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Mavericks swim hosts first meet of the season
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks girls swim team got their season started Thursday as they hosted a nonleague…
NFL GMs, coaches striving for more balance in life and work
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The Latest: ACC moving football media days to virtual format
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Duke's Mayonnaise new sponsor of Charlotte football games
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke’s Mayonnaise is the new title sponsor of the regular-season college football game and postseason bowl game played in Charlotte.
UEFA eases club finance rules for 1 year due to the pandemic
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has eased its rules for monitoring spending by Europe’s top soccer clubs due to financial instability caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Rashford back to the day job after activism during pandemic
He used his profile to help raise $25 million for charity, shame the British government over its policy for school lunches, and become one of the most popular and admired people in the country during the coronaviru…
Werner joining Chelsea, missing Leipzig's CL quarterfinal
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has agreed to a deal with Leipzig to sign striker Timo Werner, who is set to join next month and shun the opportunity to play for the German club in the Champions League quarterfinals.
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Gio Reyna out of Dortmund game with 'bacterial infection'
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — American attacking midfielder Gio Reyna has been ruled out of Borussia Dortmund’s Bundesliga game against Mainz because of an illness.
Félix scores twice as Atlético ends winless streak in Spain
MADRID (AP) — João Félix scored twice in his first match back from injury as Atlético Madrid routed Osasuna 5-0 on Wednesday to end its winless streak and regain fourth place in the Spanish league.
Los Angeles FC signs veteran Honduran right back Andy Najar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC has signed veteran Honduran defender Andy Najar.
Texas president to meet with students on athletes' demands
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The interim president of the University of Texas said Monday he is scheduling meetings with student groups after dozens of Longhorns athletes said they wanted the school to ditch “The Eyes of T…
Big Sky Conference gives athletes day off on election day
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — The Big Sky Conference said Wednesday that it will give its schools a day off from required athletic activities on election day in November.
MLB thinks Manfred has framework with Clark, union stays mum
NEW YORK (AP) — After days of angry exchanges over money between Major League Baseball and the players' association, Commissioner Rob Manfred started to doubt whether there would be a 2020 season and said as much o…
Debate on racism renews calls for Redskins to change name
The recent national debate over racism has renewed calls for the NFL’s Washington Redskins to change their name, with Native American advocates believing the climate is right for action despite no evidence owner Da…
Judge says Giants' will approach social issues as a team
Even before he has spent one day with his full team, Joe Judge has been tested in unforeseen ways.