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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…
Washington adds graduate transfer QB Kevin Thomson
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington may have found its quarterback for the upcoming season after Kevin Thomson, the 2019 Big Sky Conference offensive player of the year, joined the Huskies as a graduate transfer.
The Latest: Student-athletes at Cal can return to campus
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Düsseldorf stuns Leipzig in Bundesliga, Dortmund loses
BERLIN (AP) — Fortuna Düsseldorf stunned Leipzig with two late goals to draw 2-2 in the Bundesliga on Wednesday and boost its hopes of avoiding relegation.
Cardinals QB Murray says he'll kneel for anthem this season
Quarterback Kyler Murray says he'll be kneeling during the national anthem this season.
NCAA rules D.J. Carton can play for Marquette right away
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette says the NCAA has granted guard D.J. Carton a waiver that will enable the Ohio State transfer to play for his new team in the upcoming season.
Column: Sports virus grades are in, at least for midterms
It’s been three months and a few days since Adam Silver pulled the plug on NBA games, the first domino in a long row of events to fall to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Champions League to be played at mini-tournament in Lisbon
GENEVA (AP) — The Champions League will finish with a mini-tournament in Lisbon, restarting in August after a five-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Manfred, Clark meet, develop basis for possible agreement
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark have developed a framework that Manfred said Wednesday could form the basis of an agreement as the two sides try to start the pan…
After 100-day wait, English soccer returns and takes a knee
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Players kneeled in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and victims of the coronavirus were remembered as the Premier League made a somber return on Wednesday from a 100-day shutdow…
Subject of race a challenge for coach in isolated town
PAHOKEE, Fla. (AP) — A wide spot in the road running alongside Lake Okeechobee, Pahokee is a low-income, predominantly black town with two traffic lights and no chain restaurants, 40 miles and a world away from Pre…
Cavs' Love honored with Arthur Ashe Courage Award
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award for his efforts in raising awareness about mental health.
Hawk-Eye glitch mars 1st game back in Premier League
It took just 41 minutes for the restarted Premier League to create another big controversy over technology.
Los Angeles FC signs veteran Honduran right back Andy Najar
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles FC has signed veteran Honduran defender Andy Najar.
EPL resumes with powerful anti-racism message, tech glitch
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — The referee blew his whistle, signaling the return of soccer in England after a 100-day stoppage because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Ex-Minn. coach Lucia picked to run new CCHA hockey league
Former Minnesota coach Don Lucia was named commissioner Wednesday of the newly formed Central Collegiate Hockey Association, an NCAA Division I league set to start in the 2021-22 season.