County Durham, England (SportsNetwork.com) – Cesar Monasterio closed with a final-round, 2-under 70 to earn a 5-stroke victory at the English Senior Open. Monasterio, who had went 69-63 through his first two rounds heading into Sunday at Rockliffe Hall, finished the week at 14-under-par 202, well ahead of second-place finishers …
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Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Josh Donaldson hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to boost the Oakland Athletics to a dramatic 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday in a battle of division leaders. Donaldson, coming off his first All-Star appearance, took a first pitch …
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Dubai, United Arab Emirates (SportsNetwork.com) – Reigning champion and four-time overall titlist Novak Djokovic and five-time winner Roger Federer will square off in a marquee semifinal Friday at the $1.928 million Dubai Tennis Championships. The top-seeded former world No. 1 star Djokovic was scheduled to …
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Cleveland, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Dustin Ackley’s two-run double helped fuel the Seattle offense as the Mariners took a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the opener of a three-game set on Tuesday. Ackley finished 3-for-5 with a run scored and Mike Zunino homered and scored twice for the Mariners, …
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MINNEAPOLIS – Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is backing away from his threat to sue the team over alleged discrimination — for now. Kluwe vowed last week to sue because he was unhappy with the team’s resolution of his complaint against special teams coordinator Mike Priefer for alleged anti-gay …
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Fans waited in line to get in, filled every seat available and then packed the perimeter of the practice fields for a glimpse of quarterback Blake Bortles. The crowd kept growing and growing, forcing the Jacksonville Jaguars to open an additional gate and create more space. Some …
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Houston Astros designated hitter Chris Carter was named the American League Player of the Week on Monday. Carter batted .321 in seven games last week with four home runs, nine RBI and five runs scored. He led the majors in homers and the AL in …
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NEW YORK – The Seattle Seahawks start the preseason right where they ended last season, as the No. 1 team in the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings. In balloting by 12 media members who regularly cover the NFL, the top three teams in the AP Pro32 were the Seahawks, San …
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Hyo-Joo Kim moved up three places and into the top 20 in the women’s world rankings this week. Kim improved to 19th. The LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour were both off last week, so there was little movement in the rankings. Stacy Lewis held steady …
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New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner was named the American League Player of the Week on Monday. Gardner captured his second career weekly honor after batting .478 (11-for-23) with five home runs, three doubles and eight runs scored. He also drove in seven runs and …
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