Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby, Anaheim’s Ryan Getzlaf and Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux have been named finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award, presented annually to the NHL’s top performer by the NHL Players’ Association. Crosby, who won this award […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Half the FCS conferences may not have one player selected in this week’s NFL Draft, let alone two. That makes a school with multiple selections few and far between. So consider the University of Montana, which […]
San Diego, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals reinstated outfielder Lorenzo Cain from the 15-day disabled list on Monday. Cain missed the last 17 games because of a strained groin muscle. He’s hitting .333 with five RBI over 12 […]
Englewood, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Denver Broncos signed defensive tackle Marvin Austin on Monday. Austin has appeared in 11 NFL games with the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys, recording 10 tackles. The North Carolina product was selected […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The Big East and Big Ten have announced the formation of the Gavitt Tipoff Games, an annual early-season series of eight men’s basketball games played between the two conferences beginning in 2015-16. The event is […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Philadelphia Eagles have signed defensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva, recently an active member of the U.S. Army. Villanueva spent the last four years serving three tours of Afghanistan and was most recently promoted to captain. He […]
Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Exactly one week after being elevated to executive vice president and general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, Ron Francis has already made his first major personnel move. Francis made his mark Monday be relieving head coach […]
Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome will make his way to Pimlico Race Course for the 139th Preakness Stakes on the Monday before the running of the middle jewel of racing’s Triple Crown. “He came out of […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Philadelphia 76ers point guard Michael Carter-Williams has been named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. Carter-Williams, the 11th overall pick of last year’s draft out of Syracuse, averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 assists and 6.2 rebounds. […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Elena Baltacha, a women’s tennis player who retired last November, died Sunday after a battle with liver cancer. She was 30 years old. According to the WTA website, Baltacha passed away Sunday surrounded by family and friends. A […]