All Stories from August 1, 2020
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Stan Mikita's 16-year-old grandson qualifies for Illinois Open
Aug 2, 2020 8:27 AM - Billy Gneiser, the 16-year-old grandson of Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita, will play in the Illinois Open on the strength of his 2-over-par 72 qualifying round last week at Willow Crest Golf Club.
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LEADING OFF: Reds-Tigers debut MLB's 7-inning doubleheaders
Aug 2, 2020 7:38 AM - Shortened doubleheaders are about to make their Major League Baseball debut
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Dumba kneels, NHL puts focus on Black Lives Matter movement
Aug 2, 2020 2:30 AM - Minnesota's Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. anthem when he did so before Oilers-Blackhawks in Edmonton
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Manfred confident MLB can get through playoffs despite virus
Aug 2, 2020 7:00 AM - Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he's confident his sport can get through the regular season and postseason without being stopped by the coronavirus, though not every club might play all 60 games and winning percentage could be used to determine playoff teams
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Opposing brothers Scott, Tyler Heineman share special moment
Aug 2, 2020 7:00 AM - Brothers Scott and Tyler Heineman walked out to home plate from opposite dugouts and represented the Rangers and Giants to confirm the lineup cards and then posed for a photo with the umpires
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Angels recover after giving up late lead, beat Astros in 10
Aug 2, 2020 7:00 AM - ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Matt Thaiss scored on Michael Hermosillo's bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their three-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Jason Castro delivered a tying RBI double in the ninth for the Angels, who improved the majors' worst record to 3-6 despite blowing a two-run lead in the ninth.
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Chatwood fans 11, Cubs hit 3 homers to beat Pirates 4-3
Aug 2, 2020 7:00 AM - Tyler Chatwood matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in another terrific performance, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory the Pittsburgh Pirates
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Cubs' Ross non-committal when asked about Kimbrel as closer
Aug 2, 2020 7:00 AM - Chicago Cubs manager David Ross is working out how he plans to handle save situations while struggling closer Craig Kimbrel works on his mechanics
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Lowry scores 33 to lead Raptors to 11th straight over Lakers
Aug 2, 2020 7:00 AM - Kyle Lowry hit a dagger 3-pointer with 3 minutes left and finished with 33 points and 14 rebounds for the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors, who restarted their season by beating the slow-starting Los Angeles Lakers for the 11th straight time, 107-92
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Iran says it detains leader of California-based exile group
Aug 2, 2020 7:00 AM - Iran says it has detained an Iranian-American leader of a little-known California-based militant opposition group for allegedly planning a 2008 attack on a mosque that killed 14 people and wounded over 200 others
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