GLENDALE, Ariz. – Arizona Cardinals starting defensive tackle Darnell Dockett was taken off the field on a cart after injuring his right leg at training camp on Monday. Dockett hurt his leg or ankle during an 11-on-11 drill. He limped off, then was placed on a cart and taken away. …
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(SportsNetwork.com) – There was a point last season where the Detroit Lions were in the drivers seat and appeared poised to capture their first division title in 20 years. Holding a mark of 6-3 after capping a season-sweep of Chicago in Week 10 and sitting in first place in an …
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INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA has announced a $20 million settlement with former players over college-themed basketball and football video games produced by Electronic Arts. The NCAA said Monday that the agreement will provide money to plaintiffs headed by former Arizona State quarterback Sam Keller. The case was scheduled for trial …
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Akron, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Rory McIlroy birdied four of the first five holes on Sunday to grab the lead, and he went on to win the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational by two strokes. McIlroy, who won his last start at the Open Championship, closed with his second straight 4-under 66 to end …
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St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Bartolo Colon worked eight innings, and Eric Young’s RBI ground-rule double in the seventh inning was the difference, as New York escaped St. Louis with a 3-2 victory in the finale of a three-game set. “Bartolo is a workhorse,” remarked Young about the Mets’ 41-year-old …
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New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tyrod Taylor was 10-of-17 for 105 yards with a touchdown and interception as the Baltimore Ravens beat the New Orleans Saints, 22-13, in the preseason finale for both teams on Thursday night. Fitzgerald Toussaint carried the ball 17 times for 103 yards, while Lorenzo Taliaferro …
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The University of New Mexico says running back Crusoe Gongbay is facing rape charges and has been suspended from the team. University officials issued a statement Monday night saying the 20-year-old turned himself in to campus police. Coach Bob Davie says he’s aware of the allegations, and …
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LONDON – Prosecutors have charged 10 men with sexual offenses against girls as young as 13 in a case that has stirred racial tensions in northwestern England. The Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement Monday that the offenses include rape and sexual activity with a child. They are alleged …
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CAIRO – Egypt’s highest appeals court has upheld the sentencing of two police officers to 10 years in prison each for the 2010 killing of a political activist in the port city of Alexandria. Wednesday’s ruling cannot be appealed. The officers were convicted in a retrial last year in a …
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JOHANNESBURG – The South African president’s spokesman says three of the president’s children and their cousin have been in a car accident. Spokesman Mac Maharaj said Friday that President Jacob Zuma’s children were all in a stable condition and were being treated for various injuries at a hospital in the …
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