MADRID – A Spanish mayor says a man has died after being charged down and gored by a bull that was being herded into a northern village as part of annual celebrations to honor its patron saint. Jesus Garcia Pastor said the 66-year-old man had wandered into an area of …
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Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – The Milwaukee Bucks named Peter Feigin their new team president on Wednesday. “I’ve known Peter for many years and can’t think of a more capable person to drive growth for the Bucks organization,” said Bucks owner Marc Lasry. “Peter’s been an invaluable advisor and will be …
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MOGI DAS CRUZES, Brazil – Belgium coach Marc Wilmots says Thursday’s closed-door game against the United States might be cancelled because he wants to avoid traffic chaos and long delays for his players. Wilmots said he would contact his U.S. counterpart Jurgen Klinsmann late Wednesday to discuss the situation. A …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – J.A. Happ tries to get the Toronto Blue Jays even closer in the American League East on Thursday when they play the rubber match of their three-game series against the division-leading Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre. Happ has quietly put together a solid season for the Jays and …
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – I.K. Kim won the Ladies European Masters on Sunday and that helped her improve two places in the women’s world rankings. Kim was up two to No. 22 this week. Ahead of her, there was not much change to the top of the rankings. Stacy Lewis …
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TALLADEGA, Ala. – Brad Keselowski was making aggressive moves when he was six laps down at Talladega Superspeedway. Some of his peers were left shaking their heads after his late-race spin collected 14 cars Sunday. Jeff Gordon wondered how a driver who won the 2012 Sprint Cup championship can “make …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – The Denver Nuggets put an eight-game losing streak in the rearview mirror by winning their last four games. They will try to stay in the win column Saturday versus the Orlando Magic at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets will try to complete a perfect three-game homestand versus the …
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GENEVA – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was a “heinous crime which will be fully investigated.” Nemtsov was shot dead Friday night near the Kremlin. Western officials have called on Moscow to conduct a prompt and transparent probe of the killing. Lavrov …
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MONTREUX, Switzerland – Undeterred by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scathing speech against an Iran nuclear deal, U.S. and Iranian negotiators have resumed work on an agreement meant to crimp Iran’s atomic program in exchange for sanctions relief. With an end-of-month deadline looming to complete a framework accord, U.S. Secretary …
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UNITED NATIONS – Russia has blocked a Western-backed U.N. Security Council statement that would have condemned indiscriminate shelling in Ukraine’s southeastern city of Mariupol that killed about 30 civilians and injured more than 90. The blocked statement called for “an immediate de-escalation of violence,” implementation of a September cease-fire and …
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