Sports Stories from January 27, 2017 (Change date)
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It's not pigskin! How the NFL gets its footballsJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - When the Patriots and Falcons meet in the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 in Houston, they will use approximately 120 footballs, including those selected for the kickers. All of th...
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Super Bowl against Pats 'dream game' for Falcons' DimitroffJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) - Thomas Dimitroff's Super Bowl matchup against Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots is far more than an executive facing his former boss...
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Baseball, Indians working on solution to debated Wahoo logoJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - CLEVELAND (AP) - Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has discussed a possible solution to the club's divisive Chief Wahoo logo with Indians owner Paul Dolan. Manfred and D...
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Longtime Minnesota Lynx assistant Jim Petersen leavingJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Longtime Minnesota Lynx assistant coach Jim Petersen says he is leaving the three-time champions. Peterson is also a popular television analyst for th...
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Cardinals name Leftwich QBs coach, Kitchens shifts to RBsJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Cardinals have hired former NFL quarterback Byron Leftwich as their quarterbacks coach and shifted Freddie Kitchens to running backs coac...
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Long, storied history behind the footballs of the NFLJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - Skip Horween's great-grandmother wanted nothing to do with football. In fact, her two sons were so petrified she would find out they were messing around with the barbari...
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Royals gather in private to remember, celebrate VenturaJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy remembered Yordano Ventura as a man who did everything with passion and lived for baseball. First baseman ...
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Feared strikers prepare for clash as PSG takes on MonacoJan 27, 2017 6:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Sunday's table-topping clash between defending champion Paris Saint-Germain and league leader Monaco pits two of the league's top strikers against each othe...
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Sekera scores 2 goals, leads surging Oilers past Sharks 4-1Jan 27, 2017 6:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Two road games on successive nights, four points to end the first half of the season and the Edmonton Oilers find themselves tied for the Pacific...
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Hayward scores 24, Jazz defeat Lakers 96-88Jan 27, 2017 6:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gordon Hayward was all smiles late Thursday night, and for good reasons. He officially became an All-Star in the afternoon and the Utah Jazz got ba...