Sports Stories from September 5, 2017 (Change date)
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New Zealand wins Oceania, advances in World Cup qualifyingSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) - New Zealand won the Oceania qualifying series for the 2018 World Cup when it drew 2-2 with the Solomon Islands on Tuesday to complete an ...
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After surprising cut, Vikings move ahead with whole new lineSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings signed Alex Boone to a four-year deal potentially worth as much as $27 million just last summer to give them the kind of...
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Syria to face Australia in World Cup hunt as Saudis qualifySep 05, 2017 7:00 am - South Korea and Saudi Arabia qualified for next year's World Cup on Tuesday, while war-torn Syria kept alive its dream of playing on soccer's biggest stage for the first...
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Tsonga and Pouille lead France in Davis Cup against SerbiaSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Lucas Pouille will lead France in singles play in the Davis Cup semifinals against Serbia. France captain Yannick Noah selected the 1...
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Kyrgios, Kokkinakis in Australia team for Davis Cup semisSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has named Thanasi Kokkinakis alongside Nick Kyrgios, Jordan Thompson and John Peers in his team f...
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European clubs pick Juventus president Agnelli to lead themSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Europe's top clubs have elected Juventus president Andrea Agnelli to lead them, and Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis will join him on the UEFA executive committee....
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No. 1 Bama grieving after fatal shooting of assistant's sonSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's football team had as much to mourn as to celebrate after a huge opening victory. On the field, linebackers Terrell Lewis and Christian ...
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Kolarov puts Serbia on verge of qualifying for World CupSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - A goal from Aleksandar Kolarov guided 10-man Serbia to a 1-0 win over Ireland on Tuesday, putting the Balkan nation on the verge of a place at next year's World Cup. The...
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Atlanta Dream fire coach Michael Cooper after 12-22 seasonSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Dream fired coach Michael Cooper on Tuesday after plummeting to their worst season since 2008. The WNBA team said it "decided to part ways" wi...
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No. 25 Tennessee pulls off remarkable 42-41 win over Ga TechSep 05, 2017 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - This was a game Tennessee had no business winning. What a boost for embattled coach Butch Jones in the season opener. Despite getting dominated statistica...