Lake Forest, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Bears may be without a pair of defensive starters for Thursday’s matchup against the New York Giants, with linebacker Lance Briggs and cornerback Charles Tillman listed as questionable on the team’s final injury […]
Green Bay, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – Green Bay Packers star linebacker Clay Matthews will sit out “multiple weeks” due to a broken thumb, coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday. ESPN.com had reported on Monday that Matthews could miss at least a month […]
St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Minnesota Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom has been diagnosed with a right knee strain and is listed as day-to- day. Backstrom left Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators with an apparent right leg injury. He […]
Fall River, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was in court on Wednesday for a pretrial hearing and briefly took the stand to answer questions from the judge regarding a possible conflict of interest for […]
Conway, AR (Sports Network) – Central Arkansas linebacker Justin Heard was reinstated to the football program Wednesday, although he must still serve one more game of a three-game suspension for an NCAA violation concerning his book scholarship. Heard, a 6-foot-1, […]
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Houston Texans placed tight end Owen Daniels on injured reserve, with a designation to return on Wednesday. The move occurred one day after the Chronicle reported that Daniels may be sidelined as long as two […]
Santa Clara, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Things went from bad to worse for San Francisco’s Aldon Smith on Wednesday, with reports surfacing that the 49ers’ linebacker is facing three felony charges of possession of assault weapons. According to multiple media outlets, […]
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – Race two of the World Marathon Major series is scheduled for this Sunday through streets of downtown Chicago. The race starts and ends on Columbus Drive and winds through the Loop before heading north to […]
Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak said Wednesday that quarterback Matt Schaub will start Sunday against the Rams. Kubiak had a tough decision to make due to Schaub’s recent struggles. Schaub completed just 19-of-35 passes for 173 […]
Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Joe Girardi has decided to return as manager of the New York Yankees. The Yankees said Girardi has signed a four-year contract through 2017. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the New York Post reported the […]