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2016 Olympics: Day 9 Gold Medals & Medal Table
With Athletics taking over centre stage, the night belonged to Usain Bolt with his third Olympic gold medal in 100 meters, the first one to ever do so, but perhaps Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa winning the 400 meters while breaking the world record is an even bigger achievement. Overall, the United States won two gold medals to remain on top of the medal table, while Great Britain got past China to second, winning five gold medals, including two by Gymnast Max Whitlock.
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Premier League Results & Table
A great start to the new Premier League season, as champions Leicester City were beaten by Hull City, Manchester City barely won as Pep Guardiola made his debut, Jose Mourinho had a much better start to his Manchester United tenure with Zlatan Ibrahimovic making his mark quickly, while Liverpool survived a thriller in London against Arsenal, Philippe Coutinho leading them with a brace, including the best goal of the weekend.
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MLB Rumors – Pittsburgh Pirates Can’t Hang on to David Freese, Sean Rodriguez & Matthew Joyce
Getting over a long slump, the Pittsburgh Pirates put themselves back in the wild card race for a postseason berth. The surprising ability of David Freese, Sean Rodriguez and Matthew Joyce has been a huge part of their recent success, but it also means they’ll be impossible to hold onto, all three of them together, once this season is over.
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NBA Rumors: Sacramento Kings, Rudy Gary Trade, DeMarcus Cousins & Ben McLemore Contracts
The Sacramento Kings continue to be in this weird unbreakable circle of disappointment, building unbalanced teams that aren’t terrible, but remain not good enough to end their long playoff drought.
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NFL Rumors – Philadelphia Eagles & Jacksonville Jaguars Interested in Signing Will Beaty
Needy teams when it comes to the offensive line are looking at Will Beatty, who was released by the New York Giants at the end of last season, and could end up playing for division rivals the Philadelphia Eagles, or the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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MLB Rumors – Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox Linked to Jonathan Papelbon
The release of Jonathan Papelbon from the Washington Nationals seemed to be something always waiting to happen since the end of last season. It’s hard to say if there’s a market for him at the moment, although the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox have already been linked to the closer.
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NBA Rumors: Miami Heat Don’t Know What to do About Chris Bosh
A healthy Chris Bosh could have done a lot of damage in the playoffs with the Miami Heat. Not having a cloudy future health-wise would have made the Heat’s 2016-2017 season outlook seem a lot better. But his last two seasons being cut short due to blood clots put one big dark cloud over the future of his NBA career.
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NFL Rumors – Browns & Cowboys Trade for Josh McCown Too Expensive Right Now
The Dallas Cowboys might have themselves a pretty good rookie backup quarterback, but they’re on the lookout to add another one, but their interest in Josh McCown is probably going to end up with nothing, as the Cleveland Browns aren’t letting the 37-year old for nothing.
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MLB Scores & Standings
The Chicago Cubs actually lose for once, but they remain well ahead of the rest, while the New York Yankees get a pair of debutants to hit their first home runs, the Toronto Blue Jays regain the lead in the AL East, and the San Francisco Giants look impressive for once, holding on to their division lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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NFL: Week 1 Preseason Scores
The Los Angeles Rams hosting the Dallas Cowboys stood out for two reasons among Saturday’s preseason games: The return to Los Angeles, and Jared Goff’s debut, which didn’t go so well. The Cowboys and the Indianapolis Colts were the only teams not playing their starting quarterbacks this season. This gave Dak Prescott a chance to show his stuff, while both Marcus Mariota and Philip Rivers looked good among the other starting QBs.