Sports Stories from August 19, 2016 (Change date)
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Dover speedway adding more SAFER barriersAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - DOVER, Del. (AP) - Dover International Speedway is adding more than 500 feet of SAFER barriers in time for the Sprint Cup race in October. Track officials said Friday th...
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Oklahoma's Rodney Anderson to miss season with neck injuryAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma redshirt freshman running back Rodney Anderson will miss the season after injuring his neck Thursday in an intrasquad scrimmage. Coach Bob ...
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Race team says Gordon won't be available to drive MichiganAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s race team said on Twitter that four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon won't be able to drive the No. 88 car next week in Mi...
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Developments in the saga of the American swimmers in BrazilAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - A trashed bathroom. Seized passports. Shifting accounts in TV interviews and social media posts. An encounter with the Brazilian criminal justice system. The saga of Ame...
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Rays' Franklin available after getting hit by bat on headAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays utility man Nick Franklin is available to play after being hit in the head on deck Wednesday by a teammate's bat. Franklin was...
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Bolt grabs another gold as Lochte saga consumes Rio GamesAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Usain Bolt and Ryan Lochte commanded the Olympic spotlight Thursday for drastically different reasons. Bolt completed an unprecedented third consec...
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Pole vault record holder Isinbayeva retires from competingAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Yelena Isinbayeva walked away from competing but not from her sport on Friday. The women's pole vault world record holder announced her retirement ...
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Nebraska OL Jerald Foster out for season with knee injuryAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska starting offensive lineman Jerald Foster has a torn knee ligament and is out for the season. Coach Mike Riley announced Friday that the sop...
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US badminton players work to reverse the "backyard curse"Aug 19, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Mention to a badminton superfan the widespread American view that the sport is mostly a backyard lark and watch the steam come out of their ears. T...
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NBA chooses New Orleans for 2017 All-Star GameAug 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The NBA has decided to hold the 2017 All-Star Game in New Orleans after taking the midseason event out of North Carolina because of a state law that l...