HOUSTON – James Harden thinks the Houston Rockets have only some minor tinkering to do before the playoffs begin. Otherwise, everything seems to be working fine. Harden had 29 points and nine assists, Omer Asik had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Houston cruised to a 121-100 win over the …
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Denmark has reached a defense agreement with the United States that will allow U.S. soldiers and military equipment to be based on Danish soil, the country’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday. The 10-year agreement was announced after the United States signed similar agreements with Finland and Sweden this …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s state-run agency says Tahsin Sahinkaya, the last surviving member of a junta that led Turkey’s 1980 military coup, has died. He was 90. Anadolu says former air force commander Sahinkaya died at a military hospital in Istanbul on Thursday. The cause of death was not immediately …
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Theresa Plaisance scored 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots, and LSU snapped a snapped a two-game skid with a 62-54 upset of No. 9 Georgia on Sunday. Plaisance, whose late-game failure at the foul line marred an otherwise dominant 20-point outing in a …
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Reports that police raided the Chicago Bears’ facility were found to be untrue, but there seems to be some smoke in the wake of Alan Williams’ resignation. Williams stepped down as the team’s defensive coordinator this past week “to take care of my health and my family,” he said. However, …
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – While the rest of the world is talking about the NFL Draft, a bit of news came out on Thursday that may have shaken up the top of the upcoming MLB Draft. By the way, if are one of those people who think these networks overdo …
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Tampa, FL – Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Russ Smith scored 19 points to lead No. 11 Louisville to an 80-54 thrashing of South Florida on Tuesday. Luke Hancock contributed 16 points, Montrezl Harrell netted 14 and Terry Rozier added 13 off the bench for the Cardinals (22-4, 11-2 AAC), who …
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (SportsNetwork.com) – Drew Stoltz fired a 9-under 63 on Thursday and he took a 2-stroke lead after one round of the Dakota Dunes Open. Stoltz is coming off a missed cut at the Syncrude Boreal Open. He made the cut in his previous two PGA Tour Canada starts, …
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CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. – A grand jury will decide whether NASCAR driver Tony Stewart will be charged in the August death of a fellow driver at a sprint car race in upstate New York. Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo said Tuesday that after reviewing evidence collected by sheriff’s investigators, he …
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Wimbledon, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Former champions Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova could meet in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in two weeks after the draw was revealed on Friday. If the top-seeded five-time Wimbledon champion Serena wants to regain her title at the All England Club, she’s going to have to …
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