DALLAS STARS LAST SEASON: 40-31-11, 91 points, 5th Central Division. Made Western Conference playoffs as wild card, lost first-round playoff series in six games to top-seeded Anaheim. COACH: Lindy Ruff, 2nd season with Stars, 40-31-11; 17th season overall in NHL, was 571-432-162 in Buffalo. ADDED: C Jason Spezza, RW Ales …
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – The last of the Denver Broncos’ defensive starters who missed the Super Bowl has been cleared to return to practice. Cornerback Chris Harris Jr., who tore his left ACL in the playoffs and underwent surgery after the season, passed his physical and was taken off the PUP …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Dwight Howard will make his first appearance against the Lakers in Los Angeles on Wednesday night when the Houston Rockets start a western trip at the Staples Center. Howard played only one season in Hollywood, but it was tainted with in house squabbles with teammates, especially Kobe Bryant, …
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BALTIMORE – Navy was enjoying great success running the ball and its defense was pushing aside the massive but inexperienced Ohio State linemen. Many of the red-clad fans in the stadium were starting to fidget, because it appeared as if a huge upset might be in the making. The Midshipmen …
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EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern has suspended running back Venric Mark for the first two games for violating a team policy. The school said Friday that Mark will miss home games against California on Aug. 30 and Northern Illinois on Sept. 6. Mark was granted a medical hardship waiver by the …
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SOUTHPORT, England – Inbee Park shot a 4-under 68 and took the lead Saturday in the Women’s British Open after a late penalty against Ahn Sun-Ju. Park was at 4-under 212 at Royal Birkdale, one shot clear of Ahn, Shanshan Feng of China and Suzann Pettersen going into the final …
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Shenzhen, China (SportsNetwork.com) – Two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray was a straight-set quarterfinal winner Friday at the inaugural Shenzhen Open tennis event. The second-seeded British star, still seeking his first title since winning the championship at Wimbledon last year, handled Slovak Lukas Lacko 6-3, 7-5 on the hardcourts at …
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Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – OUTLOOK: It was Coastal Carolina that represented the Big South in the NCAA Tournament a year ago after capturing the top-seed in the South Division and winning the conference tournament, earning their its first trip to the Big Dance since 1993. With four …
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Rob Gronkowski delivered one of his signature spikes after a touchdown grab, then saw Tom Brady sprinting toward where he stood in the end zone. Brady head-butted his tight end, then whacked him in the helmet a couple times. That was celebration. From there, most everything …
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Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – The Baltimore Orioles recalled pitcher Kevin Gausman from Triple-A Norfolk Saturday to start against the Oakland Athletics. Gausman lost his only start of the season against Detroit on May 14 after giving up five runs on six hits. He is 1-3 in 10 starts this season …
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