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Football set to start with Gridiron Guide
MOSES LAKE — Local football players have started to hit the turf as preseason practices have been running in the l…
Sky top Mercury behind solid defensive effort
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Allie Quigley scored 20 points, Kahleah Copper added 16 points and the Chicago Sky beat the Phoenix Mercury 89-71 on Wednesday night.
George, Leonard lead Clippers past Nuggets for No. 2 seed
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Paul George scored 27 points, Kawhi Leonard had 26 and the Los Angeles Clippers wrapped up the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs with a 124-111 victory over the third-seed…
Bergeron scores in 2nd OT, Bruins beat Hurricanes in Game 1
TORONTO (AP) — After being told to come back the next morning because another game lasted five overtimes, the Boston Bruins didn't want to repeat history so quickly.
Horvat scores twice, Canucks beat Blues 5-2 in series opener
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Bo Horvat scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks beat the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Wednesday in the opening game of their best-of-seven first-round series.
College football in the spring: When? How much? Who plays?
Back in April, not long after the NCAA basketball tournaments were canceled because of the pandemic, the idea of moving the college football season to the spring of 2021 already was being tossed around.
The Latest: China's community virus cases hit single digits
BEIJING — China’s newly confirmed community transmitted cases of coronavirus fell into the single digits on Wednesday, while Hong Kong saw another 33 cases of infection.
A's hit 3 HRs, Laureano's 3 fine catches help top Angels 8-4
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Oakland manager Bob Melvin didn't know until an hour before Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Angels whether Ramón Laureano would be available.
Big Ten Conference announces it won't play football this fall, will explore playing in the spring
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Big Ten Conference announces it won't play football this fall, will explore playing in the spring.
Atalanta's dream Champions League debut ends in heartbreak
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Just like that, Atalanta's Champions League dream was over.
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DeSantis pushes football; Florida breaks virus death record
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing for college football to be played as scheduled this fall, saying Tuesday that canceling the season as some conferences are doing because of the
The Latest: Asian Beach Games postponed
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
SEC, ACC, Big 12 still hoping to play football this fall
And then there were three.
Yanks star Judge ailing, uncertain for start of Bosox series
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees star Aaron Judge was out of the lineup Wednesday night because of tightness in his lower body and it was uncertain whether the oft-injured slugger would return for the start of a weekend ser…
UConn's Bueckers marches for her little brother's future
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn freshman Paige Bueckers marched for racial justice in her home state of Minnesota after the death of George Floyd and says she plans to continue using her voice for social change now th…