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 …
Read More »Simmons with 129 yards, tie-breaking TD gives South Carolina State 17-10 win over Hampton
HAMPTON, Va. – Jalen Simmons ran for 129 yards and scored the tie-breaking touchdown that lifted South Carolina State to a 17-10 win over Hampton on Saturday. Simmons’ winning score came with just over a minute left in the game, breaking a 10-10 tie. The Bulldogs (3-2, 1-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic …
Read More »Getafe sacks Garcia
Getafe, Spain – Getafe, Spain (SportsNetwork.com) – Getafe announced on Monday that the club has fired manager Luis Garcia and replaced him with former Romania international Cosmin Contra. The move doesn’t come as a complete surprise following Getafe’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of last-place Real Betis over the weekend, …
Read More »Maryland quarterback situation unclear heading into Saturday's showdown vs. No. 20 Ohio State
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – No Maryland quarterback has started every game in a season since 2006, a streak that will continue if injured C.J. Brown can’t go Saturday against No. 20 Ohio State. Brown left Saturday’s 37-15 victory at Indiana with a sprained left wrist, and his status for Maryland’s …
Read More »Qualifying medalist Alan Fadel advances in US Senior Amateur
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Qualifying medalist Alan Fadel beat Stephen Fox 1 up on Monday in the first round of the U.S. Senior Amateur. The 59-year-old Fadel, a financial adviser from Toledo, Ohio, won on the par-5 18th at Big Canyon after Fox, from Huntington, West Virginia, tied it on …
Read More »Pareja enjoys winning start as Dallas holds off Montreal
Frisco, TX – Frisco, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – FC Dallas got its 2014 campaign off to a good start on Saturday as Blas Perez scored a goal and assisted on another in a 3-2 Dallas win over the Montreal Impact at Toyota Stadium. The Impact got off to a quick start …
Read More »Justin Rose discovers his driver has been misplaced hours before 1st round of British Open
HOYLAKE, England – Justin Rose played the first two holes of his opening round of the British Open without a driver after it was mistakenly removed from his golf bag by his caddie. Rose’s caddie, Mark Fulcher, had arranged to send two drivers to a couple of his friends in …
Read More »Iowa's Kirk Ferentz takes aim at Lincoln Riley, USC football: 'What is important is wins per game'
By most accounts, the Iowa football team had a successful 2023 season. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten West Division, but the team’s lack of offensive production was a point of contention throughout the season. Despite the offense’s woes, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz remains confident the style of football he …
Read More »Steelers' George Pickens explains lack of effort to block: 'I didn’t want to get injured'
Second-year NFL receiver George Pickens drew the ire of fans and others after he decided not to block during a running play in a recent Pittsburgh Steelers loss. At one point during last Saturday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts, Jaylen Warren was stopped short of the end zone. Multiple Colts …
Read More »NFL officiating crew in controversial Lions-Cowboys game may be downgraded ahead of playoffs: report
The officiating crew that worked the game between the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys could be downgraded before the postseason over the controversial call at the end of the game, according to an NFL insider. Brad Allen and his crew drew the ire of the NFL world when a Lions …
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