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LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska defensive back LeRoy Alexander has been suspended for the 2014 football season. The Nebraska Athletic Department made the announcement Friday and did not give a reason for the suspension. The athletic department said Alexander would remain on scholarship and will be allowed to practice with the …

(SportsNetwork.com) – Max Scherzer attempts to become the majors’ first 14- game winner on Monday when the Detroit Tigers begin a four-game set with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Scherzer won his fifth straight decision on Wednesday against Chicago and had some help, as the Tigers crossed the …

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. …

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A central Florida boy spent his 9th birthday in a hospital, recovering from shark bites. Christian Sanhueza was boogieboarding in the Atlantic Ocean near Patrick Air Force Base on Saturday afternoon when his mother heard his screams. Then the boy vanished in the waves. Melissa Sanhueza told …

(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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …