Manaus, Brazil (SportsNetwork.com) – The Arena Amazonia will host a crucial Group G contest on Sunday as the United States squares off with Portugal. Prior to the start of the World Cup, the two nations were expected to battle one another for the runner-up spot behind group-favorite Germany, and Portugal …
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Gstaad, Switzerland (SportsNetwork.com) – Two seeds, including Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, came up second-round losers Wednesday at the Swiss Open tennis event. Former top-10 Argentine Juan Monaco upended the third-seeded Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 and is now 6-2 lifetime against the Spaniard, while another mild upset came when Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci drove …
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GENEVA – FIFA’s controversial choice of Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup is again under scrutiny amid calls to re-run the vote. British newspaper The Sunday Times has reported that Mohamed bin Hammam, the Qatari former FIFA executive committee member, paid $5 million in patronage, gifts and legal fees …
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Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Dioner Navarro hit a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the ninth inning Sunday and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 5-4, winning back-to-back games in the Bronx for the first time in almost four years. The Blue Jays snapped a 17-game …
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MONROE, La. – Wake Forest is rebuilding with a new coach, a true freshman quarterback and new starters at a range of key positions. On Thursday night, the revamped Demon Deacons make their 2014 debut at Louisiana-Monroe before a national television audience. “There’s a lot of excitement in our program,” …
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Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Diana Taurasi scored 20 points to lead the Phoenix Mercury to an 87-72 win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday. Brittney Griner and Candice Dupree each posted 19-point, eight-rebound efforts for the Mercury, who have won four of five to open the season. Crystal Langhorne paced …
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Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Josh Donaldson homered twice and the Oakland Athletics defeated the surging Kansas City Royals, 11-3, in the second of four games at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. Donaldson finished 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored and Brandon Moss supplied four hits and drove in …
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Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Charlie Blackmon’s RBI single sparked a three-run 11th inning, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game set. Brandon Barnes doubled off Jamey Wright (1-1) with one out in the …
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LAS VEGAS – Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap was added to Team USA’s roster for the training camp that opens Monday in Las Vegas. Millsap averaged 17.9 points last season for Atlanta and was selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star team. USA Basketball also announced that Jimmy Butler will be …
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