Sports Stories from January 12, 2015 (Change date)
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Lionel Messi, Barcelona lead AP Global Football 10 pollJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - Barcelona returned to the top of The Associated Press Global Football 10 on Tuesday, and Lionel Messi was again voted the top player of the week. Messi ass...
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Danica Patrick will have tax preparer as sponsor for 2 racesJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Danica Patrick will have tax preparer TaxACT as a sponsor for two races this season. Stewart-Haas Racing on Tuesday announced a deal with TaxACT t...
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West Ham goalkeeper Adrian beats Everton in FA Cup shootoutJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - West Ham goalkeeper Adrian scored the decisive penalty kick after Everton counterpart Joel Robles hit the underside of the crossbar, leading the Hammers to a 9-8 shootou...
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Hawks storm past 76ers 105-87 for 9th straight winJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dominique Wilkins slapped Al Horford on his back during a brief locker room chat and dished out a few kind words. Horford at last had a triple-double...
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Dave Aranda back as Wisconsin defensive coordinatorJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst has retained Dave Aranda to oversee the defense and brought Joe Rudolph back to the Badgers as associate head coach and ...
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Rookie Jusuf Nurkic gives Nuggets a lift at centerJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - DENVER (AP) - The "Bosnian Bear" loves chocolate cheesecake with vanilla mousse almost as much as video games and horror films. Some might say Jusuf Nurkic (pronounced y...
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Arkansas announces signing of football recruitJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - The University of Arkansas has announced the signing of a high school offensive lineman from Florida. Coach Bret Bielema announced Tuesday that...
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No. 3 Baylor women win 14th in row, 79-47 over Iowa StateJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - WACO, Texas (AP) - Nina, Niya and the No. 3 Baylor women are quite a roll. Iowa State never had a chance for consecutive comeback victories against third-ranked teams. N...
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Oman coach says Australia is the team to beat at Asian CupJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - SYDNEY (AP) - It didn't take long for Oman coach Paul Le Guen to start touting Australia as the favorite to the win Asian Cup on home soil. Le Guen's lineup lost 1-0 to ...
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Braves agree to minor league deal with lefty Wandy RodriguezJan 12, 2015 10:00 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - Left-hander Wandy Rodriguez and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a minor league contract. Rodriguez, who turns 36 Sunday, will attend big league spring t...