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Basin volleyball roundup, Sept. 1-15
MOSES LAKE — Volleyball teams across the Basin are bringing their best right out of the gate this season. See belo…
Russian teenagers beaten 10-1 as league restarts
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — A team of teenagers took the field for a club hit by the coronavirus pandemic and lost 10-1 as soccer in Russia restarted Friday.
Torino scorer Nkoulou takes a knee as Serie A resumes
MILAN (AP) — The first Serie A goal in 103 days was marked by scorer Nicolas Nkoulou taking a knee as the Italian league resumed with tributes for the country's healthcare workers and victims of the coronavirus pan…
UConn athletes begin returning to campus
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Members of UConn’s men’s basketball team returned to campus Friday as the school begins preparing to reopen after shutting down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Young baseball players get memento filled with stadium dirt
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese high school baseball players, heartbroken because their annual tournament was canceled due to the pandemic, are getting a consolation prize: a spoonful of dirt.
Newcastle beats 10-man Sheffield Utd 3-0 amid takeover talks
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle beat 10-man Sheffield United 3-0 in the Premier League on Sunday to virtually guarantee its top-flight status for another year and make the club an even more attractive option fo…
Yankees, Mets to train in New York if MLB resumes
NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees and Mets would train in New York if Major League Baseball and its players try to start the coronavirus-delayed season.
The Latest: NFLPA advises halt to private workouts together
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Clemson sees 23 football players test positive for COVID-19
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson said 23 football players have tested positive for coronavirus since returning to campus this month.
AP source: MLB spring training sites close amid virus worry
Every team in Major League Baseball will shut its spring training camp over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, a move that came in the wake of the Philadelphia Phillies announcing Friday five players had test…
Football players seek changes before returning to UCLA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA officials say they feel good regarding answering the concerns raised by football players about returning to campus this week.
The Latest: 28 Clemson athletes, staffers test positive
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Poignant return to soccer for Atalanta in virus-hit Bergamo
MILAN (AP) — When Atalanta takes to the field on Sunday, its match against Sassuolo will hold an extra element of poignancy.
Odd ball: Runners start on 2nd base, tie games, re-entry?
NEW YORK (AP) — Extra innings that start with runners on second base, games ending in ties and re-entry are among the possibilities for a radically altered 2020 Major League Baseball season, one limited to a maximu…
Trump administration backs Idaho transgender sports ban
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A recently passed Idaho law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports — the first such law in the nation — received backing on Friday from the administration of President Donald…
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