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ACH secures state berth Wednesday
COULEE CITY — The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors had a successful Wednesday afternoon as they earned a 3-0 victor…
Texas officer charged in Black man's fatal shooting fired
DALLAS (AP) — A white police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man in a small East Texas city was fired Thursday.
Wichita State investigating men's basketball coach
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita State University is conducting an internal investigation into allegations that men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall mistreated players, the school and Marshall have confirmed.
Mountain East Conference delaying start of winter sports
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) — The Mountain East Conference has pushed back the start of its winter sports season until at least Jan. 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Texas-Oklahoma won't look or feel the same in 2020
Tim Taylor's plans for the Texas-Oklahoma game have changed. Instead of enjoying a long weekend with old friends as he has for decades, he’ll make the trip from Austin in one day, bringing a mask and plenty of hand…
Catarina Macario gets US camp call-up, citizenship in 1 day
Brazilian-born Catarina Macario had an eventful day: she got called into training camp with the U.S. women’s national team and she became a U.S. citizen.
Wisconsin's Bowman takes leave of absence for family reasons
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin freshman guard Lorne Bowman has taken an indefinite leave of absence and returned to his Detroit home to attend to a family matter.
Nevada football player arrested in FBI sex trafficking sting
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada defensive tackle who was expected to start this season was among 28 suspects arrested in Reno as part of a week-long human-trafficking sting led by the FBI, authorities said Friday.
Mountain West to begin conference schedule in December
The Mountain West Conference will play an 18-game basketball schedule, starting in late December.
Houston wins long-awaited opener despite 5 turnovers
HOUSTON (AP) — Marquez Stevenson had a 41-yard touchdown reception and a 97-yard score on a kickoff return, and Houston rolled past Tulane 49-31 on Thursday night in its long-awaited opener.
Winless Kentucky seeks breakthrough vs. Mississippi State
Kentucky is still looking for its first win of the season after expecting to contend for the Southeastern Conference.
Professor charged in China case sues Harvard over legal fees
BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program sued the Ivy League school on Friday over its refusal to pay his legal defense costs, accusing it of “t…
GOP activists continue virus backlash with Abbott protest
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Activists and leaders from the right wing of the Texas Republican Party on Saturday continued their backlash against Gov. Greg Abbott's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, staging a protest o…
Kentucky intercepts 6 passes to beat Mississippi State 24-2
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Terry Wilson threw a second-quarter touchdown, and Chris Rodriguez rushed for another after the first of six interceptions that helped Kentucky beat Mississippi State 24-2 on Saturday night.
Israel Tucker's 2 TD runs gets La Tech past UTEP 21-17
Israel Tucker ran for two touchdowns, leading Louisiana Tech to a 21-17 victory over UTEP on Saturday night.
Navy hangs on to beat Temple for Niumatalolo's 100th win
ANNAPOLIS, Md (AP) — Nelson Smith scored two touchdowns, Bijan Nichols kicked a critical 50-yard field goal and Terrell Adams denied a 2-point conversion attempt in the final minute as Navy defeated Temple 31-29 on…