White Sulphur Springs, WV (Sports Network) – U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson selected his good friend Andy North to be one of his vice-captains at the 2014 matches. Watson made the announcement Wednesday at The Greenbrier Classic, this week’s […]
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The NFL has been taking its lumps recently because of a spate of arrests since the Super Bowl, headlined, of course, by the first degree murder charges pinned on ex-Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. The […]
(Sports Network) – Of the five clubs that make up the National League West, three of them have 40 or more wins. In five of the six divisions in baseball, there are three teams with that many victories, but the […]
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – Recent events in the NBA have suggested some teams will be tanking the 2013-14 season in order to get higher picks in next year’s draft. Tanking is such an ugly word. How in professional sports, […]
Uniondale, NY (Sports Network) – The New York Islanders have officially parted ways with Rick DiPietro, announcing Wednesday the use of a compliance buyout on the often-injured goaltender’s contract. “It was an extremely tough decision to use the compliance buyout […]
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – Major League Baseball’s All-Star balloting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday and like the good baseball fan that I am, I figured it was time to perform my civic duty. Luckily, thanks to technology, […]
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) – The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Jordan Leopold to a two-year contract on Wednesday. The 32-year-old Leopold was an in-season acquisition, posting two assists in 15 games for the Blues following a March 31 […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin highlights the 2012-13 NHL All-Star teams, making First Team as a right winger and Second Team as a left winger. A previous five-time selection to the NHL First All-Star […]
Marseille, France (Sports Network) – Mark Cavendish won the fifth stage of the 2013 Tour de France on Wednesday, a 228.5-kilometer ride from Cagnes-sur-Mer to Marseille. Cavendish led a final dash to claim his 24th career Tour stage victory, beating […]
Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) – The Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed forward Pascal Dupuis to a four-year contract worth an average of $3.75 million per season. The 34-year-old Dupuis had 20 goals and 18 assists for 38 points last season, marking the […]