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Former NFL coach Dennis Green dies
Jim Omohundro, producer for the weekly " Dennis Green Show" on the Cardinals Radio Network, said Mr. Jed York, CEO of the 49ers, tweeted out his condolences Friday: "Saddened to learn the news about #DennyGreen ". Green was considered a candidate for the Arizona State coaching position in 1992 before being hired by the Vikings . But they are who we thought they were.
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WNBA teams stage media blackout to protest fines for black warmup shirts
After the New York Liberty's game against the Indiana Fever on Thursday, Liberty veteran Swin Cash announced that players from both teams would refuse to answer questions about basketball . Indiana Fever's Briann January : "Race is tough, it's very tough, but when you go about it the right way and attack that issue with information and statistics and support for those people, there is not a fight here".
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Froome In Control, But Tour Takes Its Toll
Cavendish and Dennis pulled out on the Tour's second rest day. That was partly due to the way the route has been planned, with no summit finish in the Pyrenees, but also to the fact that high winds had meant that the planned finish on Mont Ventoux last Thursday was cut short.
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Volleyball body wants names of 10 Russians mentioned in WADA report
The IOC will also not grant Rio 2016 accreditation to any official of the Russian Sports Ministry or any person implicated in the McLaren Report. Their decision is likely to be influenced by the outcome of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision into whether to uphold Russia's ban by the International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF ) due to doping exposed a year ago.
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Kendra Harrison sets world record in 100-meter hurdles, Details
Usain Bolt has reignited his rivalry with fellow sprinter Justin Gatlin, accusing the American of "disrespect", just two weeks before the Rio Olympics . It was Harrison's second record-breaking performance of the year. Olympic triple jump Christian Taylor prepared for his defense in Rio by reaching 17.78.
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Florida Investigates 2nd Possible Local Transmission of Zika Virus
The child has tested positive for Zika virus, and is being monitored along with the mother, who's believed to have contracted the virus in an area with ongoing Zika transmission during her pregnancy. Such aggressive mosquito control and surveillance is now routine in Miami-Dade County, which leads Florida in confirmed Zika cases linked to travel.