Sports Stories from August 17, 2016 (Change date)
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Runner who helped hurts knee and won't return at OlympicsAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The 5,000-meter runner whose act of friendship captured the Olympic spirit will not return to the track in Rio after tearing ligaments in her knee....
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Column: Chill, Brazil. You're still soccer's gold standardAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Fans wearing the familiar gold-and-green-trimmed shirts of Brazil's national team were still streaming up the ramp and into the Maracana Stadium wh...
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Olympians divided about women with high testosterone levelsAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Olympic Games is running into a storm of controversy involving Caster Semenya, the favorite in the women's 800 meters. The South African, the u...
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Grizzlies hire Bender assistant coach, Thate shooting coachAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Grizzlies have hired Bob Bender as an assistant coach and Bob Thate as a shooting coach on David Fizdale's staff. The team announced th...
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Montana coach Schweyen names Mike Petrino as assistantAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Montana women's basketball coach Shannon Schweyen has named Mike Petrino as an assistant. Petrino, who was raised in Kalispell, comes to UM after ...
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Neymar, Brazil come out blazing in Olympic soccer semifinalsAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Maybe Neymar and his teammates can make the Olympics a success for Brazil after all. Brazil's celebrated men's soccer team rolled to a 6-0 win over...
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Sanchez supplants McCann as Yankees' top catcherAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Gary Sanchez has quickly supplanted seven-time All-Star Brian McCann as the New York Yankees' top catcher. The 23-year-old hit his fifth home run since he...
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Ginobili, Argentina's 'Golden Generation' take Olympic bowAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Manu Ginobili's emotions were jumbled as he tried to put his Olympic journey into words. Long after his last game inside the rings ended, the baldi...
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US men's volleyball reaches Rio semis with 4th straight winAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - John Speraw ran along the sideline about as close as he could to actually being in the action, cheering Aaron Russell to make a save while crashing...
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Australia rocks Lithuania 90-64, moves into men's semifinalsAug 17, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Australia moved closer to its first Olympic medal in men's basketball by clobbering long-time nemesis Lithuania 90-64 on Wednesday in the quarterfi...