot-washing ritual at Rome’s main prison this year. The Vatican said Wednesday that inmates from the Rebibbia prison and a nearby women’s facility will participate in the Holy Thursday service, which is meant to show Francis’ willingness to serve others as …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s foreign minister says authorities have detained 16 Indonesians who were trying to cross the border into Syria to join the Islamic State extremist group. Mevlut Cavusoglu also said Friday that police were looking for another group of 16 Indonesians reported missing in Turkey. Cavusoglu was speaking …
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish police say they are carrying out several raids across Copenhagen in connection with last month’s deadly shooting at a free-speech seminar and the capital’s main synagogue. Police spokesman Joergen Skov said Tuesday’s raids were part of “the continued investigation” into the Feb. 14 and 15 attacks. …
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