Sports Stories from February 23, 2017 (Change date)
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English champion Leicester fires Ranieri as relegation loomsFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - Masterminding one of the greatest upsets in sporting history wasn't enough for Claudio Ranieri to keep his job at Leicester. Ranieri was fired by Leicester on Thursday, ...
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Almora, Jay take their friendship to center for the CubsFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Jon Jay and Albert Almora Jr. are Miami guys, born and raised. Jay played his college ball for Miami, and Almora committed to the Hurricanes before he...
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For naturalized Dalton, the puck stops in South KoreaFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - SAPPORO, Japan (AP) - Growing up in rural southern Ontario, Matt Dalton never figured that his career path in professional hockey would take him to South Korea. Dalton, ...
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Thunder acquire Gibson, McDermott in trade with BullsFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder got some help for Russell Westbrook by acquiring forwards Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott from Chicago just before the NBA t...
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The big names stay in place on NBA trade-deadline dayFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Paul George stayed put. So did Jimmy Butler, Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose. And as the trade deadline passed Thursday, the NBA landscape seemed remarkabl...
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Villarreal meets pope before Europa League matchFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Spanish soccer team Villarreal has had an audience with Pope Francis ahead of its Europa League match against Roma. Francis told the team inside the ...
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Nuggets acquire Roy Hibbert from BucksFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets added another big man for the stretch run by acquiring Roy Hibbert from the Milwaukee Bucks for a protected second-round pick in 2019. T...
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Bosh to work on Turner Sports' "Players Only" broadcastsFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - Chris Bosh is heading back to the NBA, this time as an analyst. Turner Sports announced Thursday that Bosh will be part of its "Players Only" team of analys...
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Q&A: Nebraska coaching great Osborne not slowing down at 80Feb 23, 2017 6:00 am - It's going on 20 years since Tom Osborne last coached a football game and 10 years since the end of his three terms as a Nebraska congressman. He was Nebraska's athletic...
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AP source: Suns send Tucker to Toronto for Sullinger, picksFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - A person with knowledge of the situation says the Phoenix Suns have traded forward P.J. Tucker to the Toronto Raptors for forward Jared Sullinger and two ...