A friendly game of football between a youth football team and some prominent professional sports team mascots turned ugly when Blooper, the Atlanta Braves official mascot, stiff-armed a young player while trying to reach the end zone. Several videos posted to social media showed the fuzzy creature displaying no mercy …
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Hall of Famer and legendary Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus has died at the age of 80. The Bears confirmed the death of Butkus via his family. “The Butkus family confirms that football and entertainment legend Dick Butkus died peacefully in his sleep overnight at home in Malibu, California,” a …
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The Kansas State Wildcats have suspended star basketball player Nae’Qwan Tomlin after an arrest for alleged fighting at a sports bar over the weekend. Wildcats head basketball coach Jerome Tang announced Tomlin’s discipline by the team on Monday. “I have indefinitely suspended Nae’Qwan Tomlin for not living up to the …
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Questions about Bill Belichick’s future with the New England Patriots have circulated in the media recently, but after suffering their seventh loss of the season on Sunday, the veteran coach was asked directly about it during a press conference with reporters. The Patriots further cemented their place at the bottom …
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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – While the rest of the world is talking about the NFL Draft, a bit of news came out on Thursday that may have shaken up the top of the upcoming MLB Draft. By the way, if are one of those people who think these networks overdo …
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Tampa, FL – Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Russ Smith scored 19 points to lead No. 11 Louisville to an 80-54 thrashing of South Florida on Tuesday. Luke Hancock contributed 16 points, Montrezl Harrell netted 14 and Terry Rozier added 13 off the bench for the Cardinals (22-4, 11-2 AAC), who …
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TRENTON, N.J. – The head of New Jersey Transit says transporting fans to and from February’s Super Bowl cost the agency $5.6 million. Executive Director Ronnie Hakim told a state Senate committee on Thursday that the agency’s expenses for getting fans to MetLife Stadium during Super Bowl week tallied $7.2 …
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LONDON – Veteran American goalkeeper Brad Friedel has signed a new one-year contract with Tottenham, where he will also take up an ambassador role from next season. Friedel, who won 82 caps with the United States during his international career, has been playing in the Premier League for 17 years. …
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DALLAS – In a story June 25 about beer sales at SMU football games, The Associated Press erroneously reported the stadium’s name as Gerald R. Ford Stadium. It is called Gerald J. Ford Stadium. A corrected version of the story is below: SMU to begin beer sales at fall football …
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NEW YORK – The NBA fined Clippers head coach Doc Rivers $25,000 on Thursday for publicly criticizing the officiating in Los Angeles’ 105-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier this week. Rivers was livid after the game, saying the Clippers were “robbed.” The Clippers believed the Thunder’s Reggie Jackson …
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