Eric Montross, a former NCAA college basketball champion and NBA first-round draft pick, has died after a battle with cancer, his family said in a statement through the University of North Carolina on Monday. He was 52. Montross died on Sunday, about nine months after he was diagnosed with cancer. …
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NEW YORK – The NBA owners’ advisory and finance committee will hold a meeting Thursday to discuss the next steps in the removal of Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. The 10-member committee will have a conference call two days after Commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling for …
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LONDON – Retired American soccer star Brian McBride is among five people appointed to a search committee to find Fulham’s next manager. Cottagers chairman Shahid Khan, an American who also owns the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars, selected McBride on Tuesday along with Danny Murphy, who like McBride is a former Fulham …
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Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Buster Posey went 4-for-4 and hit a go-ahead solo home run in the fifth inning as the San Francisco Giants earned a 5-3 win over the Cubs to wrap up an elongated three-game series at Wrigley Field. The finale of this set wound up being a …
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MILWAUKEE – Masahiro Tanaka pitched into the seventh inning, Yangervis Solarte hit a three-run homer and the New York Yankees beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Friday night. It was New York’s first game in Milwaukee since 2005, and Yankees captain Derek Jeter got an unusual greeting when a fan …
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Harrison, NJ – Harrison, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – Bradley Wright-Phillips bagged a hat trick on Saturday as the New York Red Bulls rolled to a 4-1 victory over Seattle Sounders FC at Red Bull Arena. Wright-Phillips opened the scoring after just 30 seconds, converted a penalty kick in the 54th minute …
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SUNRISE, Fla. – The “C” stands for captain. In Willie Mitchell’s case, it may as well stand for Cup. There are 319 people who have appeared in at least one game for the Florida Panthers, and Mitchell isn’t among them. But when the season starts at Tampa Bay on Thursday, …
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Taylor Swift appeared to be really unhappy after there was no flag thrown after Travis Kelce tried to get position against a New England Patriots defensive back in the third quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday. The Chiefs were driving down the field and targeted Kelce twice …
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The Indianapolis Colts have suspended two players for the remainder of the regular season, a surprising move considering they’re in the thick of a playoff race. The Colts announced cornerback Tony Brown and wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie are suspended for the remaining three games of the regular season for conduct …
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Cleveland Browns wide receiver Elijah Moore suffered a scary injury on Thursday night against the New York Jets when he hit the field face-first and involuntarily twitched on the ground. He was eventually helped to his feet and taken to the locker room for treatment. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said …
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