EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – New England got Rob Gronkowski back on Sunday. It wasn’t quite enough. Gronkowski, who missed the first six games after having offseason surgery on his back and broken left forearm, had eight catches for 114 yards, and one big miss, in the Patriots’ 30-27 loss to …
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NEWTON, Iowa – Sam Hornish Jr. beat Ryan Blaney off a restart with 21 laps to go and hung on to win the NASCAR Nationwide Series race Sunday at Iowa Speedway. Pole-sitter Ryan Blaney was second, followed by Regan Smith, Chase Elliott and Elliott Sadler in the first stand-alone event …
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WASHINGTON – James Van Riemsdyk took advantage of the latest Washington Capitals calamity, swooping in when a defenseman and goaltender couldn’t decide who was going to play the puck. Van Riemsdyk scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season Tuesday night, while Korbinian Holzer scored on just the fourth …
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John Calipari has been here before and it ended well. The last time the Kentucky coach had a freshman class this talented, the season ended with a national championship. The eight-man class, which includes six McDonald’s All-Americans, has to make Kentucky fans forget last season which ended in a first-round …
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Rohan Gaines returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown, and Arkansas’ defense forced six turnovers in a 30-0 win over No. 8 Mississippi on Saturday. The win earned the Razorbacks (6-5, 2-5 Southeastern Conference), losers of 17 straight SEC games until a win over LSU last …
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Wednesday’s international friendly against World Cup winners Germany with a right-leg injury. The Argentine Football Association said Monday that Messi will be held out of the game as a “precaution.” The match in Dusseldorf is a chance for Argentina …
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Ryan Newman has been mostly off the radar in recent years in Sprint Cup racing. Considered a can’t-miss championship-caliber driver after he won the Rookie of the Year title in 2002 and followed with eight race wins in 2003, Newman hasn’t had a multiple-victory season since he won twice in …
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WACO, Texas – Iowa State was back in the Top 25 after its first 2-0 Big 12 start in eight years and with one of the top defenses in the country. The 25th-ranked Cyclones still had nothing on defending national champion Baylor. Brittney Griner scored the game’s first five points …
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FORTALEZA, Brazil – After losing the first match, two subjects are off limits for Ghana: An early exit from the World Cup, and family. Ghana striker Kevin Prince Boateng could play against his half-brother Jerome on Saturday, when the ambitious Africans take on Group G favorite Germany in Fortaleza. The …
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WINDERMERE, Fla. – Tiger Woods hasn’t felt worse at the Hero World Challenge and yet produced his best score of the week. Woods lost his voice overnight and was nauseous before and during the third round at Isleworth. But with birdies on his last three holes, he salvaged a 3-under …
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