Sports Stories from August 11, 2016 (Change date)
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Tweet, tweet: US hoop team hearing whistles in Rio GamesAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - When the U.S. Olympic team's charter bus pulled up outside Flamengo Club before practice, police officers closed off the street and one of the moto...
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Spaniard finally wins women's kayak gold, on 3rd attemptAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Just seconds into her first heat in canoe slalom, Maialen Chourraut thought her Olympics were over. She missed a gate entirely in the women's kayak...
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New AD Sterk looks to help Missouri 'heal and move forward'Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - New athletic director Jim Sterk did not shy away from addressing the social issues that have beset the Missouri campus the last 12 months, saying Th...
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Wake Forest expands stadium-wide gameday alcohol salesAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Wake Forest will have stadium-wide beer and wine sales for home football and basketball games this season. The school previously sold alcoholi...
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After explosion, Spain basketball gets 1st win of OlympicsAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Spain got its first victory of the Olympics, and almost nobody saw the beginning of it. The men's basketball silver medalists in the last two Olymp...
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A's use 8th different starter in 8 days, fall to OriolesAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - For the first few innings, the final starter in the Oakland Athletics' improvised eight-man rotation did just fine. Then, Andrew Triggs ran into M...
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Roy abruptly resigns as Avalanche coach and executiveAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - In a stunning mid-August shake-up, Patrick Roy stepped down as coach and vice president of hockey operations for the Colorado Avalanche, citing disagreements within the ...
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NFL's first female coach anticipates more to followAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) - Reserved and unaccustomed to the spotlight, Kathryn Smith still has difficulty putting into perspective what it's like to be the NFL's first full-...
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NDSU, Delaware to meet on the gridiron in 2018 and 2019Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - FARGO, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota State University has added Delaware to its football schedule in 2018 and 2019. NDSU will host the Blue Hens in the season opener on Sept....
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Several of UConn's greats assemble 1 final time at Rio GamesAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Sue Bird took a moment to pause and look around the U.S. women's basketball practice court. Standing in one corner doing interviews was assistant J...