Sports Stories from August 11, 2017 (Change date)
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Greece's PAOK names Razvan Lucescu as new coachAug 11, 2017 12:05 pm - THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - PAOK has chosen Razvan Lucescu as its new coach eight days before the start of the Greek league. The 48-year-old Romanian, a former goalkeepe...
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Cardinals' new kicker is a seasoned old-timerAug 11, 2017 1:30 pm - GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Young defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche walks through the Arizona locker room and sees Phil Dawson pass by. "Pops," Nkemdiche yells then adds to ...
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Panthers DT Butler sidelined with sprained left kneeAug 11, 2017 9:00 am - SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Vernon Butler sprained his left knee during the preseason game against the Houston Texans. The team announced...
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McCutchen leaves with sore left knee, Pirates beat Jays 4-2Aug 12, 2017 7:14 pm - TORONTO (AP) - Andrew McCutchen's early exit because of a sore left knee took some of the shine off a solid pitching performance by Pittsburgh's Jameson Taillon. Taillon...
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Middle Tennessee hopes QB Brent Stockstill stays healthyAug 11, 2017 10:20 am - MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Protecting a quarterback in bubble wrap isn't possible no matter how much a coach might want to keep his player safe. The Middle Tennessee Blu...
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Wenger relieved Giroud stayed, produced opening-day victoryAug 11, 2017 8:05 pm - LONDON (AP) - Arsene Wenger is relieved Olivier Giroud didn't take him up on the offer to leave Arsenal. Ever since France striker Alexandre Lacazette joined in July for...
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The long wait for UAB football, Shaq Jones is almost overAug 11, 2017 11:30 am - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Shaq Jones held out even when UAB dropped its football program. Plenty of colleges came courting the linebacker after his breakthrough 2014 seaso...
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Lions, Colts ready for games to begin after joint practicesAug 11, 2017 3:10 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Detroit Lions got exactly what they needed from a long weekend in Indianapolis. Two practices against another team provided a fresh perspective o...
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In 4th season with Vikings, Zimmer's bluntness has not fadedAug 11, 2017 5:10 pm - MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - As Mike Zimmer returned to the field with the Minnesota Vikings for the second half of their exhibition opener, the hard-nosed head coach was asked...
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Kicker Blair Walsh happy for fresh start with SeahawksAug 11, 2017 6:50 pm - RENTON, Wash. (AP) - New Seahawks kicker Blair Walsh is intent on redeeming himself with the franchise that found itself the beneficiary of his most dramatic error. Wals...