Krasnaya Polyana, Russia (SportsNetwork.com) – Two Canadian snowboarders who were critical of Shaun White’s decision to pull out of the Olympic slopestyle competition were among eight riders who qualified Thursday for the event’s final. Max Parrot posted the day’s best […]
Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – The 2014 Spring schedule of stakes races has been finalized for Churchill Downs with the 140th runnings of the $2 million Kentucky Derby and $1 million Kentucky Oaks topping the list. The 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – More professional golf tournaments should be like the Waste Management Phoenix Open. I understand you can’t have the raucous crowds at an event like the Masters, but there should be no reason there can’t be more […]
Winnipeg, Manitoba (SportsNetwork.com) – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers acquired quarterback Drew Willy from the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for wide receiver Jade Etienne on Thursday. Upon acquisition, the Blue Bombers signed Willy to a contract extension. Details of the agreement […]
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Cubs and infielder Darwin Barney agreed to terms on a one-year contract Thursday, avoiding arbitration. Barney hit just .208 with seven homers and 41 RBI in 141 games in 2013. In four big league […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Believe it or not, the hottest rising star on the WTA circuit actually hails from Canada. Eugenie Bouchard enjoyed a breakthrough season last year … but soared to even newer heights a couple weeks ago in […]
Brooklyn, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – San Antonio Spurs stars Tony Parker and Tim Duncan will both miss Thursday night’s game at the Barclays Center against the Brooklyn Nets. Parker is nursing a lower back injury that forced him out at halftime […]
Conway, AR (SportsNetwork.com) – Central Arkanas football will kick off the 2014 season at Texas Tech and play 12 regular-season games under new head coach Steve Campbell. The Bears will head to Lubbock on Aug. 30 to take on a […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays signed infielder Wilson Betemit to minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training on Thursday. Betemit, 32, has spent parts of 11 seasons in the major leagues with […]