Sports Stories from August 11, 2016 (Change date)
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Notre Dame looks for playmaking receivers from young groupAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The quarterback competition between DeShone Kizer and Malik Zaire is complicating the battle for starting spots among an inexperienced Notre Dame...
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Pau Gasol, Spain hold off Nigeria 96-87 in men's basketballAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Pau Gasol scored 24 points, Ricky Rubio added 15 and Spain rallied for a crucial 96-87 win over Nigeria 96-87 on Thursday night in men's basketball...
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Blood and guts: Olympic boxers dealing with facial cutsAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Olympic boxing is bloody again. Men are fighting without headgear for the first time in 36 years, making the sport debatably safer and undoubtedly ...
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Yankees rally in 8th for 4-2 win at BostonAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Boston Red Sox reliever Brad Ziegler felt his location was good in the eighth inning, just not as good as the Yankees'. New York rallied from a 2-1 deficit...
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Cubs reliever Pedro Strop out 4-6 weeks with knee injuryAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Cubs reliever Pedro Strop will be sidelined four to six weeks with a torn meniscus in his left knee. The right-hander will undergo arthroscopic su...
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Vijay Singh shoots 4-under 66 to take US Senior Open leadAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (AP) - Vijay Singh rebounded from a bad shot on the 17th to birdie the final hole Thursday and take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the ...
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Turkey holds off Belarus 74-71 for win in women's basketballAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Isil Alben hit two free throws with 13.1 seconds left as Turkey held off Belarus 74-71 Thursday in group play to take another step closer to advanc...
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Coach: Lone Russian in track and field focused on herselfAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Only one Russian will compete at the Olympic track and field meet. Darya Klishina's goal is to not put the weight of her whole country on her shoul...
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Britain's defending dressage champion is all smiles in RioAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Horses may not be psychic, but Charlotte Dujardin believes Valegro is close to it. Dujardin, a defending champion in two events, helped the British...
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Denny Hamlin's Daytona 500 smaller replica trophy has typoAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Denny Hamlin might want to keep his own engraver on standby. The Daytona 500 winner tweeted a picture Tuesday after he received a replica vers...