Sports Stories from February 20, 2017 (Change date)
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ICYMI: Upsets galore and one near upset in women's hoops.Feb 20, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It wasn't a great week to be a ranked team. Nearly half the teams in The Associated Press women's basketball poll lost, including four of the top 10 team...
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Wozniacki wins Dubai opener after Doha finalFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - In an all-American matchup, Alison Riske upset 11th-seeded Coco Vandeweghe 6-4, 6-4 to move into the second round at the Dubai Champio...
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Kings GM on Cousins trade: I had a better deal two days agoFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - Sacramento general manager Vlade Divac headed into All-Star weekend convinced it was finally time to part ways with ultra-talented center DeMarcus Cousins. Befitting a f...
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Leverkusen proud and protective of 17-year-old jewel HavertzFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - School aside, Kai Havertz has been learning a lot this season. The 17-year-old midfielder is one of Bayer Leverkusen's brightest prospects, and he has a ch...
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Malaga tops Las Palmas 2-1, ends 11-game winless La Liga runFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Malaga came from behind to beat Las Palmas 2-1 and halt an 11-game winless streak in the Spanish league on Monday. The visitors opened the scoring with Mau...
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App State, UNC announce 3-game football seriesFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - BOONE, N.C. (AP) - Appalachian State and North Carolina will play a three-game series beginning in 2019. Mountaineers athletic director Doug Gillin on Monday announced a...
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South Korea wins 2 golds in short track speed skatingFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - South Korea won two gold medals in short track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games on Monday, an early indication the hosts of the 2018 Winter ...
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Neymar loses appeal, will stand trial for Barcelona transferFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Neymar has lost his final appeal and will stand trial on corruption charges related to his transfer to Barcelona four years ago. Barcelona, Brazilian club ...
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Brazilian footballer in tears after racist chants in SerbiaFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Partizan Belgrade midfielder Everton Luiz was in tears after persistent racist chants during his team's victory over Rad in the Serbian league. T...
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It's Carnival in Rio and Nishikori might take a lookFeb 20, 2017 6:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Kei Nishikori and the Rio Open will be upstaged this week. He's the top-seeded player, but not the best show in town. That's because it's Carnival ...