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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…
Moustakas homers as Reds sweep Pirates with 9-4 win
CINCINNATI (AP) — Mike Moustakas hit a big three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4 on Monday night for a doubleheader sweep.
Air Force will play Army, Navy in football this season
The Air Force Falcons will play two football games this season against fellow service academies Army and Navy.
Raiders' 2nd-year players step up in season-opening win
The linchpin to the Raiders' rebuilding process under coach Jon Gruden are the team’s three first-round picks from 2019.
Vanderbilt hires Louisiana Tech AD as Dores' new deputy AD
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has hired Louisiana Tech athletic director Tommy McClelland and Kristene Kelly from Dartmouth as deputy athletic directors.
Carroll runs for 2 TDs, Tulane rallies, beats S. Alabama
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Cameron Carroll ran for two of Tulane's four rushing touchdowns and the Green Wave scored the final 21 points to beat South Alabama 27-24 on Saturday night.
AP Top 25: La.-Lafayette leads 10 new teams in rankings
Sun Belt rivals Louisiana-Lafayette and Appalachian State were among 10 new teams ranked Sunday in first regular-season Associated Press college football poll, which was stripped of the teams not yet scheduled to p…
Life after the bubble: CJ McCollum releases his first wine
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Always a wine connoisseur, CJ McCollum is now a wine maker, too.
Steelers hold sign, many Giants kneel for national anthem
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers held a banner with an anti-racism message and at least 19 New York Giants players knelt during the playing of the national anthem before Monday night's game at M…
Titans linebacker Rashaan Evans ejected for throwing punch
DENVER (AP) — Tennessee Titans linebacker Rashaan Evans was ejected Monday night after throwing a punch at Denver Broncos tight end Jake Butt late in the first quarter.
Rams' new defense gets off to strong start in beating Dallas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams saw some encouraging early returns from Sean McVay's offseason decision to make systemic changes to what was already a pretty good defense.
Williams' 3 TDs help No. 18 UNC pull away from Syracuse 31-6
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina opened a high-expectation season with a fast start and a strong finish, sandwiched around a run of mistake-filled play. And all of it came amid the unusual backdrop of sectio…
Louisville football coach to auction off visor for charity
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — University of Louisville football coach Scott Satterfield is participating in an auction that will benefit local charities.
NCAA seeks to dismiss college athletes' federal lawsuit
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The NCAA is seeking to dismiss a federal lawsuit by two college athletes that seeks to prevent the association from limiting compensation athletes can make from their names, images and likenesse…
Tired of waiting: Ohio State stars opt out, move on to draft
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With the chances of the Big Ten Conference playing a football season slipping away, two of Ohio State's best players have chosen to opt out and start preparing for the NFL draft.
Garoppolo comes up short in 49ers season-opening loss
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers still had a chance to win despite several missed chances on offense and a defense that wilted late against Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals.