METAIRIE, La. – The New Orleans Saints have relinquished their short-term injured reserve designation for this season by cutting rookie linebacker Khairi Fortt on Monday, one week before he would have been eligible to return to practice. The short-term injured reserve rule was created by the NFL in 2012 to …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – REPORT DATE: July 24 SITE: Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, IL CAMP CONFIDENTIAL: Bears general manager Phil Emery spent his offseason trying to upgrade a defense which collapsed in 2013, focusing largely on the front four. Chicago bid adieu to veterans Julius Peppers, Henry Melton and Corey Wootton and …
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Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado left Monday night’s game against the Yankees after suffering an apparent knee injury. Machado collapsed at the plate and clutched his right knee after hitting a broken-bat grounder to shortstop in the third inning. He needed help walking off the …
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Irving, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett announced Thursday that middle linebacker Sean Lee has undergone successful surgery to repair a likely season-ending torn ACL he sustained during an organized team activity session. The Cowboys have yet to make a determination on Lee’s status for the upcoming …
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Cape Coral, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – If you’ve made it this far as a boxing fan and still don’t believe Wladimir Klitschko is a big-time all-time heavyweight, well, you’re just wrong. At the very least, it seems those late to the acknowledgement party will force the mammoth Ukrainian’s acclaim to wait …
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RIO DE JANEIRO – Two people have been arrested selling World Cup tickets in a hotel used by FIFA staff in Rio de Janeiro. FIFA marketing director Thierry Weil says one of the ticket touts appeared to be French. Weil says FIFA called police to the incident at the Sofitel …
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Buffalo, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The Buffalo Sabres signed defenseman Andre Benoit to a one-year contract on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not released. Benoit played in 79 regular-season games with the Colorado Avalanche last season, totaling a career-high 28 points with seven goals and 21 assists. For his …
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Tampa Bay teammates Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat have been named the finalists for the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie. MacKinnon led all first-year players with 63 points and 39 assists, while tying for the top spot with 24 …
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HOYLAKE, England – Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship, which starts Thursday: Event: 143rd British Open Site: Royal Liverpool Golf Club Length: 7,312 yards Par: 35-37_72 Field: 156 (152 professionals, 4 amateurs) Prize money: 5.4 million pounds ($9.24 million) Winner’s share: 975,000 pounds ($1.67 million) Defending champion: …
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HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. – Mars has signed multi-year sponsorship deals with both Joe Gibbs Racing and NASCAR. The agreement announced Wednesday keeps Mars on the No. 18 Toyota driven by Kyle Busch. The No. 18 has been to Victory Lane 20 time since 2008 with Mars as the primary paint scheme …
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