Sports Stories from August 16, 2017 (Change date)
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'14 US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori latest out of US OpenAug 16, 2017 11:05 am - Kei Nishikori is the latest top player to pull out of the U.S. Open because of an injury. The agent for the 2014 runner-up and 2016 semifinalist at Flushing Meadows said...
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Jets' Bowles: It's players' 'individual right' to protestAug 16, 2017 8:40 pm - FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - New York Jets coach Todd Bowles will not stand in the way of any of his players protesting during the national anthem. No Jets players have ind...
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Valbuena, Calhoun homer to lift Angels past Nationals 3-2Aug 16, 2017 5:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A humid day ended Ricky Nolasco's outing a batter earlier than he would have liked. He still did enough to help the Los Angeles Angels stymie the Washi...
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Nuggets hire assistant coach, assistant general managerAug 16, 2017 3:00 pm - DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets have hired veteran NBA coach Bob Weiss as an assistant on Michael Malone's staff and announced the hiring of Calvin Booth as an assistan...
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Duke safety McDuffie out with broken thumbAug 16, 2017 1:50 pm - DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Duke says starting safety Jeremy McDuffie is out indefinitely after having surgery on his broken right thumb. Team spokesman Art Chase said Wednesday...
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Decade of disappointment: Bucs, Jags to end playoff drought?Aug 16, 2017 6:20 pm - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars are closing in on a decade of disappointment. To many, it probably feels even longer. The cro...
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Plenty of running backs, receivers could produce immediatelyAug 16, 2017 1:30 am - Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher says he learned long ago not to assume which of his freshmen would make the biggest impact each year. How much someone might play in his...
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Saints coach: Breaux needs surgery, club changing doctorsAug 16, 2017 6:20 pm - METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Saints coach Sean Payton says cornerback Delvin Breaux needs lower-leg surgery that will sideline him about six weeks and that an initial misdiagnos...
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Piatti scores twice, Impact beat Fire 3-0Aug 16, 2017 9:05 pm - MONTREAL (AP) - Ignacio Piatti scored twice and the Montreal Impact beat the Chicago Fire 3-0 on Wednesday night for their first three-game winning streak of the Major l...
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Carlos Bacca joins Villarreal, Boateng leaves Las PalmasAug 16, 2017 5:05 pm - MADRID (AP) - Colombia striker Carlos Bacca joined Spanish club Villarreal on loan from AC Milan on Wednesday. Villarreal said the one-season loan agreement includes the...