Sports Stories from January 8, 2021 (Change date)
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NFL increasing inventory for ad sales during playoff gamesJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The NFL is making additional advertising time available to its broadcast partners for the playoffs. The increased ad sales are good news during a chal...
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Cockburn leads No. 12 Illinois past Northwestern 81-56Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Illinois coach Brad Underwood went to talk to his team at halftime and saw exactly what he needed to see. The 12th-ranked Illini were angry and dis...
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Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Growing more and more frail, Tommy Lasorda looked on from a suite at Globe Life Field in Texas, watching as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the World...
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Nets, without Irving and Durant, beat NBA-leading 76ersJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Brooklyn Nets couldn't put Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant into those throwback blue tie-dye jerseys from 30 years ago. The NBA's leading team still co...
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Almost home: No. 1 Stanford women top No. 11 Oregon 70-63Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Down three key players who are quarantined and road weary, No. 1 Stanford needed every defensive stop down the stretch. Haley Jones returned t...
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Caserio introduced as Texans GM amid Watson trade rumorsJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Nick Caserio's introductory news conference as the Houston Texans' general manager was dominated by questions about whether Deshaun Watson wants out. Case...
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NFL awards 13 new grants under Inspire Change initiativeJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - The NFL expanded its social Justice initiative Inspire Change on Friday by awarding 13 new grants to nonprofit organizations across the country. The league and teams, wh...
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Bayern Munich squanders 2-goal lead to lose to Gladbach 3-2Jan 08, 2021 6:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Bayern Munich's defensive frailties finally took their toll as Borussia Mönchengladbach came from two goals down to beat the Bundesliga leader 3-2 on Frid...
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FIFA to trial concussion subs at next month's Club World CupJan 08, 2021 6:00 am - ZURICH (AP) - FIFA will let teams use concussion substitutes at next month's Club World Cup in an effort to better protect players with head injuries. The seven-team tou...
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Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda dies at 93Jan 08, 2021 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he...