Sports Stories from April 20, 2019 (Change date)
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Long-suffering Duchene gives Blue Jackets playoff punchApr 20, 2019 2:20 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Matt Duchene is having a splendid time these days. It showed when he skated up to the glass to greet his wife, Ashley, and 3-month-old son Beau dur...
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Cubs' Lester could be close to return after simulated gameApr 20, 2019 12:30 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Cubs ace Jon Lester could be close to rejoining Chicago's rotation after pitching a simulated game. Lester threw 45 pitches Saturday. Manager Joe Maddon s...
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Tyler Shough puts on a show at Oregon's spring gameApr 20, 2019 8:00 pm - EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - While Justin Herbert was his usual steady self at quarterback for Oregon, the Ducks' spring game gave redshirt freshman Tyler Shough a chance to show...
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Bour blunders again on bases, Angels fall to Mariners 5-3Apr 20, 2019 2:00 am - ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Justin Bour shouted, turned his head and headed back toward the bench. He wasn't watching the ball, but Dee Gordon was watching him. Bour blundere...
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Greinke dominates, Diamondbacks hit 3 HRs, beat Cubs 6-0Apr 20, 2019 6:30 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Zack Greinke made it look easy in his first victory at Wrigley Field. Then, he got upstaged by a teammate making a memorable major league debut. Greinke p...
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Amid plunking debate, MLB's marketing is all-in on bat flipsApr 20, 2019 8:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - When Tim Anderson spiked his bat and yelled toward his White Sox teammates, Major League Baseball's self-described "spicy" Twitter account was among the ...
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Players boycotting social media over racism receive abuseApr 20, 2019 3:30 pm - MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Some soccer players in England boycotting social media in a protest against racism were targeted with abuse for posting about the 24-hour camp...
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White Sox, Tigers rained out; doubleheader on Aug. 6Apr 21, 2019 8:08 pm - DETROIT (AP) - The game between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox has been postponed because of rain and rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on Aug. 6. The team...
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Key point for Brighton in fight for Premier League survivalApr 20, 2019 1:05 pm - WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) - Brighton frustrated Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 0-0 draw at Molineux on Saturday, gaining a key point in its fight with Cardiff to avoid r...
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Finally a playoff game at Detroit Pistons' new arenaApr 20, 2019 3:00 am - Little Caesars Arena in Detroit will finally host its first playoff game - in what is probably the last chance the Pistons have to make their series against Milwaukee co...