LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey was around long enough to see the No. 7 Tigers finish off Northwestern State on Sunday as she was ejected while the team was up 39 points. Mulkey was upset about a charge called on Aneesah Morrow. The coach got into a tiff with …
Read More »Jordan's state security court sentences 8 to prison terms in alleged Hezbollah attack plot
AMMAN, Jordan – An official says Jordan’s state security court handed down prison terms for eight defendants in an alleged plot by Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia to attack U.S. troops and Israel’s embassy in Jordan. Jordanian media have reported that seven Jordanian defendants were arrested before being able to move ahead …
Read More »49ers-Broncos Capsule
SAN FRANCISCO (4-2) at DENVER (4-1) Sunday, 8:30 p.m. p.m. ET, NBC OPENING LINE — Broncos by 6½ RECORD VS. SPREAD — Denver 2-3, San Francisco 2-3-1 SERIES RECORD — 49ers lead 7-6 LAST MEETING — 49ers beat Broncos 24-16, Oct. 31, 2010, in London LAST WEEK — 49ers beat …
Read More »Braves edge Phillies to end on high note
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Emilio Bonifacio led off the game with a home run as the Atlanta Braves closed out the season with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Bonifacio drove Cole Hamels’ fourth pitch over the wall in left-center field. In his last outing …
Read More »Chiefs OL Stephenson suspended 4 games
Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Kansas City Chiefs starting right tackle Donald Stephenson has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2014 season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances. “This morning the NFL notified the team of Donald Stephenson’s four-game suspension,” the Chiefs …
Read More »Nick Foles leads Eagles to 34-17 comeback win over Jaguars; spoils rookie Hurns' record debut
PHILADELPHIA – Allen Hurns had an NFL debut to remember all in the first quarter. Hurns’ three catches, 101 yards receiving and two touchdowns sent Jacksonville steamrolling toward an improbable win in Philadelphia. Then the Jags’ offense ran out of steam. Down 17-0 to the Jaguars at home Sunday, the …
Read More »Rounding Third: Showalter eyes third AL Manager of Year Award
– What a difference a year makes. – (SportsNetwork.com) – Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter hopes to add a third Manager of the Year Award to his mantel on Tuesday when the Baseball Writers’ Association of America continues to dole out its postseason honors. Showalter seems to win one of …
Read More »Brady, Pats hold off Jets
Foxboro, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – The New England Patriots possessed the ball for less than 20 minutes. It was still enough time for Tom Brady to make it work. He sure loves Thursdays. Brady tossed three touchdown passes and Chris Jones blocked Nick Folk’s 58- yard field goal attempt on the …
Read More »Brazilian police arrest US sect leader wanted on sex charges
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian authorities said Saturday they arrested a self-professed minister put on a U.S. most-wanted list for allegedly molesting two girls in a “Maidens Group” at his religious fellowship in rural Minnesota. A statement posted on the website of the Public Security Secretariat for the Rio Grande …
Read More »Church says Canadian pastor missing in North Korea
TORONTO – A Canadian church says its senior pastor has been missing in North Korea since late January. Lisa Pak, a spokeswoman for the Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Toronto, said Tuesday that Reverend Hyeon Soo Lim travelled to North Korea on Jan. 31 as part of a regular humanitarian …
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