Del Mar, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Wednesday morning at Del Mar trainer Art Sherman nominated Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome for the track’s $300,000 Hollywood Derby to be run on the turf the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Thursday, trainer Mark […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Philadelphia Phillies have announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Elvis Araujo to a major league contract. Araujo, 23, has pitched as high as Double-A with Akron (EL). In 2014, he made 43 appearances out of […]
St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Minnesota Wild star Zach Parise was officially placed on injured reserve Thursday as he continues to recover from a recent concussion. The move, made retroactive to Nov. 4, is purely procedural, as Parise will be […]
Norman, OK (SportsNetwork.com) – Oklahoma starting quarterback Trevor Knight will not play in Saturday’s game at Texas Tech due to a neck injury he sustained in the Sooners’ last outing. Knight was taken off on a stretcher after being sacked […]
St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The St. Louis Blues activated forward T.J. Oshie off injured reserve, and he’ll be in the lineup for Thursday’s game against the Nashville Predators. Oshie has been out since suffering a concussion in the Oct. […]
Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) – Two weeks after making the surprise announcement of her retirement, leading female jockey Rosie Napravnik will be honored at Churchill Downs in a special ceremony. Napravnik, who won the Breeders’ Cup Distaff aboard Untapable on Friday, […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Philadelphia Phillies have announced that they have signed eight players to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training, including veteran outfielder Jeff Francoeur. Francoeur, 30, has played for the Atlanta Braves (2005-09), New York […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Georgia Tech is 3-0 both straight up and against the spread – outscoring its opponents 147-to-61 – since beginning its FBS season struggling to win four of six games while covering only half of those contests. […]
Ogden, UT (SportsNetwork.com) – Former Walter Payton Award winner Jamie Martin will become the first athlete in Weber State University history to have a jersey retired on Saturday. Weber State will honor its former quarterback, the 1991 Payton Award winner, […]
Cape Coral, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – I’m not actually sure how to describe it. Maybe I’m selfish. Maybe I don’t like old people. Or maybe I’m biased against aliens. But regardless of how it’s minced, parsed and dissected, one thing remains […]