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Following their 8-0 loss to Ware County Tuesday, Statesboro's softball team needed a bounceback win to keep their hopes of claiming the No.1 seed in their region tournament alive.
September 20, 2017
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The Associated Press
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Sports
Jake LaMotta, an iron-fisted battler who brawled his way to a middleweight title and was later memorialized by Robert De Niro in the film "Raging Bull," has died. He was 95.
September 20, 2017
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The Associated Press
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Sports
Texans coach Bill O'Brien says "you can't hide in the NFL."
September 20, 2017
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The Associated Press
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Sports
SONOMA, Calif. - It has been five years since IndyCar last had an American champion as the face of the series. This time, the series is far better positioned to properly wield its newest asset.
September 18, 2017
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The Associated Press
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Sports
NEW YORK - Giancarlo Stanton's smacks, Aaron Judge's jolts and all those dizzying long balls helped Major League Baseball move another poke closer to the inevitable.
September 18, 2017
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The Associated Press
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Sports
SPRINGFIELD – For the first two and a half quarters, the Statesboro Blue Devils looked as dominant as a football team could look.
September 16, 2017
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By LUKE MARTIN
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Sports
In a day normally reserved for football, softball dominated the Brooklet Recreation fields for a good cause Saturday morning.
September 16, 2017
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By CHRIS STANLEY
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Sports
JOLIET, Ill. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. received a stamp of approval from fans wanting to write letters to the retiring star, wishing him luck.
September 16, 2017
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The Associated Press
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Sports
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - As much as Marc Leishman has been through, especially off the golf course, it takes a lot to get to get under his skin. He tells his wife that even after a particularly bad round, give him 10 minutes and he'll be fine.
September 16, 2017
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The Associated Press
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Sports
It wasn't turnovers or big plays, but special teams that undid Portal in the worst way possible against rival Jenkins County.
September 16, 2017
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By CHRIS STANLEY
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Sports
Lamar Jackson basically had the Heisman Trophy wrapped up last season by Oct. 2, playing so well in Louisville's biggest games early in the season that a few stumbles late didn't cost him.
September 15, 2017
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By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
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Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is calling on ESPN to apologize days after one of the sports network's anchors called him a "white supremacist" and "bigot."
September 15, 2017
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The Associated Press
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Sports
LAS VEGAS - It's the kind of fight Gennady Golovkin has been chasing from the moment he walked off an airplane six years ago to make his new home in Los Angeles.
September 15, 2017
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By TIM DAHLBURG
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
CLEVELAND - For more than 100 years, American League teams have gone on winning streaks of varying lengths - short ones, long ones, double-digit ones.
September 13, 2017
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By TOM WITHERS
AP Sports Writer
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Sports
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Jordan Spieth already has won 14 times around the world, which already places him in unique territory. Over the last 75 years, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only other players to have at least 10 victories and three majors before turning 25.
September 13, 2017
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By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
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Sports
