Sports Stories from August 18, 2017 (Change date)
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Oh Baby! Jeter welcomes birth of daughterAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The captain's team just got a little bigger. Retired New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and his wife Hannah have welcomed their first child. Accordin...
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Taurasi scores 14 of 25 points in 4th in Mercury's 89-79 winAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Diana Taurasi scored 14 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter to help the Phoenix Mercury pull away for an 89-79 victory over the Washington Mystics o...
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Ogwumike, Parker lead Sparks in 115-106 2OT win over SkyAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Nneka Ogwumike scored 32 points and Candace Parker added 29 in the Los Angeles Sparks' 115-106 double-overtime victory over the Chicago Sky on Frid...
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LEADING OFF: Stanton powers into NY, Red Sox host YankeesAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - A look at what's happening all around the majors today: ___ BROADWAY BOUND Giancarlo Stanton takes his home run show to the Big Apple when Miami visits the New York Mets...
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Bills coach McDermott reiterates support for Tyrod TaylorAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Bills coach Sean McDermott didn't want to be misunderstood on Friday when given a second opportunity to back Tyrod Taylor as the team's starter...
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Franklin inks contract extension with Penn St through 2020Aug 18, 2017 7:00 am - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State coach James Franklin has signed a contract extension that guarantees him $34.7 million through 2022. According to te...
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Column: We need Kaepernick more than ever in troubled timesAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - It's been a terrible week in America. Maybe if we had just followed the lead of Colin Kaepernick, who had hoped the simple, non-violent act of taking a knee during the n...
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Raiders' Marshawn Lynch avoids questions about anthemAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time in training camp and avoided questions regarding his decis...
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Falcao scores again as Monaco wins at Metz in French leagueAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Radamel Falcao underlined his worth to defending champion Monaco with a late goal to beat Metz 1-0 in the French league on Friday. The striker pounced with ...
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Keselowski closing truck team partly because of financesAug 18, 2017 7:00 am - BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Brad Keselowski is closing his truck series team at the end of the season, a decision that in part came down to him losing money on the venture. Br...