(SportsNetwork.com) – The Finnish hockey team lost two key forwards as it was announced Friday that both Minnesota captain Mikko Koivu and Tampa Bay’s Valtteri Filppula both withdrew from the Sochi Olympics due to injury. Koivu has been sidelined since […]
Buffalo, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The Buffalo Sabres placed forward Linus Omark on waivers Friday. The club acquired Omark from the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 19 for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2014. Omark was leading the AHL’s Oklahoma City […]
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago White Sox signed reliever Mitchell Boggs to a one-year, $1.1 million contract on Friday. The 29-year-old Boggs went 0-3 with an 8.10 ERA and two saves with the St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – While not on the level of new Coke, the 2013-14 edition of the Cleveland Cavaliers has turned into a massive failure, dare we say, a disaster. The fall guy became general manager Chris Grant, who was […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Chris Paul is nearing a return for the Los Angeles Clippers and one can only guess if it will spoil team chemistry. For how absurd that synopsis sounds, it could happen. Those who are thrust into the spotlight […]
Istanbul, Turkey (SportsNetwork.com) – A plane landed safely at an airport in Turkey on Friday after a passenger on board allegedly issued a bomb threat and tried to have the aircraft redirected to Sochi, Russia, according to reports. News of […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – For some in the Northeast who are still digging out from the snow and ice dumped on them in the last week, there may not be a better phrase to hear than “pitchers and catchers report.” […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – It’s refreshing when someone cuts through the bull and starts shooting from the hip. Veteran Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark did just that on ESPN’s “First Take” Thursday when discussing the rampant use of marijuana in […]
Pittsburgh, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Friday that defenseman Kris Letang suffered a stroke last week and will be sidelined at least six weeks. The team said in a release that Letang’s condition is “treatable with blood thinners […]
Sochi, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – The opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Games began with a glitch and ended with two Russian sports legends lighting the Olympic cauldron. Friday’s spectacle played out as news surfaced that a plane had landed safely […]