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Bell’s five touchdown day lifts Eagles past Northern Iowa
CHENEY — After a 34-27 loss to Northern Arizona, the Eastern Washington Eagles (1-1) bounced back with a statement…
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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.
Musgrove in, Polanco and Kela likely out for Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Musgrove is ready for opening day. Gregory Polanco and Keone Kela are decidedly not.
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
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Marshall QB Isaiah Green enters transfer portal
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall quarterback Isaiah Green is looking to transfer less than two months before the scheduled start of the season.
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.
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…
West Ham looks safe in Premier League after beating Watford
LONDON (AP) — Michail Antonio scored his seventh goal in five games as West Ham all but secured another season in the English Premier League with a 3-1 win that kept Watford in relegation trouble on Friday.
Nuggets' Barton: Jersey messages won't make enough impact
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Denver guard Will Barton said Friday that he decided against wearing a social justice message on the back of his jersey at the NBA restart because he does not believe it those actions …
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.
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…
Twins to keep off-duty Minneapolis police for 2020 security
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins will keep using off-duty Minneapolis police officers for security during the 2020 season.