Flowery Branch, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Atlanta Falcons announced Thursday that the team has signed free-agent tight end Bear Pascoe to an undisclosed contract. Pascoe joins the Falcons after spending his first five NFL seasons with the New York Giants, […]
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Mets activated outfielder Juan Lagares from the 15-day disabled list prior to Thursday’s game against Colorado. Lagares, who had been sidelined with a pulled right hamstring he suffered during a game at Arizona […]
Cincinnati, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – The Cincinnati Reds placed starting pitcher Tony Cingrani on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with left shoulder tendinitis. The 24-year-old southpaw is 2-2 with a 3.34 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 32 1/3 innings through six […]
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Tom Poti, a defenseman on four teams in 13 NHL seasons, says he is retiring. Poti, 37, announced his retirement Thursday through the National Hockey League Players’ Association. The longtime blueliner made one All-Star team, in […]
Orono, ME (Sports Network) – The University of Maine football team will play an 11-game schedule this season as it seeks to defend the CAA Football title it won last year. The Black Bears will play five home games and […]
New Haven, CT (SportsNetwork.com) – Yale’s 100th anniversary of its famous football stadium will be celebrated this fall, and the Ivy League university has released a commemorative logo for the 2014 season. The season-long celebration at the Yale Bowl will […]
Berea, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – Vince Young has landed on another roster. Tyler Thigpen, too. The Cleveland Browns said Thursday they have signed the veteran quarterbacks, along with linebacker Zac Diles, after all three were given tryouts during the team’s voluntary […]
Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – The Thursday announcement that 6-1 second pick Hoppertunity will be scratched from Saturday’s 140th Kentucky Derby has caused Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia to update some of the odds for the Run for the Roses. California […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Even Patrick Marleau, the longtime face of the San Jose Sharks, knew it was tough to argue with his club’s many critics this time. Marleau, the franchise’s all-time leader in numerous statistical categories, has survived multiple […]
Lawrence, KS (SportsNetwork.com) – Kansas point guard Naadir Tharpe has decided to leave school after three years for personal reasons. Tharpe averaged 8.5 points, 5.0 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 34 games last season. He helped the Jayhawks to a […]