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Demo Derby concludes for 2026
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Round Up Miner Services Demolition Derby came to an exciting conclusion Wednesday nigh…
Mets' Smith pleads through tears: 'People still don't care'
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets slugger Dominic Smith doesn't care if white teammates join him in kneeling for the national anthem. Doesn't need them to cut a check to his charity, either.
The Latest: NC State pauses all athletic activities
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
NCAA probe of LSU's Wade includes offers to 11 players
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — NCAA enforcement officials say LSU basketball coach Will Wade is suspected of offering or providing “impermissible benefits” to 11 prospective recruits or people associated with them.
Parsons, Sewell among AP preseason All-Americans not playing
Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons and Oregon tackle Penei Sewell are among 11 players selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first team who are not slated to play this fall.
Tone of Raptors-Celtics matchup changes amid shooting unrest
Toronto and Boston are two of the hottest teams in the playoffs, coming off first-round sweeps of Brooklyn and Philadelphia, respectively, in the first round.
Former Niagara assistant coach files human rights complaint
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An assistant women's basketball coach at Niagara University who resigned last week has filed a complaint against the private Catholic university saying she was discriminated against based on he…
Flyers give up 3-goal lead, recover to beat Islanders in OT
TORONTO (AP) — Phillippe Myers scored 2:40 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Wednesday, tying the second-round playoff series at a game apiece.
Osaka withdraws in protest; W&S put on hold Thursday
NEW YORK (AP) — Fourth-seeded Naomi Osaka reached the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday and withdrew a few hours later in a call for racial justice, drawing quick support from other players. So…
No. 8 Florida gets WRs Grimes, Toney, Copeland back at camp
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — No. 8 Florida has its top two receivers back at practice and ready to play this season.
Teams not playing in '20 will not be ranked in coaches' poll
TYSONS CORNER, Va. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic that has altered the upcoming college football season will also change the way the weekly coaches' poll published by USA Today is conducted.
Forbes: transfer Wilkins immediately eligible at Wake Forest
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes says Virginia Tech transfer Isaiah Wilkins will be immediately eligible this season.
Pilot killed in Oregon wildfire was ex-Montana State player
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed while fighting an Oregon wildfire was a former basketball player at Montana State University and flew search and rescue missio…
Orlando beats Nashville in lone MLS game played Wednesday
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Daryl Dike scored two goals in the second half and Orlando City SC beat Nashville SC 3-1 in the only game played in Major League Soccer on Wednesday night.
Giants' second-round pick McKinney breaks left foot
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants' secondary has taken a big hit with second-round draft pick Xavier McKinney out indefinitely with a broken left foot.
Former NFL and NHL executive Vince Casey dead at age 78
LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) — Vince Casey, a longtime sports public relations executive who worked for the NFL and in the NHL, has died. He was 78.