Sports Stories from August 21, 2020 (Change date)
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Higher-risk NFL coaches not punting on season of COVIDAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - Danny Smith will turn 67 in the middle of this pandemic-altered NFL season, an age that has put Pittsburgh's special teams coordinator at higher risk for harm from the c...
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McBride's 25 points, Wilson's 21 lead Aces by Sun 99-78Aug 21, 2020 7:00 am - BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Kayla McBride scored 25 points, A'ja Wilson added 21 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Connecticut Sun 99-78 on Thursday night. Dearica Hamby...
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Fulmer, Tigers to take on Plutko, IndiansAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - Detroit Tigers (9-14, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Indians (16-9, second in the AL Central) Cleveland; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Micha...
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NFL hires Jonathan Beane as diversity and inclusion officerAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL has hired Jonathan Beane as senior vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer. Beane, who has more than 20 years of experience as a...
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QB-turned-WR Jeff Smith catching on again at Jets campAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Jeff Smith was a quarterback for as long as he can remember, running around would-be tacklers and tossing passes all over football fields in Fl...
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Bordeaux and Nantes draw 0-0 in French league's opening gameAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Nantes was held to a 0-0 draw at 10-man Bordeaux in the first game of the French league season on Friday. Nantes failed to capitalize after Bordeaux midfiel...
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Big Ten parents at protest want details on no-play decisionAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - Parents of Big Ten football players, upset over the process that led to the postponement of the fall season, held a protest near the conference's Chicago-area headquarte...
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Sevilla beats Inter Milan 3-2 to win 6th Europa LeagueAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - COLOGNE, Germany (AP) - The longest Europa League season came down to a defender's spectacular shot and a striker trying to keep it out. Instead of blocking Diego Carlo...
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LA Galaxy seeks first win of the season, takes on Los Angeles FCAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - LA Galaxy (0-3-2, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles FC (2-0-3, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles...
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Owner Mark Davis welcomes Raiders to their new Vegas homeAug 21, 2020 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Mark Davis sat alone on a metal bench at the 35-yard line inside Allegiant Stadium a little more than an hour before the Las Vegas Raiders took the fiel...