Sports Stories from August 20, 2016 (Change date)
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Oklahoma City Thunder sign guard Semaj ChristonAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed guard Semaj Christon. Thunder general manager Sam Presti announced the signing Saturday. Terms of the deal wer...
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Rangers stifled by Rays' Odorizzi, end 4-game win streakAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Texas Rangers ran into one of the America League's hottest pitchers Saturday night and their winning streak came to an end. Evan Longoria...
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Appeal denied, questions prevail for US relay teamAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - It shouldn't be that hard. The Americans make it look that way. The latest U.S. debacle in the Olympic relays reached its end point Saturday, when ...
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6 Notre Dame players arrested, 1 for tackling policemanAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Notre Dame cornerback Devin Butler was jailed Saturday after a police officer said the player punched and slammed him to the ground outside a bar, an...
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Buffalo Bills cut troubled running back Karlos WilliamsAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - First Karlos Williams was out of shape. Now he's out of a job after the Buffalo Bills released the backup running back on Saturday. "He came in...
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2 penalties for Perotti as Roma beats Udinese 4-0 in Serie AAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Substitute Diego Perotti converted two penalties and expected title-challenger Roma produced a second-half outburst to beat visiting Udinese 4-0 in the Serie...
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NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Bristol suspended until SundayAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - The water-logged Sprint Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway was called after just 48 of 500 laps were run because of rainstorms throughout Saturday ...
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Russia wins women's handball gold over FranceAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Russia won a hard-fought contest against France to take Olympic women's handball gold Saturday, drawing motivation from a speech by coach Evgeny Tr...
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Hosmer's single in 11th lifts Royals past Twins, 5-4Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Eric Hosmer got his first hit seven hours after the first pitch. It was the biggest one of the night. Hosmer's single in the 11th inning drove in...
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Rio Paralympics sees 'major budget cuts,' low ticket salesAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Paralympics will go ahead in Rio next month but organizers say deep budget cuts mean one venue will close down, facilities will be dismantled a...