INDIANAPOLIS – Marco Andretti poked across the finish line, his family curse firmly intact at the Brickyard. Somehow, you just knew the Indianapolis 500 would end this way. While it was hard to complain about Tony Kanaan ending his own Indy heartache with a hugely popular win on Sunday, you …
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It seems that the Pittsburgh Steelers have forgotten about that blowout loss in Week 1. The Steelers went to Las Vegas and took down the Raiders, 23-18, on Sunday night. After falling to the San Francisco 49ers to open up their season, they’ve won each of their last two games. …
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Cheney, WA – He’s baaack. – Cheney, WA (SportsNetwork.com) – He’s baaack. Oh, how ever. Eastern Washington quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. returned to the lineup for the first time since being injured on Oct. 3, passing for 399 yards and four touchdowns to help the fifth-ranked Eagles defeat No. 11 …
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Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Max Scherzer tossed a three-hit shutout as the Detroit Tigers grabbed a 4-0 win over the Chicago White Sox in the finale of a rain-shortened three-game set. Scherzer (8-2) tossed his first career shutout and complete game as he walked three and struck out eight for …
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Edmonton, AB – Edmonton, AB (SportsNetwork.com) – The Edmonton Oilers have agreed to terms with defenseman Jeff Petry on a one-year contract. The terms of the contract were not released. The 26-year-old led the Oilers in blocked shots with 132 and hits with 181 in 80 games last season. He …
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St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters Tuesday that Masahiro Tanaka is tentatively slated to make his first major league start in more than two months Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tanaka, sidelined since early July with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament …
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CLEVELAND – The Cavaliers officially announced the signings of Mike Miller and James Jones, two shooters who won NBA titles with LeBron James in Miami. Miller and Jones agreed to terms with the Cavs shortly after James announced he was returning to Cleveland and signed a two-year, $41 million contract …
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INDIANAPOLIS – Joao Barbosa won the Brickyard Grand Prix on Friday night, stretching his fuel to the limit in the IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race. Barbosa, teaming with Christian Fittipaldi in the Action Express Racing No. 5 Corvette DP, finished 48.964 seconds ahead of Scott Pruett in the 2-hour, …
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UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday that authorizes more than 1,000 additional military and police personnel for the peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic. The resolution follows up on a request by the U.N. secretary-general in January for another 1,030 peacekeepers to …
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – An American professor at a university in the United Arab Emirates was one of two people killed when their bicycles were hit by a car in the city of Sharjah, north of Dubai. The American University of Sharjah said Tuesday that associate professor of history …
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