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Eagles off to historic season start with 3-1 win over Western Illinois
CHENEY — The Eastern Washington Eagles (4-0) are off to their best regular season start in school history after ea…
Bears embrace routine as they try to bounce back
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Veteran defensive lineman Akiem Hicks was ready to embrace the routine.
Cardinals beat Cubs 3-1 in doubleheader opener
CHICAGO (AP) — Finally back on the field, the St. Louis Cardinals are rounding into form in a hurry.
More bad breaks for Jags with Lynch, Gunter, Oliver issues
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone should be used to this by now.
NBA: 2021 All-Star weekend in Indy unlikely on current dates
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NBA’s 2021 All-Star weekend in Indianapolis is unlikely to take place as currently scheduled, with the league revealing Monday that large blocks of hotel rooms that had been reserved for the…
COVID-19, not championships, hot topic at SEC practices
Southeastern Conference teams opened preseason camp Monday with the precarious status of the season largely overshadowing even the annual ambitions of Alabama and Georgia.
Slams, not dunks: WWE replaces the NBA at one Florida arena
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Pro wrestling is replacing pro basketball at the Florida arena that is home to the Orlando Magic, at least for the time being amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Florida opens practice short-handed, Mullen expects opt-outs
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Dan Mullen had several players miss the team’s opening training camp practice Monday.
COVID-19-tested Reds schedule flight to KC for 2-game series
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds scheduled a flight to Kansas City early Tuesday for a two-game series against the Royals that was put in doubt after a Cincinnati player tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.
The Latest: UNC fall sports still on despite remote learning
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
VanVleet leads red-hot Raptors to 134-110 triumph over Nets
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) —
Golladay wants to stay with Lions, hopeful for new deal soon
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Kenny Golladay has earned the right to get paid well in the NFL. He plans do that in Detroit.
49ers fear WR Jalen Hurd lost for season with knee injury
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers receiver Jalen Hurd went down with a knee injury that likely will sideline him for the season.
James on his return to postseason: 'This is the toughest'
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — LeBron James never took it for granted, no matter how routine it became.
NHL goaltenders putting on puck-stopping clinic in playoffs
Nearly 20 years ago, Kevin Weekes and goaltending coach Sudarshan Maharaj rented some ice time at a Toronto arena with a Chinese food buffet above them and worked on the fundamentals of the position.
Mariners RHP Kendall Graveman has benign tumor
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Mariners pitcher Kendall Graveman said Monday he has a benign bone tumor in his cervical spine but intends to continue pitching.