Sports Stories from August 5, 2021 (Change date)
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Saban: Alabama will be "very cautious" in COVID-19 protocolsAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Alabama coach Nick Saban isn't taking any chances with COVID-19 with the season approaching. Saban says the team will use the 2020 safety protoco...
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Officiating head Al Riveron, NFL's 1st Hispanic ref, retiresAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - CANTON, Ohio (AP) - NFL officiating chief Al Riveron, a Cuban who became the league's first Hispanic referee, retired Friday. Riveron worked as an on-field official for ...
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Florida to spend training camp in hotel to combat COVID-19Aug 05, 2021 7:00 am - GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida will spend at least part of its training camp in a hotel as coach Dan Mullen searches for ways to avoid another COVID-19 outbreak within...
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Pérez hits 2-run HR as Royals roll to 9-1 win over White SoxAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Salvador Pérez hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals went deep four times to beat the Chicago White Sox 9-1 on Wednesday night. Kansas City ende...
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Felipe Mora gives Timbers a 1-1 draw with the EarthquakesAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Felipe Mora scored in first-half stoppage time to pull the Timbers into a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night. The Earthquak...
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SEC move on horizon, Texas and Oklahoma coaches focus on '21Aug 05, 2021 7:00 am - Steve Sarkisian has yet to make his debut in the Big 12, but the new Texas coach was asked to ponder life in the Southeastern Conference. So was Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley...
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Man City pays record fee to sign Grealish from Aston VillaAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Premier League champion Manchester City broke the British transfer fee record on Thursday to sign midfielder Jack Grealish from Aston Villa. C...
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Canal+ ordered to show French league games in TV rights feudAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French broadcaster Canal+ said Thursday it was ordered by a French court to respect its contract to show two Ligue 1 matches per week, a setback for the cha...
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US women earn bronze medal with 4-3 win over AustraliaAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - KASHIMA, Japan (AP) - Although the color of their medal wasn't what they wanted, the mettle of the team came through in the end. The United States salvaged a rocky tourn...
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End of an era: Barcelona says Messi won't stay with the clubAug 05, 2021 7:00 am - MADRID (AP) - Lionel Messi's time at Barcelona appears to be over. Barcelona announced Thursday that Messi will not stay with the club, saying that the Spanish league's ...