Manhattan, KS – Lawrence, KS (SportsNetwork.com) – Tyreek Hill returned a kickoff 99 yards for the decisive touchdown in the fourth quarter as the 16th-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys edged the Kansas Jayhawks 27-20 at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks, looking to pull off the shocker in the second game under interim …
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Mason, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Ninth-seeded Serbian Ana Ivanovic advanced to the second round of the $2.5 million Western & Southern Open on Monday. Ivanovic, the highest-seeded player in action, beat Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 7-5 in 67 minutes on the hardcourts at Lindner Family Tennis Center. Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova, the …
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee quarterback Nathan Peterman is starting in place of an injured Justin Worley in the Volunteers’ game Saturday with No. 4 Alabama. Peterman was announced as Tennessee’s starting quarterback when the lineups were announced over the Neyland Stadium loudspeaker shortly before the opening kickoff. Worley hurt his …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – A sense of urgency has precipitated change with the Buffalo Bills. The move from second-year quarterback E.J. Manuel to veteran Kyle Orton is a development you can trace back to Buffalo Sabres owner Terry Pegula’s agreement to purchase the team from the Wilson family trust, a deal which …
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Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – LaTroy Hawkins will be back for a 21st major league season after the Colorado Rockies exercised the veteran closer’s 2015 contract option on Friday. Hawkins, whose 23 saves last season were his most since 2004, will earn $2.25 million in the coming campaign. One of only …
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LANDOVER, Md. – Robert Griffin III and DeSean Jackson watched much of the game from the locker room, Griffin with a dislocated left ankle and Jackson with a sprained left shoulder, a mini-collection of premium talent rendered helpless by the physical nature of their chosen profession. “We didn’t necessarily discuss …
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Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Pirates will have eight available pitchers to back up starter Edinson Volquez for Wednesday’s National League wild card game against the San Francisco Giants. Jeff Locke and Vance Worley, both starters during the season, will be ready for long duty if Volquez struggles, while …
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Hoylake, England (SportsNetwork.com) – It wasn’t as easy as he had hoped, but Rory McIlroy won the Open Championship by two strokes on Sunday. McIlroy closed with a 1-under 71 at Royal Liverpool to end at 17-under-par 271. He now owns three legs of the grand slam, having already won …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Utah Jazz will try to get back on track after two straight losses on Saturday night when they welcome the Washington Wizards to EnergySolutions Arena. The Jazz dropped both games of a home-and-home series with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but have lost three of their last four. Saturday’s …
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Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Dodgers placed pitcher Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of a left hip impingement. The move is retroactive to July 7. Beckett tossed five scoreless innings and picked up the win on Sunday at Colorado, but was removed after …
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