Sports Stories from August 16, 2018 (Change date)
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Giants' Beckham: 'Back in love with what I've always loved'Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) - Odell Beckham Jr. looks as if he has fully recovered from ankle surgery. The New York Giants star receiver sounds like it, too. "Just to be back...
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Ramirez scores twice in 1st start since trade, LAFC winsAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Christian Ramirez scored his first two goals since joining Los Angeles FC in a trade last week, helping the expansion team beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on ...
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Rivera returns from DL, homers in 9th as Angels sweep PadresAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - In his first game back from a knee injury, Rene Rivera was big trouble for his old team. Rivera hit a go-ahead homer in the ninth inning after a long st...
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NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne retiring after 15 Cup seasonsAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - CONCORD, N.C. (AP) - Kasey Kahne announced Thursday that he will retire from full-time racing in NASCAR and plans to focus on the sprint car team he owns. Kahne said in ...
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World Cup champion France tops FIFA rankings; Germany 15thAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - ZURICH (AP) - World Cup champion France is at the top of the FIFA rankings for the first time in 16 years. France beat Croatia 4-2 last month for its second World Cup ti...
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Davis Cup overhauled for 2019 with season-ending team eventAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - The Davis Cup is getting a radical makeover in hopes of reviving an event that has lost some luster. Beginning next year, the top team event in men's tennis will be deci...
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Gruden calls off Raiders' final practice of training campAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Jon Gruden called off practice Thursday, ending his first training camp back with the Oakland Raiders a day earlier than originally planned. No reaso...
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Defenses steal the show in Jaguars-Vikings practicesAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - Jacksonville and Minnesota each fell one game short of the Super Bowl last season, and they had another important trait in common, too. Dominant defe...
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Rays shut down Yankees for 6-1 victoryAug 16, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Brandon Lowe went through his first 100 minor league games this season without a clue of what a slump felt like. Tampa Bay's 24-year-old rookie got a qui...
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Wayne Rooney scores twice, DC United beats Timbers 4-1Aug 16, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Wayne Rooney scored two goals and D.C. United beat the Portland Timbers 4-1 on Wednesday night to move out of last place in the Eastern Conference. D.C...