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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…
Robert Morris joining Horizon League, football to Big South
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Robert Morris is leaving the Northeast Conference to join the Horizon League.
Fan groups protest fake crowd noise in soccer amid pandemic
DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — An alliance of soccer fan groups across 16 European nations launched a campaign Wednesday against artificial crowd noise being used on broadcasts of games held in empty stadiums amid the …
Kentucky football opener changed to avoid Derby conflict
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has moved its season opener against Eastern Michigan ahead two days to Sept. 3, avoiding a conflict with the rescheduled 146th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-MLB
West Virginia football player tests positive for coronavirus
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A football player at West Virginia has tested positive for the coronavirus, the school said Monday on the first day of voluntary workouts.
Superdome renovation crew has 32 COVID-19 cases
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Superdome officials say positive COVID-19 tests have come back for 32 workers contracted to perform stadium renovations.
Texas Kickoff pushed back a day for Mississippi-Baylor
HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Kickoff game between Mississippi and Baylor is moving back a day.
Would MLB fans view champ, stats as legit in 50-game season?
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off a robust round of batting practice in Central Park, softball slugger Todd Montgomery squared up his Mets cap and took a swing at hardball questions involving his favorite team.
City defender conscious, heading to hospital after collision
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Eric Garcia was taken to the hospital for tests after a heavy collision with teammate Ederson Moraes during the 3-0 win over Arsenal in the Prem…
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…
Manfred thinks it 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…
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Utah guard Gach transfers to home state team, Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Utah guard Both Gach (pronounced booth gotch) has decided to transfer to Minnesota to play his last two seasons of college in his home state.
Zion Williamson gets favorable ruling in lawsuit by ex-agent
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida appeals court has granted Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson’s motion to block his former marketing agent’s effort to have the ex-Duke star answer questions about whether he received improper be…
St. Thomas gains NCAA approval for next step in D1 move
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The University of St. Thomas gained NCAA support Wednesday for the Minnesota school's bid to move its athletic programs directly from Division III to Division I.