Sports Stories from July 11, 2019 (Change date)
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'Robot umpires' debut in independent Atlantic LeagueJul 11, 2019 11:30 am - YORK, Pa. (AP) - "Robot umpires" have arrived. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call balls and st...
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FIFA gets tougher on racism in disciplinary code updateJul 11, 2019 3:05 pm - GENEVA (AP) - FIFA is doubling its minimum ban for racist incidents to 10 games, and will start inviting players to make victim statements at disciplinary hearings. Stri...
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18-year-old Tyler Ankrum races to first NASCAR Truck winJul 11, 2019 10:05 pm - SPARTA, Ky. (AP) - Tyler Ankrum took the lead when Brett Moffitt ran out of fuel with less than two laps to go and cruised to his first NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Seri...
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Ukraine soccer league expands after conflict disruptionJul 11, 2019 7:05 am - KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine's soccer league is expanding back to 16 teams after years of turmoil sparked by the annexation of Crimea and the conflict in the country's e...
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Column: Baseball has issues beyond a juiced ballJul 12, 2019 7:58 pm - First the players, now the ball. Home runs are skyrocketing, and once again Major League Baseball officials claim they don't know the reason why. Then again, it might be...
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Mavericks re-sign restricted free agent Dorian Finney-SmithJul 11, 2019 2:30 pm - DALLAS (AP) - The Mavericks have re-signed restricted free agent Dorian Finney-Smith to a $12 million, three-year contract, bringing back the undrafted forward for a fou...
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Rose Bowl statue honors Brandi Chastain's '99 World Cup winJul 11, 2019 12:05 pm - PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A statue capturing Brandi Chastain's iconic reaction to scoring the U.S. team's winning goal in the 1999 Women's World Cup has been unveiled outs...
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Brown has triple double, Pistons beat 76ers 96-81Jul 11, 2019 1:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bruce Brown had a triple double and the Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 96-81 on Wednesday to remain unbeaten in the NBA Summer League. Brow...
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ACC adds Boston, San Diego to bowl destinations for 2020-25Jul 11, 2019 4:20 pm - The Atlantic Coast Conference has agreements with 13 bowl games from Boston to San Diego for the 2020-25 seasons. The ACC announced its bowl partners for the next postse...
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Madagascar's dream over, Tunisia and Algeria into semisJul 11, 2019 5:05 pm - CAIRO (AP) - Madagascar's fairy tale came to an end at the African Cup of Nations as the underdog was beaten 3-0 by Tunisia in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Tunisia sco...