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Thu Dec 4 17:07:08 2008 |
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Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - Clinton Portis heads a list of eight players
who were unable to practice on Thursday leading up to Washington's road test
in Baltimore on Sunday versus the Ravens.
The seventh-year pro has been dealing w
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Thu Dec 4 17:02:36 2008 |
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Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Red Wings assigned veteran
defenseman Chris Chelios to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on
Thursday on a conditioning assignment.
Chelios has yet to play a game this seaso
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Thu Dec 4 16:43:24 2008 |
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Munich, Germany (Sports Network) - Defender Philipp Lahm believes Bayern Munich
will "demonstrate who's meant to be on top" Friday when the defending champions
host surprise leaders Hoffenheim.
"We intend to demonstrate who's meant to be on
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Thu Dec 4 16:40:40 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - The Boston Bruins were expected to be a playoff team this
season, but nobody could have predicted the club's sensational start to the
2008-09 campaign.
The Bruins head into Thursday's action as the leaders of the Northeast
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Thu Dec 4 16:27:51 2008 |
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Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is relishing
the chance to make his name at Real Madrid, having completed a deal which will
see him join the Spanish champions from Ajax in the New Year.
The 25-year-old cou
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Thu Dec 4 16:24:09 2008 |
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Jacksonville, FL (Sports Network) - The Jacksonville Jaguars placed cornerback
Rashean Mathis on injured reserve Thursday with a knee injury.
Mathis, who leads the team with four interceptions, sprained his medial
collateral ligament
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Thu Dec 4 16:21:08 2008 |
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Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Michelle Wie fired a seven-under 65 on
Thursday to move into a share of the lead after the second round of the LPGA
Final Qualifying Tournament.
Wie's 65 was her lowest round in competition since
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Thu Dec 4 16:15:02 2008 |
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Raleigh, NC (Sports Network) - The Carolina Hurricanes activated right wing
Justin Williams off injured reserve on Thursday while placing defenseman
Dennis Seidenberg on IR.
Williams has yet to play this season as he had surger
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Thu Dec 4 16:04:33 2008 |
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Philadelphia 76ers forward Elton Brand
will miss Friday night's game at Detroit with a right hamstring strain.
Brand, who did not travel with the team to Detroit, is listed as day-to-day
after susta
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Thu Dec 4 15:55:57 2008 |
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Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - Columbus Blue Jackets forward Raffi Torres
will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery on Friday.
Torres, who was placed on the injured reserve list on Tuesday for the second
time this season, is expected to
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Thu Dec 4 15:45:43 2008 |
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Japanese pitcher Junichi Tazawa has signed a
three-year contract with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Boston Globe said the
contract is around $3 mill
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Thu Dec 4 15:24:56 2008 |
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Logan, UT (Sports Network) - Utah State has named Gary Andersen its new head
football coach.
Andersen has been an assistant at Utah for the past five years and for 11 of
the past 12 years. The run was interrupted by a one-year stint
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Thu Dec 4 15:13:50 2008 |
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Binghamton, NY (Sports Network) - The Ottawa Senators returned right winger
Ryan Shannon to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton
Senators, it was announced on Thursday.
Shannon was recalled on Nov. 12 and recor
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Thu Dec 4 15:00:29 2008 |
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Frisco, TX (Sports Network) - FC Dallas General Manager Michael Hitchcock
announced on Thursday that the Major League Soccer club and defender Duilio
Davino have mutually agreed to end his contract with the league.
"Duilio is a gre
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Thu Dec 4 15:00:28 2008 |
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Hull, England (Sports Network) - Hull City striker Caleb Folan has been ruled
out of the next two games following minor surgery to cure a knee problem.
Folan has missed the last two games with the problem and will now sit out
Saturda
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Thu Dec 4 14:55:53 2008 |
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(Sports Network) - The Oakland Raiders entered the 2008 season hoping they
could challenge the standing of the San Diego Chargers in the AFC West.
As the two prepare to face off on Thursday night at Qualcomm Stadium, the
Raiders have achieve
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Thu Dec 4 14:54:52 2008 |
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Norfolk, VA (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned defenseman
Kevin Quick and right winger Chris Lawrence to their American Hockey League
affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, from the now defunct Augusta Lynx of the
ECHL, i
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Thu Dec 4 14:46:47 2008 |
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Fresno, CA (Sports Network) - Fresno State has accepted a bid to play in the
New Mexico Bowl.
The Bulldogs (7-5) will face a Mountain West school on Saturday, December 20
in Albuquerque. It marks the ninth bowl game in the past 10 season
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Thu Dec 4 14:41:08 2008 |
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Barcelona, Spain (Sports Network) - Espanyol skipper Raul Tamudo is set to be
sidelined for around two months due to a hamstring injury.
The 31-year-old Spain international striker suffered his injury in the 1-0 home
defeat by Sporting Gi
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Thu Dec 4 14:22:08 2008 |
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning,
Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick
returner Clifton Smith were chosen as the NFC's top players for the month of
Novembe
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