Third-year Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith has faced some scrutiny over the past couple of weeks. The Falcons have dropped three of their past four games, and second-year quarterback Desmond Ridder was benched in favor of veteran signal caller Taylor Heinicke. Ridder was elevated to the starting position for …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Alex Ross passed for a career-high 370 yards and ran for two touchdowns to lead Coastal Carolina to a 59-34 win over Charlotte on Saturday. In just three quarters, Ross matched his one-week old school record of 426 yards of total offense and the Chanticleers (10-0) finished …
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CURITIBA, Brazil – Spain goalkeeper David de Gea has a leg injury and could be out for the rest of the World Cup group stage. The Manchester United goalie underwent medical scans on Sunday that revealed a leg muscle strain, with the defending champions listing him as day-to-day. Spanish media …
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CLEVELAND – The Browns have exercised the fifth-year, $5.5 million contract option on powerful defensive lineman Phil Taylor’s rookie deal. Taylor, a first-round pick in 2011, is now under contract through the 2015 season. The team had until Saturday to pick up the option. Browns first-year coach Mike Pettine said …
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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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