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Tigers keep stride to earn top 10 at state
PASCO — The Ephrata Tigers cross country team had quite the day at the state championships over the weekend with e…
Newton, Wilson headliners as Patriots visit Seahawks
NEW ENGLAND (1-0) at SEATTLE (1-0)
Liverpool signs Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Thiago Alcantara is joining Liverpool after ending his seven-year stint at European champion Bayern Munich.
Investigated at home, FIFA head visits Trump, White House
GENEVA (AP) — Under investigation in his home country Switzerland, FIFA president Gianni Infantino made a third trip to the White House and met President Donald Trump since the United States became a 2026 World Cup…
1 in 6 Ohio districts ask to add extra seating for sports
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — About one in six Ohio school districts asked the state for permission to add additional spectators for fall sporting events, exceeding the limits set by Gov. Mike DeWine in last month's sports…
Unchanged Real Madrid begins title defense in Spanish league
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid is keeping most of the same players to try to win back-to-back Spanish leagues for the first time in more than a decade.
Belgium tops first FIFA rankings since pandemic shutdown
ZURICH (AP) — The first FIFA men’s world rankings for five months were still led by Belgium on Thursday after the shutdown of European teams during the coronavirus pandemic ended in September.
No. 17 Miami, No. 18 Louisville meet to top ACC schedule
Here are things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 2:
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ACC teams look to fix opening-week miscues for Week 2 games
North Carolina coach Mack Brown knows his team started the season with too many penalties and turnovers.
Mosquera gets FC Dallas' first hat trick since 2018
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Santiago Mosquera had FC Dallas' first hat trick since 2018 in a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night.
Column: College football whiffs in tackling the coronavirus
When it came time to confront a global pandemic, we should've known college football would whiff on the tackle.
2 West Virginia football players test positive for virus
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's football team has two active confirmed coronavirus cases, coach Neal Brown said Tuesday.
Dodgers beat Padres, become 1st to clinch postseason berth
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team to clinch a playoff spot in the pandemic-shortened season, beating the San Diego Padres 7-5 Wednesday behind Dustin May’s gutty effort out of the bullp…
Titans safety steps up, aids in son's surprise home delivery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans safety Kevin Byard and his wife didn’t plan on having their baby at home, though now he has a story he’ll be able to tell his son forever.
Virus-caused disruptions get blame for special teams follies
Blocked kicks, missed kicks, snaps sailing through punters' hands, confusion in simply getting lined up.