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— The Seattle Seahawks
have activated All-Pro free
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Thomas
from the
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regular-season opener.
Seattle announced
Thomas had passed his
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the active roster following
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Thomas started training
camp on the PUP list after
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in his left shoulder. Thomas
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start of the season.
Government
demanding Lance
Armstrong’s
medical records
AUSTIN, Texas
(AP) — The federal
government wants to see
Lance Armstrong’s medical
records from his treatments
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whether his
FACES doctors knew
back in 1996
that he was
using perfor-
mance-en-
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records show
Armstrong
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donations he later made to
the school.
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government’s lawsuit to
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U.S. Postal Service paid to
Armstrong’s teams from
1998-2004. Penalties could
approach $100 million.
“Ballfi elds
are places
for mentoring
and healthy
development.
They’re no
place for
cancer-causing
substances.”
— Martin J. Walsh
Boston, Mass. mayor
after proposing a ban
on smokeless tobacco at
all professional and am-
ateur ballparks through-
out the city, inclduing
Fenway Park. Former
Red Sox pitcher and
MLB Hall of Famer Curt
Schilling, who battled
mouth cancer after years
of smokeless tobacco
use, stood with Walsh in
support of the proposal.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
1926 — Gertrude Ederle
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the English Channel. The
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hours and 31 minutes.
1958 — Glen Davis of
Columbus, Ohio, sets a world
record in the 400 hurdles with
a time of 49.2 seconds in a
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1994 — Jeff Gordon wins
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Local track
thinks outside
the box to
attract fans
By SAM BARBEE
East Oregonian
AP Photo/David Zalubowski
Colorado Rockies’ Michael McKenry, center, has his jersey pulled over his head by a teammate as
Charlie Blackmon, front left, and Nick Hundley join in the celebration after McKenry’s two-run home
run against the Seattle Mariners during the 11th inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015,
in Denver. Colorado won 7-5 in 11 innings.
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Associated Press
DENVER — Taijuan Walker’s
second straight great outing was
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but the Colorado Rockies rallied to
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seats for his fourth home run of the
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his career.
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and singled to extend his hitting
streak to 16 games but failed to
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over the Twins with 7 1-3 innings
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hits and gave up Carlos Gonzalez’s
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top of the 11th to get the win.
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hit.
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Associated Press
KAZAN, Russia — Katie
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distance races. Turns out she’s
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knew another gold medal was hers. United States’ Katie Ledecky swims in the women’s 200m free-
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style fi nal at the Swimming World Championships in Kazan, Rus-
sia, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015.
NFL
Seattle to lean heavily on tackles Mebane, Rubin
Defensive line in
transition after
release of McDaniel
By CURTIS CRABTREE
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. — The cost
of locking up Russell Wilson
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extensions last week was the Seattle
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front.
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two
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liked him and what he’s brought to
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following
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both tackle and end in multiple
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the Northwest. The Month of
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whole object of this whole
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people in the seats and what
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watch the highlights. The
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