Sports Stories from August 20, 2016 (Change date)
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Otto: Cubs' Heyward struggling, but there's still timeAug 21, 2016 4:02 pm - While hitting a round ball with a round bat square with the ball coming at 95 mph is extremely difficult, good hitters sometimes make it look easy. Anthony Rizzo and Kr...
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Orioles place C Matt Wieters placed on paternity leaveAug 20, 2016 3:00 pm - BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles have placed starting catcher Matt Wieters on paternity leave. Wieters left the team Saturday to join his wife, Maria, who is due t...
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Russian stripped of women's shot put medal from London GamesAug 20, 2016 8:10 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For the third time in a week, Russia was stripped of a track-and-field medal Saturday after another athlete tested positive in a reanalysis of dopi...
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Leicester still looking for 1st win, draws 0-0 with ArsenalAug 20, 2016 2:05 pm - LEICESTER, England (AP) - Leicester is still searching for the first win of its Premier League title defense after drawing 0-0 with Arsenal on Saturday. Jamie Vardy and ...
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Bronze gone? Another race, another miscue for US relay teamAug 20, 2016 12:10 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Mike Rodgers were almost through parading the American flag around the track - celebrating a bronze medal of all thing...
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For resilient US volleyballers, a last ride ends with bronzeAug 21, 2016 4:02 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Before they took the court and won bronze, they gathered in the locker room one final time. Each player on the U.S. women's volleyball took a turn ...
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Mariners win 7th straight at home with 7-6 win over BrewersAug 20, 2016 2:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - Edwin Diaz lost his command just long enough that the ninth inning became uncomfortable for Seattle. Fortunately the Mariners did enough at the plate to w...
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Fire win first road game in yearsAug 21, 2016 4:02 pm - MONTREAL - Luis Solignac, David Accam and Matt Polster scored and Chicago beat Montreal for its first road victory in more than two years. The last-place Fire (5-11-7) h...
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MLB finding talent at umpire campsAug 20, 2016 11:18 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Charlie Reliford sold his car to chase his big league dreams, using the money to help play the cost of attending umpire school. Times have ch...
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Pros to joes: Elite athlete training for regular folksAug 20, 2016 8:20 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Tight end Kyle Rudolph's two most productive seasons for the Minnesota Vikings were those in which he played every game. After all the surgeries, crut...
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