Sports Stories from July 8, 2019 (Change date)
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Ice dance champ Bobrova retires at 29Jul 08, 2019 6:30 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russian ice dancer Ekaterina Bobrova, twice an Olympic medalist in the team event, has retired aged 29 shortly after giving birth to her first child. A six...
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Bayern chairman takes dig at Dortmund-bound Mats HummelsJul 08, 2019 2:05 pm - MUNICH (AP) - Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has taken a swipe at defender Mats Hummels, who left the club to return to Borussia Dortmund last month. Rumme...
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Women's league seeks more fans, sponsors after US titleJul 09, 2019 9:01 pm - Megan Rapinoe, the lavender-haired icon of women's soccer, maintains that green is the key to her sport's sustainability. "For me, it's about the Benjis," she said. Wome...
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All-Star break arrives at right time for still-in-1st TwinsJul 09, 2019 4:55 pm - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - There is hardly a team that deserves or desires this All-Star week more than the Minnesota Twins, whose powerful performance over the first half of th...
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US victory most-viewed match this year but down from 2015Jul 08, 2019 6:05 pm - The United States' 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in Sunday's FIFA Women's World Cup final averaged nearly 15.6 million U.S. viewers on English- and Spanish-language t...
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Column: Spire played the game right and got a NASCAR winJul 08, 2019 2:05 pm - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - When Furniture Row Racing decided to fold, team owner Barney Visser enlisted an industry agency to help him sell off his assets. Visser wanted...
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Ogwumike, Gray lead Sparks to 98-81 win over MysticsJul 07, 2019 11:30 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nneka Ogwumike had a season-high 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Chelsea Gray had her first career triple-double, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat t...
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Copa América lifts Brazil and Argentina, but low level showsJul 08, 2019 6:05 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Copa América boosted the morale of champion Brazil and brought new hope for once chaotic Argentina. What it didn't do is give both enough beli...
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Nuggets acquire Jerami Grant from Thunder for draft pickJul 08, 2019 6:00 pm - DENVER (AP) - Jerami Grant gives Denver another power forward who can do a little bit of everything. The Oklahoma City Thunder obtained yet another first-round pick, whi...
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Kings coach Luke Walton says sex assault claim lacks factsJul 08, 2019 7:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton says sexual assault allegations against him are not backed up by facts and are designed to attract media attention....