Sports Stories from January 25, 2017 (Change date)
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NFL announces officiating crew for the Super BowlJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Referee Carl Cheffers will lead the crew of game officials selected to work the Super Bowl. The other members of the officiating crew for the game on Sun...
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Marseille signs left back Patrice Evra from JuventusJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Marseille has signed veteran left back Patrice Evra from Italian champion Juventus, the French club's first significant signing under its new ow...
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Falcons holding out Julio Jones, Alex Mack with injuriesJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Matt Ryan wasn't worried that he didn't have his center and top receiver with him for the Falcons' first Super Bowl practice on Wednesday or f...
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Injured QB Chad Kelly addresses off-field questions with NFLJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - It's an important week for Chad Kelly, even if a knee injury is keeping him from playing in the Senior Bowl. The Mississippi quarterback is observing...
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Curry honored by high school, college in return to CharlotteJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Stephen Curry said he doesn't have many regrets in life. But the two-time NBA MVP shared one on Tuesday, saying he wishes he had tried out for the...
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LHP Drew Pomeranz, Red Sox agree to $4.45 million contractJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - All-Star left-hander Drew Pomeranz and the Boston Red Sox agreed to a $4.45 million, one-year contract, avoiding a salary arbitration hearing next month. P...
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Williams, Lucic-Baroni win in throwback Australian OpenJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - When Mirjana Lucic-Baroni served out her victory over Karolina Pliskova at the Australian Open on Wednesday, making an unlikely return to the...
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Darmstadt parts ways with Ben-Hatira over Salafist linksJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Bundesliga club Darmstadt parted ways with Tunisian player Anis Ben-Hatira on Wednesday following criticism of the midfielder's ties to an organization wit...
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Winthrop suspends women's hoops coach for 'personnel matter'Jan 25, 2017 6:00 am - ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - Winthrop has suspended women's basketball head coach Kevin Cook for what it called a "personnel matter." The school's statement gave no reason why...
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Staley making sure No. 5 South Carolina stays groundedJan 25, 2017 6:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - No. 5 South Carolina won't get a break from SEC opponents - or its coach, Dawn Staley. Now that the Gamecocks (17-1, 7-0) have gained control of th...