Sports Stories from January 12, 2016 (Change date)
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Hall of Fame baseball player Monte Irvin dies at 96Jan 12, 2016 3:30 pm - HOUSTON (AP) - Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, a power-hitting outfielder who starred for the New York Giants in the 1950s in a career abbreviated by major league baseball's ...
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Oakland gets temporary reprieve in effort to keep RaidersJan 12, 2016 9:30 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Oakland was given another shot to keep the Raiders. The NFL approved a compromise measure Tuesday that allows the St. Louis Rams to move back to t...
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What made Nick Saban smile? A game-changing onside kickJan 12, 2016 7:20 am - GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - No wonder the normally stone-faced Nick Saban was smiling. The Alabama coach took one of the biggest gambles of his career in the fourth quarter o...
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Northern Illinois beats Toledo with late rally, 71-66Jan 12, 2016 8:00 pm - TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Chuks Iroegbu's layup with a minute to go gave Northern Illinois the lead and started a run of eight straight points by the Huskies in a 71-66 victor...
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What made Nick Saban smile? A game-changing onside kickJan 13, 2016 5:27 am - GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - No wonder the normally stone-faced Nick Saban was smiling. The Alabama coach took one of the biggest gambles of his career in the fourth quarter o...
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Liverpool eases injury problems with loan signing of CaulkerJan 12, 2016 12:05 pm - LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Liverpool eased its injury problems in defense with a loan signing from the second tier, while Jonjo Shelvey became Newcastle's second midfield...
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Smart plucks Tucker from 'Bama staff to lead Georgia defenseJan 12, 2016 10:00 am - ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Kirby Smart completed filling his new Georgia staff on Tuesday by hiring Alabama defensive backs coach and assistant head coach Mel Tucker as the Bull...
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Capitals' Alex Ovechkin takes his chances on PowerballJan 12, 2016 11:00 am - ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Even though Alex Ovechkin makes $10 million a year playing for the Washington Capitals, he can't pass up the chance to try to win the $1.5 billion ...
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Cory Hall named cornerbacks coach for Oregon StateJan 12, 2016 5:00 pm - CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Cory Hall, former Fresno State and NFL defensive end, has been named cornerbacks coach at Oregon State. Hall was briefly a graduate assistant coac...
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Zimmer fires Vikings assistant coach after line strugglesJan 12, 2016 4:30 pm - EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Mike Zimmer's mark on the Minnesota Vikings was always going to be defense first. Two years into his time running the team, much of the work t...