Minsk, Belarus (SportsNetwork.com) – Sweden and Finland survived Thursday’s late contests and secured places in the semifinals of the 2014 World Hockey Championship. Mattias Ekholm’s penalty shot in the latter stages of the third period provided the Swedes with a […]
Elmont, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Last year six horses came out of the Kentucky Derby to compete in the Preakness Stakes. This year five 3-year-olds went to the middle jewel of racing’s Triple Crown from a start in the Run for […]
Surrey, England (SportsNetwork.com) – World No. 7 Sergio Garcia withdrew from the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday after opening with a 1-over 73. Garcia cited a knee injury as the reason he pulled out. “This is the same thing that […]
Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Prior to the conclusion of a three-game series with the Phillies on Thursday, the Miami Marlins transferred infielder Rafael Furcal to the 60-day disabled list. Furcal, who agreed to a one-year deal with the club in […]
Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals optioned struggling third baseman Mike Moustakas to Triple-A Omaha on Thursday. Moustakas, the second overall pick in the 2007 draft, is hitting just .152 with seven doubles, four homers and 17 […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Football is an ever-evolving game and that causes certain positions to come to the forefront over time. The tight end position has become a must-have in the NFL, with players like New Orleans’ Jimmy Graham, New […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Beau Baldwin gets it right. Playing tough non-conference games is the only way to prepare a team for a tough conference schedule. Eastern Washington’s seventh-year head football coach might have the best FCS team in the […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – There’s nothing like a little leverage to bring about a huge pay day. Just ask the University of Connecticut and men’s basketball coach Kevin Ollie. In just his second year as the head man in Storrs, […]
Frisco, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Southland Conference has become the first FCS conference to approve instant replay throughout all its football games. The FCS’ board of directors implemented the use of replay this season, regardless of television coverage of games, […]
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Jeff Carter scored three of Los Angeles’ five third-period goals and the Kings evened the Western Conference finals with a 6-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 on Wednesday. Jonathan Quick made 23 saves […]