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Biles wins gold in women’s gymnastics all-around
Dynamic on vault. Effortless on beam. Jaw-dropping on floor. Brilliant as ever. And now, finally, an Olympic champion.
Source: LeBron approves 3-year, $100M contract
Associated Press LeBron James is going to hang around home for a while. Fresh off leading
SPORTS digest | Scrappers-Muckdogs game postponed
Scrappers-Muckdogs game postponed NILES Thursday’s Scrappers game against the Batavia Muckdogs
UK police investigating possible poisoning at Wimbledon
Associated Press london Detectives are investigating allegations that a British player at the
ON THE LINKS | Thursday’s professional golf results
OLYMPICS RIO DE JANEIRO On a day of firsts for Olympic golf, Marcus Fraser of Australia had the
COLLEGE football
CHADRON STATE Freshman player dies after practice CHADRON, NEB. A football player at a small
THURSDAY’S PRESEASON NFL GAMES
GAME RECAPS Eagles 17, Buccaneers 9 PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia needed 97 seconds to score its
Rookie Taillon dominant in Pirates’ shutout win over Padres
Associated Press pittsburgh Pirates rookie Jameson Taillon keeps building up his innings by
Thursday’s OTHER MLB GAMES
Thursday’s OTHER MLB GAMES NATIONAL LEAGUE Diamondbacks 9, Mets 0 NEW YORK The last-place
Steelers rookies look for secondary education
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie cornerback Artie Burns insists there’s no pressure on him to step in immediately and try to win the starting job.
THURSDAY’S OTHER OLYMPICS EVENTS
SWIMMING Manuel shares gold in 100-meter freestyle Simone Manuel of the United States and 16
USA Basketball outlasts Australia 98-88 to remain unbeaten.
Irving — born in Australia — added 19 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:35 left after Australia had closed within four.
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