Sports Stories from August 14, 2016 (Change date)
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Young Steelers learn lessons in preseason loss to LionsAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Second-year Steelers cornerback Doran Grant had an interception return for a touchdown, receiver Sammie Coates committed two costly fumbles and rookie ...
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Basketball gives 1980 Olympian opportunity to attend gamesAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Jill Rankin Schneider no longer has to wonder what it's like being at the Olympics, even if she'll never know the feeling of actually competing in ...
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Altidore scores 3rd goal in 4 games, Toronto FC ties HoustonAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Jozy Altidore scored his third goal in four games and Toronto FC played to a 1-1 tie with the 10-man Houston Dynamo on Sunday night in a game postponed Sa...
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Red Sox to put RHP Wright on DL, Ramirez on bereavement listAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox are going to put knuckleballer Steven Wright on the 15-day disabled list and first baseman Hanley Ramirez on the bereavement list. Manag...
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Falcons' Neal returns to practice, injury sidelines IshmaelAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Atlanta Falcons rookie starting safety Keanu Neal, the NFL's 17th overall draft pick, was back at practice Sunday after missing last week's ex...
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Giants blow 6-run lead in 8-7 loss to Orioles; remain in 1stAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco Giants' second-half slide continued with arguably their most dispiriting loss yet. Jonathan Schoop hit a three-run homer in the ni...
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Netherlands routs Australia in men's field hockey quartersAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Netherlands doesn't get humiliated often in men's field hockey. When it happens, the Dutch don't forget. Armed with memories from a blowout los...
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Heavy rain puts off final round of US Senior Open for a dayAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio (AP) - The final round of the U.S. Senior Open was postponed Sunday because of heavy rain, giving Miguel Angel Jimenez another night to sleep on th...
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Van Niekerk shatters world record in 400 to win Olympic goldAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Exploding out of the blocks in lane eight, Wayde van Niekerk didn't see another runner during the entire Olympic 400-meter final. He didn't need to...
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So much for the dire predictions of US swimming flop in RioAug 14, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - They teamed up for a carpool karaoke video. They planted their flag in Brazil. And when the Olympics are done, they'll be remembered as the latest ...