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Wednesday, 11 August 2021

Support for Japan’s PM reaches all-time low over Covid-19, despite Olympics success

Public support for Yoshihide Suga’s cabinet dipped below 30%, despite widespread support for going ahead with the Games Public support for the government of Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has slumped to an all-time low, despite evidence that most people support the decision to go ahead with...

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Wallabies make changes to keep Bledisloe Cup hopes alive RNZ

The Wallabies have made four changes to their starting line up as they bid to keep the Bledisloe Cup series alive when they play the All Blacks again at Eden Park this weekend. The most notable...

Boise State's Cobbs poised for breakout year at receiver Mesabi Daily News

It’s a fairly limited sample size, but when Stefan Cobbs has gotten his hands on the ball the last two years, the results tend to be good for the Boise State football team. As the wide receiver enters his redshirt junior year, all signs point to him getting more opportunities to catch the ball....

Home-grown Wyoming fullbacks Christensen, Driskill have mutual respect Mesabi Daily News

Parker Christensen and Caleb Driskill spent the 2017 and ’18 seasons competing against each other on the football field. Christensen was do-it-all running back for Sheridan while Driskill was a hard-nosed linebacker for Thunder Basin. Both were Class 4A all-state players and Star-Tribune Super 25...

Kralich combines love of teaching and tennis as new Bears coach Mesabi Daily News

EVELETH — Playing tennis for as long as she could remember, Jessica Kralich had always hoped she would find a way to combine her love of teaching with her passion for the game of tennis. The Franklin Elementary School teacher will now get the chance to do that full force after she was recently named...

Brewers' Burnes strikes out 10 in a row, ties MLB record TSN Canada

CHICAGO (AP) — Milwaukee right-hander Corbin Burnes struck out 10 straight batters, tying the major league record, against the...

Tigers star Cabrera hits 499th home run TSN Canada

BALTIMORE (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit his 499th career home run in the fifth inning of Detroit's game at Baltimore on Wednesday night. Cabrera connected off Matt Harvey...

Trio of FBS transfers among most recent changes to Montana's roster Billings Gazette

FRANK GOGOLA Missoulian MISSOULA — Montana’s roster has undergone some changes since the conclusion of the spring season. The Griz officially added four transfers, including a trio of FBS dropdowns, in time for preseason camp, which started Monday. The three former FBS players are freshman running...

Denver QB Teddy Bridgewater shows appreciation for the many Vikings fans who still love him Pioneer Press

When quarterback Teddy Bridgewater played for the Vikings from 2014-17, construction began on the team’s sparkling TCO Performance Center. The facility opened in March 2018, the same month that Bridgewater left Minnesota. Well, Bridgewater finally got to see it on Wednesday Bridgewater, competing...

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