Sports Stories from August 11, 2016 (Change date)
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Bortles, Jags start fast; backups lead Jets to 17-13 winAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Blake Bortles led the Jacksonville Jaguars on two scoring drives, the second capped by Chris Ivory's 1-yard run against his former team, in ...
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The Fijian way: The people's team delivers 1st Olympic goldAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Osea Kolinisau didn't want merely to win Fiji's first ever Olympic gold medal, he was determined to do it by showing the world how rugby sevens sho...
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France rebounds, beating Brazil 74-64 in women's basketballAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Reserve Sandrine Gruda scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead France to a 74-64 victory over host Brazil in women's basketball on Thursda...
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Olympiakos hires Bento as its 3rd coach this yearAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Olympiakos has hired former Portugal coach Paulo Bento to replace Spaniard Victor Sanchez. Bento, who led Portugal to the 2012 European Championshi...
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A breakdown of Alex Rodriguez's pay from the YankeesAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - A breakdown of Alex Rodriguez's pay from the New York Yankees, as obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. ?2004 ?$15,100,000 ?...
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Pochettino: Big spending by United, City shows desperationAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says the heavy offseason spending by some of his team's rivals for the Premier League title is a sign of desperation....
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Golf CapsulesAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - On a day of firsts for Olympic golf, Marcus Fraser of Australia had the one that mattered - the first-round lead. Fraser ran off four straight bird...
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Australia rallies, beats Japan 92-86 in women's basketballAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Liz Cambage scored 37 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Australia rallied from 16 points down in the fourth quarter to beat Japan 92-86 and clinch ...
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Cain delivers game-winning hit for Royals in 14thAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Lorenzo Cain's night was not going the way he wanted. He was hitless in his first six at-bats with three strikeouts. It all ended with his fifth ...
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Astros offense comes alive in doubleheader sweep of TwinsAug 11, 2016 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Houston Astros found their offense against the Minnesota Twins. Evan Gattis homered and had four RBIs, Carlos Correa went deep for the third strai...