Sports Stories from August 19, 2016 (Change date)
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Pole vault record holder Isinbayeva retires from competingAug 19, 2016 1:30 pm - 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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Bolt grabs another gold as Lochte saga consumes Rio GamesAug 19, 2016 1:50 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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After apology, questions about future loom for LochteAug 19, 2016 7:10 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte apologized Friday for his behavior surrounding an incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have ...
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Serbian women chase gold, first women's volleyball medalAug 19, 2016 6:00 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Tijana Boskovic covered her face and cried for joy in the aftermath of her team's thrilling semifinal upset of the top-ranked Americans, overcome b...
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Next 7 days big for Seattle and Portland postseason hopesAug 19, 2016 7:05 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - The next week could end up being huge for the Seattle Sounders' efforts to continue their streak of making the MLS playoffs every season of their existenc...
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Brazilian politicians skip Olympics amid bad mood of countryAug 19, 2016 1:50 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Olympics are normally a prime place for politicians to schmooze, tout their work and bask in the limelight in hopes of boosting popularity or g...
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Falcons believe punter Bosher's chest injury not seriousAug 19, 2016 3:00 pm - ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn says punter Matt Bosher avoided a serious injury to his chest when he was knocked out of Thursday night's preseason win ov...
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NFL: Former wife for Josh Brown would not talk to leagueAug 19, 2016 4:40 pm - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The NFL says the former wife of suspended New York Giants placekicker Josh Brown turned down multiple requests to speak to the league about ...
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Minnesota United says it's moving up to Major League SoccerAug 19, 2016 9:05 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota United FC is moving up to Major League Soccer for the 2017 season and will play at TCF Bank Stadium until the team gets a new stadium of...
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Column: Lochte's apology is about as real as his storyAug 19, 2016 3:50 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Ryan Lochte's apology was about as real as his story. How can you tell? There wasn't a "dude," ''brah" or "jeah" anywhere in it. No "bogus," either...