Sports Stories from January 4, 2015 (Change date)
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Australia, SKorea under pressure to perform at Asian CupJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Ange Postecoglou's Australia squad will carry a home-field advantage and plenty of pressure to perform when the Asian Cup kicks off on Friday...
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FIFA VP Prince Ali launches presidential bid against BlatterJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - GENEVA (AP) - Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has a daunting task ahead of him as he bids to end Sepp Blatter's 17-year grip on power at FIFA. The 39-year-old prince from Jord...
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Western Kentucky ranked for first time in nearly 17 yearsJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - Michelle Clark-Heard said when she was hired at Western Kentucky that there was room for three ranked teams in the state. It only took three seasons for Clark-Heard to m...
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Conley scores 22, Memphis sends Knicks to 12th straight lossJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Mike Conley knew how important it was for the Memphis Grizzlies to start the second half aggressively against the depleted New York Knicks. After i...
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Halep survives tough opening match in ShenzhenJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Top-seeded Simona Halep overcame 10 double faults and a tough challenge from Germany's Annika Beck to advance to the second round of the Shenzhen ...
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ICYMI: Vanishing PI aids Cowboys; penalties way up otherwiseJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - Officiating prompted conversation and consternation all season in the NFL, so why should the playoffs - particularly the pass interference call that was, then suddenly w...
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Players to watch in Group B at the Asian CupJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - CHINA Zheng Zhi - 34, midfielder, Guangzhou Evergrande. The China captain has played in the English Premier League with Charlton Athletic, as well as Scottish giant Celt...
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Colts' defense hoping to change image as playoffs heat upJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Mike Adams spent his first 10 NFL seasons developing his own perception of the Colts. He bought into the theory that Indianapolis needed a high-scori...
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Luck vs Manning, Flacco vs Brady, Romo vs RodgersJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - In this quarterback-driven league, nothing could be better than teams driven by their QBs meeting in the playoffs. So next weekend can't come soon enough: Denver's Peyto...
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76ers end 14-game home skid with 95-92 win over CavaliersJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - LeBron James was absent. So were Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters. By the end, Cleveland's 17-point lead was gone, too. Tony Wroten scored 20 points and...