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Knights set for state title rematch
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights (1-0) are slated for a big game against the Cashmere Bulldogs (1-0) on Friday, as i…
American coach makes his mark by winning Austrian title
DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Jesse Marsch came to Europe to make a name both for himself and for every other American soccer coach.
AL MVP Trout still doesn't feel comfortable about this year
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout rounded third base wearing a white N-95 mask Friday morning as he participated in the Los Angeles Angels first workout of summer camp.
K-State players end threat of boycott over Floyd tweet
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State football players have called off a threatened boycott in response to an insensitive tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd.
Navy-Lafayette joins lists of college football cancellations
The coronavirus pandemic is already impacting the 2020 college football schedule, with the Sept. 12 game between Lafayette College and Navy the latest to be canceled.
Confessions of a baseball purist
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) —
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Suspect accused of football game threat enters guilty plea
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who used Facebook to threaten a shooting at Ohio State University and vowed to hurt players on the football team and then-head coach Urban Meyer pleaded guilty Wednesday, authorities sai…
Washington Redskins undergoing 'thorough review' of team name
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Redskins undergoing 'thorough review' of team name.
NCAA case against Kansas hoops taken for independent review
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The NCAA's infractions case against the University of Kansas men's basketball program has been accepted into a newly created independent investigation process that was created to handle especi…
Louisiana College applies for NAIA for 2021-22 school year
PINEVILLE, La. (AP) — A private Baptist college in Louisiana
Blue Jays granted exemption to train in Toronto
TORONTO (AP) — All 30 Major League Baseball teams will train at their regular-season ballparks for the pandemic-shortened season after the Toronto Blue Jays received a Canadian federal government exemption on Thurs…
Trio of former UConn greats leading social justice charge
NEW YORK (AP) — Renee Montgomery and Tiffany Hayes appreciated what former UConn teammate Maya Moore was doing when the All-Star forward stepped away from basketball two years ago to focus on criminal justice refor…
Who are those masked men? Dodgers resume camp with new rules
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw arrived in Los Angeles for the restart of spring training with the Dodgers and was struck by the sight of people wearing masks while walking their dogs.
MLS players balance health history with virus risk
SEATTLE (AP) — Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Andy Rose needed to have a lot of conversations and make hard decisions when Major League Soccer first started moving toward returning to action with a tournament in Fl…
Trout uncertain, All-Star Game off as MLB gets back on field
His N-95 mask squarely in place, Mike Trout stroked line drives, streaked around the bases and caught flyballs at Angel Stadium. The sport’s biggest star then let something drop — he’s not “comfortable” in this COV…