Sports Stories from August 9, 2017 (Change date)
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Packers backup QB Brett Hundley eager for preseason shotAug 09, 2017 3:20 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - For one training camp practice, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was back on the Green Bay Packers' scout team. The two-time NFL MVP took every snap, thr...
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Nadal, Federer win opening matches at Rogers CupAug 09, 2017 10:05 pm - MONTREAL (AP) - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Roger Federer cruised to easy victories Wednesday in their opening matches at the Rogers Cup. Nadal breezed past Borna ...
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NFL plans to hire up to 24 full-time game officialsAug 09, 2017 5:10 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL will hire up to 24 full-time game officials. The league will begin hiring between 21 and 24 full-time officials from among the current roster of ...
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Italy coach Ventura signs new contract until 2020Aug 09, 2017 12:05 pm - ROME (AP) - Italy coach Gian Piero Ventura will remain in charge of the Azzurri until 2020 after signing a new contract on Wednesday. Carlo Tavecchio, the president of t...
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Watford signs Gray for club-record feeAug 09, 2017 11:05 am - WATFORD, England (AP) - Watford has broken its transfer record to sign striker Andre Gray from fellow Premier League team Burnley. Watford didn't disclose the fee in ann...
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Fight for LA: Rams, Chargers scuffle during joint practiceAug 09, 2017 11:10 pm - IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - The Fight for LA finally has some punch. A handful of skirmishes broke out Wednesday when the Los Angeles Chargers visited the Los Angeles Rams' tr...
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49ers LB Donavin Newsom to be released from hospitalAug 09, 2017 6:10 pm - SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - San Francisco 49ers rookie linebacker Donavin Newsom is expected to be released from the hospital a day after being taken off the practice fie...
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Falcons agree to $41.25 million deal with RB Devonta FreemanAug 09, 2017 3:40 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - On the eve of their first preseason game, the Atlanta Falcons addressed their biggest issue coming into training camp. Devonta Freeman has a new contract....
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Geno Smith fighting for Giants backup job with Josh JohnsonAug 09, 2017 3:20 pm - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - If Geno Smith is going to win the backup quarterback job with New York Giants, the real competition starts Friday. For the past two weeks in...
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Terance Mathis to be honored by alma mater New MexicoAug 09, 2017 5:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The University of New Mexico will honor one of its best and most productive wide receivers this fall by enshrining him in UNM Football's Ring of...