Sports Stories from January 27, 2015 (Change date)
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D-Backs hire Joe Carter as assistant to GM StewartJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have hired Joe Carter as special assistant to general manager Dave Stewart. Carter and Stewart played together for two seasons wi...
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Valencia ties Spain striker Alcacer until 2020Jan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - VALENCIA, Spain (AP) - Valencia says Spain striker Paco Alcacer has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2020. The 21-year-old Alcacer is ...
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Nets' Teletovic heads home from hospital after blood clotsJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The Brooklyn Nets say forward Mirza Teletovic, hospitalized last week in Los Angeles with blood clots in his lungs, is being released and traveling home....
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Phillies elevate Montgomery to chairmanJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies have elevated David Montgomery from president to chairman and named Hall of Famer Pat Gillick team president. The move was ...
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Surprise players often star in Super BowlsJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - PHOENIX (AP) - Almost all football fans know Tom Brady, Russell Wilson, Richard Sherman, Marshawn Lynch and Rob Gronkowski. The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks...
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Defender Steve Birnbaum set to make US debut at ChileJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - Defender Steve Birnbaum is set to make his U.S. national team debut in the exhibition game at Chile, as coach Jurgen Klinsmann shifted to a 3-5-2 formation for the Ameri...
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Gaudreau scores twice to lead Flames in 4-1 win over SabresJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - CALGARY, Alberta (AP) - Only 48 hours after playing in his first All-Star game, Johnny Gaudreau was back in Calgary making the type of impact that earned the Flames' roo...
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Lawmaker again takes aim at NFL tax statusJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Days before the Super Bowl, a Utah lawmaker is again sponsoring a bill that would punt the tax exemption for professional sports leagues. Republican Re...
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Column: FIFA hopeful is Trojan horse for gambling industryJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - Don't laugh. There's nothing funny about the gambling industry's latest wheeze to sink its teeth even deeper into football and its fans. We're talking here ...
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Millsap leads Hawks to 17th straight win, 113-102 over NetsJan 27, 2015 10:00 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - Paul Millsap played like one of the league's best players. Now, he'll wait to see if he's picked for his second straight All-Star game. Millsap had 28 poi...