Sports Stories from April 20, 2018 (Change date)
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Espanyol fires coach Quique Sanchez FloresApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Espanyol says it has fired manager Quique Sanchez Flores with the club slumping in the Spanish league and in danger of facing a relegation fight ...
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Mourinho leads praise for long-time managerial foe WengerApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - It has been the most contentious coaching rivalry in the 26-year history of the Premier League, with their verbal barbs in news conferences even spilling over to physica...
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FIFA queries Morocco World Cup bid, to make 2nd inspectionApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) - FIFA's inspection of Morocco's 2026 World Cup plans ended with questions about the quality of stadiums and a demand for more details from the ...
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LEADING OFF: Darvish, Keuchel, Colon all go for 1st winApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - A look at what's happening around the majors Saturday: ___ STILL WAITING The Chicago Cubs are hoping Yu Darvish can begin to show his All-Star form sometime soon. Signed...
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Mirotic, Davis lead Pelicans to 3-0 series lead over BlazersApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nikola Mirotic watched his third 3-pointer of the first half swish through the hoop, turned to acknowledge the raucous, roaring crowd and raised his f...
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Wenger laid foundations for his success at Nancy and MonacoApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - MONACO (AP) - When Arsene Wenger left Monaco in 1994, his parting gift was bringing in a young and exceptionally talented forward. Thierry Henry, it was. Henry had score...
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Europa League trophy stolen, recovered in MexicoApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Authorities in Mexico say the Europa League trophy has been recovered after it was stolen in the central city of Leon. The Guanajuato state prosecutor...
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Carolina coach Bill Peters resigns after 4 seasons with clubApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Bill Peters has not been able to lead the Carolina Hurricanes back to the NHL playoffs and after coming up short following his fourth season with th...
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What gets a manager fired? One really bad stretchApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - CINCINNATI (AP) - The line for losing a job is clear in most professional sports - cross the front office, wrangle with the star player, flame out in the playoffs, or pu...
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Jimmie Johnson has long career ahead to sell to sponsorsApr 20, 2018 7:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Jimmie Johnson has a reputation as a bland and boring NASCAR champion, a guy who loves his ice cream the same way he presents himself - plain and ...