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Knights host football jamboree
ROYAL CITY — The football season is set to start Friday evening with the annual jamboree between the Ephrata Tiger…
LEADING OFF: MLB honors 100th anniversary of Negro Leagues
A look at what’s happening around the majors today:
Lyon stuns Man City 3-1 to reach Champions League semifinals
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Gabriel Jesus was crouching on the field and crying. Not even the Manchester City jersey covering his face could mask the agony.
Stafford, Smart donate $500,000 to UGa diversity program
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Former Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford and Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart have contributed a total of $500,000 to an athletic department program focused on diversity and social justice.
Surprising Suns ready to build off bubble success
PHOENIX (AP) — Coach Monty Williams could sense a few eye rolls earlier this summer when the Phoenix Suns and their extremely mediocre 26-39 record were invited to the NBA's bubble.
The Latest: Syracuse to test 3 times weekly during season
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Senators lay out plan for college athletes bill of rights
A group of senators led by Cory Booker of New Jersey and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut on Thursday released a plan for reforming college sports with an athletes bill or rights.
Texas hospitalizations below 7,000 for first time in weeks
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas reported fewer than 7,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time in six weeks Thursday, but that encouraging sign was clouded by questions over testing as schools reopen and…
Rutgers had at least 30 players were positive for COVID-19
Rutgers has had at least 30 football players test positive for COVID-19 since the team returned to campus in mid June.
Mountain East Conference pushes back fall sports to spring
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) — The Mountain East Conference is postponing fall college sports competition until the spring semester due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Most Marlins who had virus are cleared for reinstatement
MIAMI (AP) — Most of the Miami Marlins players sidelined by a coronavirus outbreak have been cleared by baseball's joint committee for reinstatement, the team said Saturday, and they're expected to begin rehabilita…
Big Ten parents call on league to play; OU has 9 positives
A group of Ohio State football players' parents Saturday joined parents of players at Iowa in calling for the Big Ten to overturn its decision not to play this fall because of the pandemic.
Surging Orioles drop Nationals into cellar with 7-3 victory
BALTIMORE (AP) — The unpredictable nature of this wacky baseball season can best be summed up by the current status of a team that's coming off two straight 100-loss seasons and a club that last fall won its first …
NBA first-round playoff preview capsules
Capsules for the NBA's first-round playoff series that start Monday:
Barcelona fears grim future after Bayern meltdown
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi had warned Barcelona’s fans that his team didn’t have enough to win the Champions League this season.
Rask-less Bruins top Hurricanes 3-1, take 2-1 lead in series
TORONTO (AP) — The Boston Bruins, shortly after waking up Saturday to face the Carolina Hurricanes, found out goaltender