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Mavericks sweep season opener
MOSES LAKE — The defending 4A state champion Moses Lake Mavericks (2-0) open the softball season undefeated after …
English soccer scheme to increase diversity among coaches
LONDON (AP) — English soccer launched a placement scheme on Monday to assist players from ethnic minority backgrounds moving into coaching to increase diversity in the dugout.
Alabama mayor resigns after post on Crimson Tide's BLM video
CARBON HILL, Ala. (AP) — A controversial Alabama mayor has resigned after posting disparaging comments about the University of Alabama football team voicing its support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Subs, coaches seeing red as refs hear all in empty stadiums
ROME (AP) — Tommaso Berni, Inter Milan’s third-choice goalkeeper who hasn’t played in six seasons with the club, was sent off the bench for dissent during Sunday’s game at Parma.
A long-overdue 'Tip of the Cap' to baseball's Black pioneers
Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other former U.S. presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of…
Klopp urges Liverpool fans to celebrate title 'in private'
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool's first league title in 30 years should be celebrated "in a safe way and in private settings,” manager Jürgen Klopp said Monday.
Louisiana-Monroe signs football coach to 2-year extension
MONROE, La. (AP) — Louisiana-Monroe has signed its football coach to a 2-year contract extension that keeps him with the Warhawks through the 2022 season.
MATCHDAY: Palace hopes to strengthen attack against Burnley
A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Monday:
Source: Patriots sign QB Cam Newton to replace Tom Brady
BOSTON (AP) — The New England Patriots have reached an agreement with free-agent quarterback Cam Newton, bringing in the 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player to help the team move on from three-time MVP Tom Brady, a perso…
Lavelle, Hatch score and Spirit down Red Stars 2-1
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Rose Lavelle and Ashley Hatch each scored to give the Washington Spirit a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League's Challenge Cup on Saturday night.
What Would Have Been: World Series rematch at MLB midpoint
Major League Baseball is set to resume “spring training” this week while moving toward the start of a shortened 60-game season in late July. If not for the coronavirus pandemic, the league would have reached the ha…
49ers sign first-round picks Kinlaw, Aiyuk to 4-year deals
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have signed first-round draft picks Javon Kinlaw and Brandon Aiyuk to four-year deals, the team said Friday.
Rutgers wrestling gets up 2x Big Ten champ as grad transfer
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Two-time Big Ten Conference wrestling champion Sebastian Rivera has enrolled at Rutgers as a graduate transfer.
UK considers first local lockdown in COVID-19 pandemic
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government is considering a lockdown for the central English city of Leicester amid a spike of COVID-19 cases — the first time that a single U.K. area would face such an extreme measure duri…
Ex-Germany striker Gómez goes out with a goal and promotion
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Former Germany striker Mario Gómez retired from soccer on Sunday after scoring in his last game for Stuttgart.
The Latest: Morehouse cancels football, cross country
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: