Sports Stories from August 17, 2016 (Change date)
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How do the blind watch the Olympics? NBC helps them hear itAug 18, 2016 6:18 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Two people in a recording booth deep inside a Connecticut office park are helping millions of blind Americans feel part of the Olympics like never before...
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"Awesome Hour" on the track as US captures 6 Olympic medalsAug 17, 2016 10:20 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Tianna Bartoletta reflected on her first Olympic title and a rush of American medals and gave it a catchy name: "awesome hour." In a span of about ...
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Montana's Shannon Schweyen names Mike Petrino as assistantAug 17, 2016 5:30 pm - MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Montana women's basketball coach Shannon Schweyen has named Mike Petrino as an assistant. Petrino comes to Montana after four seasons as an assist...
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Simone Biles and Zac Efron: Who's the bigger fan of whom?Aug 17, 2016 12:40 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Simone Biles, the biggest breakout star of the Rio Olympics, was starstruck. Understandable - despite four gold medals the gymnast is still a 19-ye...
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USA Gymnastics primed for more success after KarolyiAug 17, 2016 1:50 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Martha Karolyi doesn't know who will replace her as national team coordinator for USA Gymnastics when she officially steps down later this month. S...
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Pelicans to open preseason with game against MavericksAug 17, 2016 6:30 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Pelicans says the team will open the preseason on Oct. 1 with a game against the Dallas Mavericks at the CenturyLink Center in Bossier...
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Browns CB Williams suspended, fined for violating team rulesAug 17, 2016 9:40 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - The Cleveland Browns have suspended cornerback K'Waun Williams for two weeks and fined him for multiple violations of team rules. The team announced the...
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Inbee Park a shot back as women's golf returns to OlympicsAug 17, 2016 4:40 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Inbee Park could tell right away Wednesday that this was not an ordinary golf tournament. Walking onto the practice range, the South Korean flag on...
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Netherlands wins shootout in women's field hockey semifinalsAug 17, 2016 1:50 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ellen Hoog shook off a miss in the shootout and came back to score the game-winner as the Netherlands defeated Germany on Wednesday in the Olympic ...
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Ex-Syracuse star Jim Brown to receive alumni awardAug 17, 2016 11:20 am - SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Jim Brown is being honored by the Syracuse University Alumni Association with the 2016 Arents Award. The award will be given Sept. 16. It's the sch...