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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…
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VIRUS OUTBREAK-MLB
Agent: Cowboys star Elliott tested positive for coronavirus
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to his agent.
Schools debate whether to detail positive tests for athletes
Over the past two weeks, as college athletes have returned to campuses to work out and prepare for sports later this year, a handful of them have tested positive for the coronavirus.
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.
NCAA encourages day off from college sports on election day
The NCAA on Friday encouraged its 1,100 member colleges and universities to give athletes the day off from sports on election day, responding to grassroots movements of activism from players and coaches.
Racial reckoning in boardrooms and dugouts as EPL resumes
When the time came to vote on restarting the Premier League, no black chief executives or chairmen from the English clubs were involved. There aren’t any across the 20 teams, nor in the leadership of the world’s ri…
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BASEBALL
The Latest: Play ball! Prep baseball being played in Iowa
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on sports around the world (all times local):
Commissioner Rob Manfred says baseball season in jeopardy
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league games this year after a breakdown in talks between teams and the players' union on how to split up money in a season delayed by …
Commissioner says baseball season in jeopardy
NEW YORK (AP) — Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league season after a breakdown in talks between teams and the union on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
49ers give Kyle Shanahan new deal through 2025
The San Francisco 49ers rewarded coach Kyle Shanahan with a new six-year contract Monday after he took the team to the Super Bowl in his third season at the helm.
MLB Calendar
July 14 — All-Star Game at Los Angeles.
Manfred says there might not be an MLB season
NEW YORK (AP) — Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league season after a breakdown in talks between teams and the union on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. T…
MLB letter obtained by The Associated Press says several players and staff have tested positive for COVID-19.
NEW YORK (AP) — MLB letter obtained by The Associated Press says several players and staff have tested positive for COVID-19.