BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – A Broncos executive accused of crashing into two cars while driving drunk has been sentenced to seven months in jail after he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and careless driving resulting in injury. Director of player personnel Matt Russell was charged after a vehicle ran …
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PHILADELPHIA – Ron Hextall has been promoted to general manager by the Philadelphia Flyers and Paul Holmgren was elevated to president. Hextall is Philadelphia’s all-time winningest goalie and served as assistant GM last year. Holmgren replaced Bob Clarke as GM during the 2006-07 season and led the Flyers to within …
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Christian Ponder’s descent from first-round draft pick to third-string quarterback has been formalized, with the release of the first depth chart of the season by the Minnesota Vikings. After losing the starting job to Matt Cassel last year and watching the team draft Teddy Bridgewater, Ponder entered the final year …
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RIO DE JANEIRO – FIFA officials say Nicola Rizzoli of Italy will referee the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina. With a European and South American team playing, many had expected FIFA to appoint an Asian referee for Sunday’s game. However, Jim Boyce, the chairman of the FIFA’s refereeing …
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NEW YORK – The Rangers are buying out the contract of veteran forward Brad Richards, creating much-needed salary-cap space and parting ways with New York’s de facto captain one week after being eliminated from the Stanley Cup finals. Both the Rangers and Richards’ agent, Pat Morris, confirmed the move Friday. …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – Three of Wily Peralta’s 11 losses this season have come at the hands of the Chicago Cubs. The Brewers right-hander tries to reverse course tonight and get his first victory against the Cubs when Milwaukee and Chicago continue a season-closing three-game series. Peralta is 2-5 with a 4.10 …
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Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Matt Kemp’s leadoff homer in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a dramatic 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 2 of their NL Division Series on Saturday. Kemp’s leadoff blast, off side-armer Pat Neshek, came after …
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BEIRUT – Lebanon has banned basketball fans from attending games after a fist fight broke out between players from rival teams. Sports and Youth Minister Abdul-Muttaleb Hinnawi told the local Al-Jadeed TV on Monday that the decision was taken by the interior minister. The decision came after a Sunday night …
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SINGAPORE – A Singapore court fined a prominent dissident blogger on Wednesday for questioning the timing of two constitutional challenges to the city-state’s ban on gay sex. Alex Au, who writes for the Yawning Bread site, was ordered to pay 8,000 Singapore dollars (US$5,845) for claiming that the high court …
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The yearlong search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has turned up no sign of the plane, but that doesn’t mean it’s been unproductive. It has yielded lessons and discoveries that could benefit millions, including coastal Australians, air and sea travelers and scientists trying to understand ancient …
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