Sports Stories from August 21, 2019 (Change date)
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Scramble: Mayfield contacts Giants QB after biting remarksAug 21, 2019 7:00 am - BEREA, Ohio (AP) - Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield did some scrambling off the field. Claiming he was taken out of context in an interview conducted four months ago, M...
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Sparks beat Lynx 81-71 for 9th straight home winAug 21, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Candace Parker had 20 points and 10 rebounds for her third double-double, Chelsea Gray added 17 points, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Minnesota ...
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Cubs' Morrow out for year following another setbackAug 21, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Cubs closer Brandon Morrow is out for the year following another setback in his recovery from right elbow surgery, according to team president The...
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Smith-Schuster now a youthful leader of Steelers' receiversAug 21, 2019 7:00 am - PITTSBURGH (AP) - Still a wide-smiling 22-year-old, JuJu Smith-Schuster vows not to change the youthful, fun-loving persona that helped make him one of the NFL's most re...
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Girls tennis: Absences pave way for others to step up in Northwest suburbsAug 21, 2019 1:01 am - It's a season of change for the Northwest suburbs' girls tennis scene. Four prominent players, all state qualifiers including last year's Class 2A state doubles fourth-p...
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Girls swimming: Graves, Barrington expect to go the distance againAug 21, 2019 1:01 am - Barrington girls swimmer Maggie Graves excels in the 500 freestyle. "The 500 is the shortest distance I swim," the junior deadpanned. She wasn't kidding. Graves, who com...
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Could wild win over Giants be a season-defining victory for Cubs?Aug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Sometime during their postgame delirium, something dawned on the Chicago Cubs: They hadn't won a game quite like Wednesday night's 12-11 victory over the San Francisco G...
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Girls swimming and diving: Neuqua Valley keeps state repeat in sightAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - When Jason Niforatos took over as girls swimming coach at Neuqua Valley in 2013 he was determined that his team would focus on the daily process of individual developmen...
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Cubs reliever Morrow shut down for season, Contreras, Zobrist getting closerAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Any chance that the Chicago Cubs would get Brandon Morrow back in their bullpen this season has gone by the wayside. Team president Theo Epstein said Wednesday that Mor...
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Girls swimming: Strong participation has paid off for Vernon HillsAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Strength in numbers has paid dividends for the Vernon Hills girls swimming and diving team in recent years. Success has come with it. With only a handful of swimmers 13 ...