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Lions fall in competitive first round of state
YAKIMA — The Moses Lake Christian Academy Lions battled their way through districts and made their way into the WI…
Hubbard leads high hopes for No. 15 Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy just wants to talk football.
Texas and Michigan announce athletic staff and salary cuts
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic is hitting the biggest, richest schools of college sports, whether they are planning to play football this fall or not.
Mercury rout Fever to reach postseason
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 28 points and Diana Taurasi added 27, matching her career high with eight 3-pointers, to help the Phoenix Mercury clinch a playoff spot with a 105-81 win over the …
Bears coach Matt Nagy Expects Decision Soon on Starting QB
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy and his assistant coaches will put on a few pots of coffee and work into the night behind closed doors.
Kershaw hits strikeout marks, sends Dodgers past D-Backs 5-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw doesn't feel like a potential no-hitter is serious until it lasts through six innings. Before that, it's just the everyday dominance that Dodgers fans have come to expect over his…
More charges brought in college admissions bribery scandal
BOSTON (AP) — Another wealthy parent was charged Wednesday with trying to bribe his child's way into an elite university as a fake athletic recruit, a day after two former college coaches caught up in the nationwid…
Canucks beat Golden Knights 4-0 to again avoid elimination
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks appeared to be down and out, faced with a 3-1 series hole and their starting goalie out.
Memo: NCAA to furlough its entire staff for 3-8 weeks
The NCAA will furlough its entire Indianapolis-based staff of about 600 employees for three to eight weeks in a cost-saving move, according to memo obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
Game 7 times two: Stars-Avs, Knights-Canucks
Avalanche scoring wizard Nathan MacKinnon is from Canada, and teammate Nikita Zadorov from Russia. Dallas center Radek Faksa hails from the Czech Republic and veteran Joe Pavelski from Wisconsin. Vancouver goaltend…
LEADING OFF: A's back in action after 4 virus postponements
A look at what's happening around the majors on Friday:
Editorial Roundup: Kentucky
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers:
Texas Tech QB Bowman relishes fresh start in Wells' 2nd year
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Alan Bowman is ready for a fresh start as Texas Tech's quarterback. This time, he'd like to be playing at the end of a full season.
Appalachian St., La.-Lafayette, back as Sun Belt favorites
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Appalachian State and Louisiana-Lafayette have given the Sun Belt Conference a top-heavy look in recent seasons.
Brown U. rebuts 'conspiracy' in fight over women's sports
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University rebutted what the school calls “spurious conspiracy claims" as it responded to an allegation that it is failing to comply with a 1998 agreement ensuring gender equity in spo…
Army hoping for a turnaround season with 8 home games
Army coach Jeff Monken is stoked for the football season, no matter what the schedule looks like.