BRISBANE, Australia – Australia’s soccer federation has defended a decision to fund a stadium upgrade in Trinidad, highlighted in a damaging ethics report into former FIFA vice president Jack Warner, saying it was fulfilling its mandatory requirements in the World Cup bidding process. A report by the Confederation of North …
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DENVER – Jordan Lyles gave up one run over 6 2-3 innings in his Coors Field debut for the Rockies, added a career-best three hits and drove in two runs in Colorado’s 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki homered for the …
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CINCINNATI – The Bengals signed free-agent quarterback Tyler Wilson on Saturday, two days after second-string quarterback Jason Campbell bruised his passing elbow. The Bengals needed someone to throw in training camp and the preseason games because rookie AJ McCarron has been sidelined by a sore passing shoulder. Andy Dalton played …
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BOSTON – Massachusetts prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman, who was accused of groping a woman at a nightclub last month, The Boston Globe reported. Edelman, 25, was arrested after a woman claimed he reached under her Halloween costume and touched her below …
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MONTREAL – The often bitter rivalry between Montreal and Boston is going the Canadiens’ way. Michael Ryder’s power-play goal 57 seconds into the second period lifted the Canadiens to a 2-1 victory over the Bruins on Saturday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the Northeast Division. …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Panthers are hoping rookie Kelvin Benjamin helps fans forget about the departure of veteran receiver Steve Smith. So far, so good. Benjamin, the team’s first-round draft pick carried over his strong play in training camp in his NFL debut with a spectacular 32-yard touchdown reception in …
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NEW YORK – Forget the cold. The Chicago Cubs faced a much more difficult challenge in Masahiro Tanaka. The Cubs managed two bunt singles, one aided by replay, and struck out 10 times against the Japanese rookie in losing 3-0 to New York in the opener of a split doubleheader …
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – Corey Perry set up the tying goal by Ryan Kesler with 53 seconds left in regulation and scored the game-winner at 3:37 of overtime to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night in the teams’ preseason finale. Frederik …
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Julius Randle had 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 25 Kentucky rallied past Alabama 55-48 on Tuesday night to end a two-game losing streak. Needing a bounce after Saturday’s loss at South Carolina with a huge hurdle looming this weekend at No. 1 Florida, the Wildcats …
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EXCLUSIVE: Former San Jose State University volleyball co-captain Brooke Slusser is eight months removed from her final season, which included a conference investigation into an alleged plan to harm her by former teammate Blaire Fleming — a biologically male transgender athlete. Slusser has now come forward with new allegations related …
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