Sports Stories from June 27, 2014 (Change date)
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U.S. hopes to boost World Cup attack against BelgiumJun 28, 2014 4:05 pm - SAO PAULO - No wonder the United States is having problems scoring at the World Cup: The Americans are hardly attacking. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann is eager for the U.S. to ...
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Hawks deal, grab SchmaltzJun 28, 2014 5:42 pm - After missing out on Vancouver's Ryan Kesler, the Blackhawks still ventured north of the border to acquire a center Friday. North of the Illinois border, that is. Don't ...
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Vancouver's Kesler lands in Anaheim, not ChicagoJun 28, 2014 12:04 am - ANAHEIM, Calif. - Ryan Kesler didn't want to wait around while the Vancouver Canucks rebuild. He wants to win a Stanley Cup now, and the Anaheim Ducks believe they're on...
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Williams exits Wimbledon after 3-set battleJun 27, 2014 7:04 pm - LONDON - For 2 ½ hours, Venus Williams traded big serves and hard groundstrokes with Petra Kvitova on Centre Court. Williams was playing with some of the power and pace ...
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Prince helps Sky hold off LibertyJun 28, 2014 12:40 pm - NEW YORK - Epiphanny Prince was happy to be back home. The Sky's star guard scored 30 points to help Chicago beat the New York Liberty 73-69 on Friday night. "I love pla...
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Uruguay coach quits FIFA position over Suarez banJun 27, 2014 5:56 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO - Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has quit his role in FIFA's strategic committee in protest at the ban that football's governing body imposed on his team's s...
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Players' union questions FIFA's punishment of Luis SuarezJun 28, 2014 4:05 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO - The international players' union has questioned the severity and focus of FIFA's punishment of Luis Suarez for biting an opponent at the World Cup, sayi...
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Delle Donne, Catchings fight illness, injuryJun 28, 2014 4:38 pm - Besides championships, fame and fortune, there's probably nothing more important to elite athletes than their “own terms.” In other words, they want to dictate where the...
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Panthers take Ekblad with No. 1 pick in NHL draftJun 28, 2014 12:04 am - PHILADELPHIA — With the first pick of the NHL draft, the Florida Panthers went with 15 seconds of dramatic pause before announcing the name. The silence felt much longe...
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When will Cubs get out of spin cycle?Jun 28, 2014 11:39 am - The Cubs will reach the halfway point of their season after Monday's game at Boston. Cubs president Theo Epstein came to Chicago from Boston in the fall of 2011, and he...