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Vikings fall to Highline in preseason doubleheader
MOSES LAKE — The Big Bend Community College Vikings continued through their preseason as they hosted their first g…
Verge to stay at Arizona State, removes name from NBA draft
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State guard Alonzo Verge Jr. is withdrawing his name from the NBA draft and will return for his senior season.
Lamont reluctant to let UConn football travel to hot spots
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday he would be reluctant to allow UConn's football team to travel to any state with a high coronavirus infection rate this fall.
AP Source: Blue Jays denied Canadian government approval to play games in Toronto amid pandemic.
TORONTO (AP) — AP Source: Blue Jays denied Canadian government approval to play games in Toronto amid pandemic.
Yanks' P Germán not retiring, apologizes for misleading post
NEW YORK (AP) — Suspended Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán says he is not retiring from baseball and apologized for suggesting as much in an Instagram post a night earlier.
Bea Gorton, Indiana's 1st women's hoops coach, dies at 73
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bea Gorton, the first women's basketball coach at Indiana, has died. She was 73.
The Latest: Meadows tests positive, Moncada back from virus
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Tennessee Vols tight end has back surgery for herniated disk
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee tight end Austin Pope says he had surgery Thursday to repair a herniated disk in his back.
MLB's testing sweep brings some success but optics are issue
PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball's COVID-19 testing sweep appears to be having some success even as large swaths of the United States continue to struggle with containing the fast-spreading virus.
Sky Blue advances 4-3 on penalties after draw with Spirit
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Kailen Sheridan stopped Bayley Feist's penalty kick and Sky Blue advanced to the Challenge Cup semifinals 4-3 on penalties after a scoreless draw with the Washington Spirit on Saturday.
College hoops coaches move to eliminate standardized testing
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Men's and women's college basketball coaches are proposing the NCAA eliminate standardized testing requirements from initial-eligibility standards, calling exams such as the SAT and ACT “lon…
ESPN: Most highest-paid college coaches avoid salary cuts
Most of the highest-paid college football coaches have avoided the voluntary salary reductions that have swept Power Five programs, according to an ESPN survey.
Yanks' LeMahieu unsure for opener after positive COVID test
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu isn't sure if he'll be ready for Thursday’s season opener after missing much of preseason camp because of a positive coronavirus test, while third baseman Gio Ursh…
Alabama Senate race shapes up to be a contentious slugfest
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — With control of the U.S. Senate on the line, Alabama’s race is shaping up to be a contentious showdown between a college football coach backed by President Donald Trump and the body’s most e…
Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe tests positive for coronavirus
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer confirmed Eric Bledsoe tested positive for COVID-19, but remains cautiously optimistic the veteran point guard will be ready for the start of the…
Rhode Island cracks down on beach crowding, parking
A look at coronavirus-related developments around New England on Saturday: