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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…
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.
The Latest: Women's, men's tennis tours to resume in August
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Monaco appoints Paul Mitchell as sporting director
MONACO (AP) — French league club Monaco appointed Paul Mitchell as its sporting director on Wednesday.
Wolfsburg retains German women's Bundesliga soccer title
WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Wolfsburg won the German women's Bundesliga title Wednesday for the fourth year in a row after beating Freiburg 2-0 to open up an insurmountable lead.
As Florida virus test numbers rise, NBA prepares for Disney
The rate of positive coronavirus tests in the Orlando, Florida, area has been soaring in recent days. The NBA hopes that doesn’t matter.
The Latest: Rogers Cup men’s tennis tournament pushed to '21
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Taking players' lead, UEFA seeks better anti-racism campaign
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — European soccer body UEFA wants to improve its campaigns promoting anti-racism and diversity after seeing several players make a big impact off the field.
Coronavirus puts poor Argentines' soccer dreams on hold
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — The apartment blocks of Fort Apache are emblazoned with murals of Carlos Tevez, the superstar forward for Argentina's most popular pro soccer team and its national squad.
Mertens extends Napoli contract after setting club record
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Four days after becoming Napoli’s all-time leading scorer, Dries Mertens was given a contract extension with the club.
Glued to the telly: English soccer returns, a nation sighs
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — English soccer's longest suspension since World War II comes to an end Wednesday, bringing the country's favorite sport back to a nation that has struggled to protect its citizens during …
Spanish basketball back with 'bubble' format like NBA plan
MADRID (AP) — Spain is next to start playing professional basketball amid the coronavirus pandemic using a “bubble” format similar to the one planned by the NBA.
Bayern coach Flick the key to latest Bundesliga triumph
BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich effectively won the Bundesliga title in November when it appointed Hansi Flick as coach.
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.
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…