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New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Jets linebacker Calvin Pace has been
suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2009 season for
violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancing substances, the league
announced Thursday.
New York will be without one of it... |
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Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions acquired wide receiver
Dennis Northcutt from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for safety Gerald
Alexander on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old Northcutt, who spent the last two seasons with the Jaguars,
caught 44 passes for 545 yard... |
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Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions announced on Thursday
they have agreed to terms with center Dominic Raiola on a contract extension
that will keep him with the club through the 2013 season. Financial terms of
the deal were not released.
Raiola was selected with... |
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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Within the world of college basketball,
there is a general consensus that the North Carolina Tar Heels have a huge
recruiting advantage that helps bring a never ending supply of blue-chippers
to Chapel Hill. Of course, a great reason for that advantage is the... |
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Evanston, IL (MySportsbook) - Northwestern head football coach Pat
Fitzgerald agreed to a new contract on Tuesday that will keep him prowling the
Wildcats' sidelines through 2015.
"To be certain, I am absolutely ecstatic that we have come to an agreement
with Coach Pat Fitzg... |
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Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Charlie Weis took over the Notre Dame
program in 2005, and in his first two seasons at the helm, set coaching
records with a combined 19 victories and two BCS bowl appearances.
Of course, that all seems like an eon ago doesn't it?
The Irish only won thr... |
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Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Neal Cotts
underwent Tommy John surgery on Thursday and will be sidelined indefinitely.
Cotts was 0-2 this season with a 7.36 earned run average before being demoted
to Triple-A Iowa at the end of May. In 12 games in the mi... |
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San Diego, CA (MySportsbook) - Wandy Rodriguez threw seven strong innings to
help the Houston Astros take a 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres in an unusual
finale of a four-game set.
Rodriguez (7-6) gave up just one run on seven hits with two walks and five
strikeouts for the Astros... |
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Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Ryan Church collected three hits and drove
in two runs, including the deciding one in the 10th inning, as the New York
Mets rallied from a five-run deficit to top Pittsburgh, 9-8, in the makeup
contest of a postponed June 3 game from PNC Park.
Fern... |
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Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Free agent forward Ron Artest is
reportedly leaving the Houston Rockets to join the Los Angeles Lakers and will
provide the team with more offensive firepower next season, as he'll join Kobe
Bryant and Pau Gasol on the defending NBA champions.
A... |
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Barcelona, Spain (MySportsbook) - Minnesota Timberwolves first-round draft
pick and international sensation Ricky Rubio will reportedly play out his
contract with DKV Joventut, choosing to remain with the Euroleague team for
the next two seasons.
According to El Periodico, a ... |
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(MySportsbook) - I've always thought of sports as the ultimate form of
escapist entertainment.
And a whole lot of people need to "escape" right about now.
It was announced Thursday that the nation's employers cut a larger-than-
expected 467,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate cl... |
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Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to terms with
forward Chad LaRose on a two-year contract worth $3.4 million on Thursday.
LaRose is set to earn $1.5 million next season and $1.9 million in 2010-11.
The 27-year-old Michigan native tallied a career-high ... |
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Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers bolstered their defensive
corps Thursday by signing both Jordan Leopold and Clay Wilson.
Leopold, who signed a one-year contract, was acquired on the NHL Draft's
second day from Calgary in a trade that sent Jay Bouwmeester to the Fla... |
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Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Bruins re-signed veteran winger
Mark Recchi to a one-year contract on Thursday. Per club policy, terms of the
deal will not be disclosed.
Recchi posted 10 goals and six assists in 18 games for Boston last year after
being acquired from Tamp... |
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Worcester, MA (MySportsbook) - Holy Cross named Sean Kearney its new head
men's basketball coach on Thursday.
Kearney, who becomes the 15th head coach in the history of the program,
replaces Ralph Willard who resigned last month. Willard, who compiled a
192-117 record a... |
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Farmville, VA (MySportsbook) - Longwood University has extended the
contract of men's basketball head coach Mike Gillian. Financial terms were
not released but the extension covers multiple years.
The Lancers were 17-14 last season, their best finish since beginning
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New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Butler will face Georgetown, and Indiana will
take on Pittsburgh in the matchups for this year's Jimmy V Classic, to be held
at Madison Square Garden on December 8.
This will be the debut for Georgetown and Butler in the event, while Indiana
and Pittsburg... |
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