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Building a community at Desert City Fitness
EPHRATA — The city of Ephrata welcomed its newest athletic club earlier this summer with Desert City Fitness setti…
LSU's Orgeron: Farrell is back, Shelvin maybe, Jenkins left
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU defensive lineman Neil Farrell has rejoined the team after initially opting out more than a month ago, but his readiness for the season opener against Mississippi State on Sept. 26 remai…
Capitals hire Stanley Cup-winning coach Peter Laviolette
Peter Laviolette sees the Washington Capitals as another opportunity to take a team to the Stanley Cup Final and try to win it all again.
World Series at Arlington, first time at one site since 1944
NEW YORK (AP) — The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers’ new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, and Major League Baseball hopes fans can attend.
Bayern's Coman in isolation after coronavirus contact
MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich forward Kingsley Coman is in isolation at home ahead of the new Bundesliga season after he had contact with a person infected with the coronavirus, the Champions League-winning club said…
Amid virus surge, Bordeaux closes matches to spectators
PARIS (AP) — Top-flight French football club Bordeaux has decided to play without fans for the indefinite future, after regional officials tightened restrictions on public gatherings in the city to curb surging COV…
FANTASY PLAYS: Players to add include Hines, Snell, Watkins
Week 1 waiver wires always have a December 26-like feel: there’s always discounts on overlooked gifts along with a tireless customer service that patiently endures the run of returns of broken and discarded present…
Edwards-Helaire looks to build on starring debut for Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyrann Mathieu knew perhaps better than just about anybody what the Kansas City Chiefs were getting when they selected running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire out of LSU in the first round of the…
Aubameyang uses live video recording to announce new deal
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang used a live video recording on Twitter on Tuesday to announce he has signed a contract extension with the Premier League club.
Ivanovic, 36, returns to the Premier League with West Brom
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Branislav Ivanovic sealed a return to the Premier League by signing for promoted team West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday.
As MLB plays on, the businesses it feeds fight for survival
The cathedrals lie empty. Wrigley. Fenway. Yankee Stadium. PNC Park. Progressive Field.
Cheap parking at Fenway? Only during a pandemic
BOSTON (AP) — The sign says it will cost $60 to park at the Sunoco gas station just beyond Fenway Park’s right field bleachers.
On the North Shore, a revitalized neighborhood goes quiet
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The saxophone guy, the one that plays theme songs from 1970s TV shows for loose change as fans squeeze past on the Roberto Clemente Bridge on their way to and from PNC Park, is gone. The line to t…
Assisting an assist: Vandersloot aided in reaching 10 a game
Courtney Vandersloot got a little help to record her 220th assist of the season, making her the first player in WNBA history to average 10 assists a game.
Hard ball: COVID-19 slams Cleveland's baseball bars, clubs
CLEVELAND (AP) — No band has plugged its guitars into the amplifiers on Wilbert's stage since mid-March, and there's usually an open bar stool or three these days at the music joint just a long relay throw outside …
Bronx shops, bars plead with Yankees for aid amid COVID
NEW YORK (AP) — The manager stands behind the counter at Ballpark Sports Shop on River Avenue, pinstriped jerseys fully stocked on the racks around him. The inventory is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, but …