Sports Stories from August 20, 2016 (Change date)
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Serbia captures bronze in women's hoops, beats France 70-63Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Serbia is building its women's basketball history one win at a time and now leaves Rio with a historic victory. The Serbs are leaving their first O...
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US women could be on verge of water polo dynastyAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Maggie Steffens and the U.S. women's water polo team stood on the top step of the podium and belted out the national anthem through a mixture of sm...
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Cuban defector Gurriel to make debut with Astros on SundayAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - The Houston Astros are bringing Cuban defector Yulieski Gurriel to the big leagues. After signing a five-year contract in July and spending some time in...
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The Latest: China defeats Serbia for women's volleyball goldAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 12:05 a.m. MEDAL ALERT: China rallied from one set down to defeat the upstart Serbi...
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Royals' secret behind their surge? It's a Rally MantisAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Royals didn't have a postseason prayer. Until, that is, a praying mantis showed up in their dugout. Since then, the defending Wor...
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Leicester still looking for 1st win, draws 0-0 with ArsenalAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - LEICESTER, England (AP) - Leicester is still searching for the first win of its Premier League title defense after drawing 0-0 with Arsenal on Saturday. Jamie Vardy and ...
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Clark, Horst score; Dynamo win for 1st time since July 2Aug 20, 2016 7:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Ricardo Clark and David Horst scored and the Houston Dynamo won for the first time since July 2, beating the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Friday n...
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Russian stripped of women's shot put medal from London GamesAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For the third time in a week, Russia was stripped of a track-and-field medal Saturday after another athlete tested positive in a reanalysis of dopi...
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Claressa's coronation: 1 fight remains for boxer ShieldsAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Shortly after Claressa Shields punched her way through yet another elite opponent to reach another Olympic gold-medal bout, she spontaneously broke...
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Bronze gone? Another race, another miscue for US relay teamAug 20, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Mike Rodgers were almost through parading the American flag around the track - celebrating a bronze medal of all thing...