Thursday, August 11, 2016

U.S. swimmer Lilly King wins gold in 100-meter breaststroke and other top stories.

  • U.S. swimmer Lilly King wins gold in 100-meter breaststroke

    U.S. swimmer Lilly King wins gold in 100-meter breaststroke
    Lilly King celebrates after taking gold in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, late Monday. Russia's Yulia Efimova (right) came second. (Lee Jin-man/AP). THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Tuesday, August 9 ...
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  • Crawford 1st with 7 hits since '75, Giants win in 14 innings (Aug 9, 2016)

    Crawford 1st with 7 hits since '75, Giants win in 14 innings (Aug 9, 2016)
    MIAMI (AP) Brandon Crawford became the first major leaguer in 41 years to get seven hits in a game, finally putting the San Francisco Giants ahead to stay with an RBI single in the 14th inning of an 8-7 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday night. Crawford tripled, doubled and had five singles in eight at-bats, tying an NL record. The previous player to get seven hits in a game was Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rennie Stennett on Sept. 16, 1975, at the Chicago Cubs. Stennett set a moder..
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  • Bring on those Olympic basketball blowouts

    Bring on those Olympic basketball blowouts
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  • How much job security does RGIII have?

    How much job security does RGIII have?
    APThe Browns didn’t have much of a quarterback competition. The next question is whether they will have a quarterback controversy. Certain comments from coach Hue Jackson suggest there won’t be. “I think it’s important for our team, for the organization, our fans, everybody,” Jackson told reporters. “I think you make a decision, you stick by it. It’s what I believe needed to happen. It’s what our staff believed needed to happen. We’re looking forward to him doing a great job here this year.” S..
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  • Rio 2016: Five things to watch on Tuesday at the Olympics

    Rio 2016: Five things to watch on Tuesday at the Olympics
    20 Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutRio 2016: Five things to watch on Tuesday at the OlympicsHere's five things you don't want to miss on Tuesday at the Rio Olympics. Click here for more detailed schedule and TV information.Sent!A link has been sent to your friend's email address.Posted!A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Rio 2016: Five things to watch on Tuesday at the Olympics ..
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  • Curt Schilling says he plans to run for political office, maybe for president

    Curt Schilling says he plans to run for political office, maybe for president
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  • Tim Tebow to pursue a career in professional baseball

    Tim Tebow to pursue a career in professional baseball
    Former NFL quarterback and current ESPN broadcaster Tim Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball and plans to hold a workout for Major League Baseball teams later this month, according to his agents Jimmy Sexton and Nick Khan.For almost the past year, Tebow has been training in Arizona and Los Angeles to hone his hitting and fielding skills in a sport he has not played on a full-time basis since 2005.Tebow was an All-State baseball player in Florida that year and hit .494 as ..
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  • Why So Serious? Michael Phelps' Game Face Is the Stuff of Meme Dreams

    Why So Serious? Michael Phelps' Game Face Is the Stuff of Meme Dreams
    The most decorated Olympian of all time certainly looks like his head is in the game. As Michael Phelps forges ahead in Rio with one gold medal already around his neck, fans are keenly tuned into his every move. However, in between races, it was what he did behind the scenes that blossomed into a viral moment.Before competing in the 200-meter butterfly semifinal on Monday night, cameras caught a glimpse of Phelps seated in the aquatics center ready room as competitor and South African swimmer C..
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  • Yankees' Hal Steinbrenner on Alex Rodriguez: 9 takeaways

    Yankees' Hal Steinbrenner on Alex Rodriguez: 9 takeaways
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  • 25 LGBT groups send letter to Big 12 urging it to shun BYU

    25 LGBT groups send letter to Big 12 urging it to shun BYU
    A coalition of national LGBT advocacy groups is urging the Big 12 not to admit BYU as a new member, FOX Sports has learned. On Monday, Athlete Ally, a non-profit that conducts LGBT awareness campaigns for sports leagues, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, sent a letter to Big 12 administrators detailing what they believe are discriminatory policies by BYU, a religious institution owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the letter addressed to commissioner Bob Bo..
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