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Massie hooked on Colorado, Broncos glad they landed the vet

By ARNIE STAPLETON - AP Pro Football Writer

The Denver Broncos didn’t have to look far when they suddenly found themselves in the market for a new right tackle. Tenth-year veteran Bobby Massie had been released by the Chicago Bears and had purchased a home in nearby Castle Rock so he and his wife could be closer to the fishing and hiking they’d come to love during frequent vacations in Colorado. Massie stepped in with Ja’Wuan James injured and released. He won the job and this weekend will become the 12th right tackle in Denver since 2016.

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TENNIS-US OPEN Djokovic and Zverev meet in another semifinal NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s (NOH’-vak JOH’-kuh-vich-ehz) bid for an Olympic gold medal was stopped in the semifinals in Tokyo by Alexander Zverev. Now it’s Zverev again who can end the top-seeded Djokovic’s quest for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since Rod Laver in 1969. They meet…

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NFL-BUCCANEERS/COWBOYS Bucs open title defense with close win TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady’s 300th career NFL regular-season start ended in much the same manner as his previous 299. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers began their Super Bowl title defense by defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 31-29 on Ryan Succop’s (SUH’-kuhps) 36-yard field goal with two seconds remaining. Brady set it up…

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NFL-BUCCANEERS/COWBOYS Bucs open title defense with close win TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady’s 300th career NFL regular-season start ended in much the same manner as his previous 299. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers began their Super Bowl title defense by defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 31-29 on Ryan Succop’s (SUH’-kuhps) 36-yard field goal with two seconds remaining. Brady set it up…

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PREP FOOTBALL= Glasgow 42, Allen Co.-Scottsville 13 Lawrence Co. 39, Russell 28 Some high school football scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/ Information from: ScoreStream Inc., http://ScoreStream.com Categories: National Sports

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NFL-BUCCANEERS/COWBOYS Bucs open title defense with close win TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady’s 300th career NFL regular-season start ended in much the same manner as his previous 299. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers began their Super Bowl title defense by defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 31-29 on Ryan Succop’s (SUH’-kuhps) 36-yard field goal with two seconds remaining. Brady set it up…

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NFL-BUCCANEERS/COWBOYS Bucs open title defense with close win TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady’s 300th career NFL regular-season start ended in much the same manner as his previous 299. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers began their Super Bowl title defense by defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 31-29 on Ryan Succop’s (SUH’-kuhps) 36-yard field goal with two seconds remaining. Brady set it up…

The Latest: Raducanu sets up all-teenager US Open final

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open tennis tournament (all times local): 11:45 p.m. Emma Raducanu has set up an all-teenager U.S. Open women’s final. The 18-year-old from Britain beat No. 17 seed Maria Sakkari 6-1, 6-4, becoming the first player to come through qualifying to reach a Grand Slam final in the professional era. She will…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Cards nip Dodgers UNDATED (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have added to their division lead without having to take the field this afternoon. The Giants now top the NL West by 2 1/2 games over Los Angeles following the Dodgers’ 2-1 loss at St. Louis. Tyler O’Neill hit a tiebreaking homer in the fifth inning, and four relievers…

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MLB-SCHEDULE Cards nip Dodgers UNDATED (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have added to their division lead without having to take the field this afternoon. The Giants now top the NL West by 2 1/2 games over Los Angeles following the Dodgers’ 2-1 loss at St. Louis. Tyler O’Neill hit a tiebreaking homer in the fifth inning, and four relievers…