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Rockies beat Dodgers 5-4, hand L.A. 8th consecutive loss
LeMahieu, Tapia doubles lift Colorado
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Texans’ chance to show Houston was knocked down but not out
HOUSTON – Memories won’t feed a family or rebuild their house, which is why the first thing J.J. Watt brought back to his adopted hometown in the wake of Hurricane…
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Stapleton: Rules, habits, passion keeping NFL quarterbacks around
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady shouts as he takes the field before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday in Foxborough, Mass.Michael Dwyer/Associated Press Tom…
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Awaiting Irma: Rays and Dolphins to be home on the road
MIAMI – Hurricane Irma will have the Miami Dolphins setting up a temporary home in California, and make the New York Yankees the road team in their own city. The…
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Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt recognized for Hurricane Harvey charity efforts
HOUSTON – J.J. Watt is being honored by the NFL Players Association after raising more than $29 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Watt was named the NFLPA’s Community MVP…
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Kansas City Chiefs’ Eric Berry out for season with ruptured Achilles’ tendon
Kansas City Chiefs star safety Eric Berry will miss the rest of the 2017 season after rupturing his Achilles’ tendon in Thursday night’s season opener against the New England Patriots.Steven…
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Cleveland Browns to join police, military in pregame show of unity
The Cleveland Browns will take the field on Sunday with some area police and firefighters in a pregame show of unity. As part of a broader effort to connect with…
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Rafael Nadal overwhelms Juan Martin del Potro to reach U.S. Open final
Anderson awaits in final
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Dale Earnhardt, Joey Logano facing win or else scenario at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. – Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he hasn’t imagined a fairy tale finish to his last NASCAR regular season. Retiring at the end of the season, the sport’s most…
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U.S. Open finalists Madison Keys, Sloane Stephens commiserated over injuries
New era of American women’s tennis
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Fort Lewis College football heads to Black Hills State for first road test
FLC football plays first road game of season at Black Hills State
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Chris Froome keeps lead entering decisive Spanish Vuelta stage
GIJON, Spain – Chris Froome kept his comfortable lead over Italian Vincenzo Nibali ahead of Saturday’s decisive Spanish Vuelta stage up the challenging l’Angliru summit. Froome avoided trouble in Friday’s…
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Tom Brady tops AP quarterback rankings
The Chiefs defeated the Tom Brady and the Patriots 42-27 on Thursday. The good news for New England is that the last three times it lost its season opener it…
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Judge blocks Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott’s 6-game suspension over domestic case
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) hands off to teammate running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) during a recent practice. The two will be in the Cowboys’ backfield all season, as…
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Christopher Blevins flats twice at mountain bike world championships
Durangoan finishes strong after mechanicals
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Super letdown: Patriots routed in 2nd half, Chiefs win big
Patriots routed in 2nd half, Chiefs win 42-27
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Sloane Stephens tops Venus Willians, faces Madison Keys for U.S. Open title
All-American U.S. Open final
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Set for encore, Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott ignores ‘sophomore slump’
Dak Prescott has brushed off suggestions of a sophomore slump as he heads into his second NFL season. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year…
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New England Patriots fans cheer 5th banner, boo commissioner Roger Goodell
Former New England Patriots players Kevin Faulk (33), Matt Light, second from left, and Deion Branch (84) and injured wide receiver Julian Edelman, right, join team owner Robert Kraft, center,…
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Philip Rivers to be road warrior for Chargers on San Diego-Los Angeles commute
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is commuting from his family’s home in San Diego to the Chargers’ new training complex in a $200,000 RV this season. Even though he…
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Saints’ Adrian Peterson says he’s still elite
New Orleans Saints running back Adrian Peterson (28) carries between Houston Texans cornerback Kareem Jackson (25) and outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus (59) during a preseason game in New Orleans.Bill Feig/Associated…
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Michael Bennett case renews police race bias debate in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – Police in this tourist-driven city with a history of racially charged incidents were hit again Thursday with questions about bias, profiling and use of force after a…
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Cavaliers’ Isaiah Thomas to miss start of season, maybe much longer
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio – Isaiah Thomas beamed as he held up his new No. 3 Cavs jersey for the first time. There’s no telling when he’ll wear it in a game.…
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Broncos move on without founder of ‘No Fly Zone’
Ward replaced by trio of safeties
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Durango’s Katja Freeburn finishes world championship mountain bike race
Durangoan 8 minutes off gold-medal time
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4 Americans in U.S. Open women’s semis for 1st time since 1981
NEW YORK (AP) — All four women’s semifinalists at the U.S. Open are Americans. It’s the first time that’s happened at Flushing Meadows since 1981. It hasn’t happened at any…
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Solid run puts Chris Froome back in control in Spanish Vuelta
CAMALENO, Spain – Chris Froome retook control of the Spanish Vuelta with a solid run in a stage won by Belgian rider Sander Armee on Thursday. Froome struggled in the…
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Von Miller heaps praise on QB Trevor Siemian
Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian (13) runs against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half of a preseason NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif. The Broncos begin their…
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Panik’s 5-hit night guides Giants to 11-3 win over Rockies
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto delivers a pitch to Colorado Rockies’ DJ LeMahieu during the first inning on Wednesday in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)David Zalubowski/Associated Press DENVER –…