Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Sooner or later a major professional sports league is going to take a chance on Las Vegas. If recent rumors are to be believed the NHL is ready to become that league. A report Tuesday in […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Oklahoma Sooners are ranked fourth in the preseason AP Top 25 poll but they will have to work harder than they think to blow away Louisiana Tech on Saturday. The Bulldogs arrive in Norman off […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Connecticut’s Chiney Ogwumike was selected as the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year on Thursday. Ogwumike received 23 votes from a nationwide panel of 38 sportswriters and broadcasters to outdistance Tulsa’s Odyssey Sims for the honor. […]
Lexington, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Keeneland Race Course announced Thursday that its new dirt main track has been installed and open for training. The historic track replaced the synthetic surface during the summer in time for the Fall Meet, beginning Oct. […]
Cape Coral, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – A partially torn left biceps muscle typically won’t get a guy pondering the future. But when the ace assistant to International Boxing Organization president Ed Levine sent an email saying Wladimir Klitschko’s Sept. 6 title […]
Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – William C. Carstanjen has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and William E. Mudd assumes the position of President at Churchill Downs Inc. The corporation (CDI) announced Thursday that Carstanjen is replacing Robert L. Evans […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The position of center is one that is becoming less and less important in the college game. More frequently, big men with the ability to stretch the floor and play multiple positions are more coveted. However, […]
Cookeville, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – The “QW” listed on the Tennessee Tech football team’s depth chart appears to be a typo at first glance. It’s not. It’s the new “quarterback at wing” position the Golden Eagles will debut Thursday night against […]
Blacksburg, VA (SportsNetwork.com) – Virginia Tech has extended the contract of head football coach Frank Beamer for two years, through the end of 2018. “Announcing before our home opener serves as a tangible show of support for the winningest coach […]
Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Scott Van Slyke suffered a mild right ankle sprain in the fourth inning of Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Van Slyke belted a solo homer in the third inning, but came […]