Manny Actas second season managing the Indians was stressful. Next year, he can relax a little. One day after Acta led Cleveland to a second-place finish in the AL Central, general manager Chris Antonetti announced the club has exercised its 2013 option. Acta kept the Indians in contention for much of this season before injuries [...]
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Serena Williams will miss the China Open after being left out of Fridays draw. Williams had been expected to play, and organizers did not explain why she was not in the draw. Williams lost to Sam Stosur in the U.S. Open final, but she won two tournaments heading into the final Grand Slam of the [...]
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UCLA freshman guard Norman Powell sustained a concussion at a workout this week and received three staples in his forehead to close a small cut. A team spokesman said Thursday that the injury occurred on Tuesday when Powell was driving the lane and was accidentally elbowed by a teammate. He is listed as day-to-day. Print [...]
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Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart says the Southeastern Conference will expand again and officials at each school need to have a number of frank discussions before moving forward. The addition of Texas A&M as the SECs 13th team was a good one, Hart said, but the leagues leaders must take their next steps deliberately. “I [...]
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The lawyer for a man who threw a banana at a black NHL player says his client deeply regrets what he did and had no idea his actions could be seen as racist. Lawyer Faisal Joseph says Chris Moorhouse was caught up in the drama of a tense game featuring his favorite hockey team and [...]
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The way that the Tampa Bay Rays and St. Louis Cardinals got in to the postseason was nothing short of impressive, but now comes the even tougher task of making an impact in the playoffs against two of the best teams in the majors in the Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies respectively. Both teams have [...]
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Just when it seemed as though the Miami Dolphins were destined to earn their first sports betting victory of the season, a cruel twist of fate stole that destiny from their grasp in the dying seconds of a 17-16 loss to the Cleveland Browns, leaving head coach Tony Sparano’s club at 0-3. With just 14 [...]
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CBSSports. Tony La Russa clicked photos with his cell phone as the St. Louis Cardinals danced, yelled and doused each other with beer and champagne in a celebration none of them envisioned less than a month ago. Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals completed one of baseballs greatest comebacks on Wednesday night, clinching the NL wild [...]
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Second-seeded Maria Sharapova was eliminated from the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday when she was forced to retire because of an injury in the first set of her quarterfinal match against Petra Kvitova. With her Czech opponent leading 4-3 in the first set, Sharapova twisted her left ankle when serving in the eighth game. She [...]
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A grand jury reduced charges against Jordan Jefferson to a misdemeanor for his involvement in a bar fight and the LSU quarterbacks suspension from the top-ranked Tigers was lifted soon after Wednesday night. Jefferson, who testified before the grand jury, is now charged with simple battery and faces maximum penalties, if convicted, of up to [...]
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