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Daniel Cormier Missing 50-Percent of His ACL, but May Not Opt for Surgery
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Daniel Cormier recently thought he might have to put off surgery on his knee because there was the possibility he, and not Alexander Gustafsson, might next challenge Jon Jones for his UFC light heavyweight belt. One the UFC ironed out the situation with Jones and made the rematch with Gustafsson official, most thought Cormier would immediately opt for surgery. That, however, isn’t the case.…

Rays reach deal with first-round pick Gillaspie
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

College slugger drafted out of Wichita State eager to make way to big leagues. ST. PETERSBURG — On the night the Rays selected Casey Gillaspie with the 20th pick of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft, Rays scouting director R.J. Harrison noted that the sooner Gillaspie signed and got into the organization, the better off he would be. Gillaspie obviously took…

Rays’ hitting woes continue with shutout
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Scoreless streak reaches 28 innings; Odorizzi allows one run, three hits. ST. PETERSBURG — While a thunderstorm pelted the outside of Tropicana Field Tuesday night, base hits were not exactly raining inside of the building — particularly with runners in scoring position — as the Rays took a 1-0 loss to the Cardinals. Still viewing through rose-colored glasses of his…

Kings focused on finishing off Rangers, winning Cup
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

KINGS at RANGERS (Los Angeles leads best-of-7 series 3-0) TV: NBCSN, CBC, RDS NEW YORK – The mission is simple for the New York Rangers. They must win Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, RDS). Do so and they can start to entertain thoughts about Game 5 in Los Angeles two nights…

Why is the NFL embracing the remote notion that weather might postpone Super Bowl?
Saturday, January 25, 2014

Since 1932, when the NFL moved its championship game between Chicago Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans inside to Chicago Stadium, only one other game has been moved because of snow. That came in 2010, when a regular-season game between Philadelphia and Minnesota was moved to Tuesday. A couple other games in Miami have been moved because of hurricane forecasts. A…