Sports Stories from August 17, 2016 (Change date)
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Louisiana-Lafayette seeks resurgence after 2015 'speed bump'Aug 17, 2016 7:00 am - LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - It took Louisiana-Lafayette coach Mark Hudspeth five years on the job to finally experience a losing season. Hudspeth asserts it was an aberration....
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Heisman runner-up McCaffrey 'significantly' better as juniorAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Now here's a scary thought for defenses facing Stanford this season. One year after shattering Barry Sanders' 27-year-old record for all-purpose ...
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Hoog comes through for Dutch in field hockey semis againAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ellen Hoog updated her best memory in field hockey. At the 2012 London Games, Hoog scored the winning shootout goal for the Netherlands against New...
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Tigers' Sanchez loses no-hit bid in 7th vs RoyalsAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez lost his no-hit bid against the Kansas City Royals with two outs in the seventh inning Wednesday night. Eric Hosmer end...
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China's 'mudslides' inject personality into once-staid teamAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Lovesick. Goofy. Flamboyant. Not usually words you'd associate with China's Olympic team. In Rio, however, a new generation of Chinese Olympians ar...
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Bullpen has off night, Mariners lose 7-6 to AngelsAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mariners reliever Arquimedes Caminero missed on one pitch, and that was all it took for the Los Angeles Angels to mount a comeback. Cliff Penningt...
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Notre Dame QBs Kizer, Zaire will share duties vs. TexasAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - DeShone Kizer and Malik Zaire will share duties at quarterback when Notre Dame opens the season at Texas on Sept. 4. Neither is happy. "It's not ...
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US hosts New Zealand in exhibition on Oct 11 at RFK StadiumAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. will play New Zealand in an exhibition soccer game on Oct. 11 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The match, announced Wednesday, will be four day...
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Titans activate 2nd-round pick Kevin Dodd, waive MatiasAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have activated rookie outside linebacker Kevin Dodd from the physically unable to perform list and waived offensive lineman ...
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Yeleussinov wins 4th straight Kazakh welterweight gold medalAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Daniyar Yeleussinov leaves with a more permanent - and gnarly - reminder of his Olympic experience than a gold medal. Yeleussinov suffered a cut so...