Sports Stories from June 2, 2016 (Change date)
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Former Pistons players help in Detroit tree planting effortJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Former Pistons players Earl Cureton and John Long are helping with a project to plant trees at a Detroit park. The retired NBA players on Friday plan to w...
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Jeff Hornacek hired as Knicks coach after 32-50 seasonJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Knicks have hired Jeff Hornacek, who emerged last month as Phil Jackson's surprising coaching choice. Jackson went with the former Phoenix S...
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Golf CapsulesJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) - Dustin Johnson set the pace early with 10 birdies on his way to an 8-under 64 at the Memorial. Jason Day avoided his aggressive nature to try to catc...
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Rights group says excessive force before Brazil OlympicsJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A human rights group on Thursday urged Rio de Janeiro's state government to take urgent measures to end what it calls a systematic use of excessive...
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Heading to Rio for street race, Gatlin not concerned by ZikaJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Justin Gatlin is already on his way to Rio de Janeiro and he's not concerned about the Zika virus. After winning the 100 meters at the Golden Gala meet in Ro...
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Australia's A-League to trial video replays in matchesJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - SYDNEY (AP) - Football Federation Australia will trial video replays in the A-League after being one of six countries approved by FIFA to run offline experiments. The of...
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U.S. Open Cup GlanceJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - Albuquerque Sol (PDL) 0, Harpo's (Colo.) 2 Charlotte Eagles (PDL) 3, Myrtle Beach Mutiny (NPSL) 2, OT Clarkstown Eagles (NPSL) 1, New Jersey Express (PDL) 2 Fredericksbu...
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Peruvian court approves extradition to US of ex-soccer bossJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's Supreme Court has cleared the way for the extradition to the U.S. of the country's former soccer boss for his alleged involvement in multibillio...
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Canadiens hire Kirk Muller as associate coachJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - MONTREAL (AP) - The Montreal Canadiens have hired Kirk Muller as an associate coach on Michel Therrien's staff. General manager Marc Bergevin announced the move Thursday...
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Redskins sign third-round pick cornerback Kendall FullerJun 02, 2016 7:00 am - ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - The Washington Redskins have signed third-round pick Kendall Fuller. The team announced the deal Thursday. All of Redskins draft picks have now been ...