Sports Stories from August 11, 2016 (Change date)
-
Schaub shines in return as Falcons top Redskins 23-17Aug 11, 2016 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Matt Ryan had little to show for his two possessions - no completions, no first downs and no fun. At least he could then enjoy watching Matt Schaub's succ...
-
Eagles score quickly, hold off Buccaneers 17-9 in openerAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia needed 97 seconds to score its only touchdowns Thursday night in beating sloppy Tampa Bay 17-9 in the preseason opener for both teams. T...
-
Madison Keys, Steve Johnson give US 2 singles wins in RioAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Madison Keys closed in on an Olympic tennis medal by reaching the women's singles semifinals Thursday, then scampered from Court 1 to Court 4. She ...
-
Eagles coach preparing for possible Lane Johnson suspensionAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson is preparing for starting right tackle Lane Johnson to be suspended by the NFL. Johnson reportedly is in line...
-
Former Wyoming star to play for Portugal teamAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Former Wyoming player Marquelle Dent has signed a contract with a Portugal team to play basketball. Dent reached an agreement to play for CAB Madeir...
-
Trans-Tasman rivalry on tap in Olympic sailing's 49er classAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - After going nearly four years without a defeat aboard their high-performance skiff, New Zealand pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke were beaten in a ...
-
Rio's Olympic golf course debuts with cameos of wildlifeAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Golf formally returned to the Olympics on Thursday, on a course that saw its construction threatened by lawsuits aimed at protecting the nature pre...
-
Vikings' CB Trae Waynes gets chance to startAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - Trae Waynes gets a chance to show how far he's come in the year since the Minnesota Vikings made him their top pick. Veteran cornerback Terence Newman ...
-
Trumbo hits slam, majors-leading 32nd HR, leads O's over A'sAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles made a wise decision when they avoided arbitration and signed Mark Trumbo to a $9.15 million, one-year contract in the offse...
-
2nd Kenya official sent home from Olympics in doping scandalAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A second Kenyan track and field official was expelled from the Olympics on Thursday after he pretended to be one of the team's 800-meter runners at...