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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…
AP source: 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.
App gives Florida grads virtual reality diploma ceremony
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida seniors missing out on the thrill of a live graduation are getting a surprise from their school district thanks an augmented reality app that looks like they are getting their d…
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…
MLB delays start of new international signings period
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has delayed the start of the new international signings period from July 2 until Jan. 15, a move that will cause teams to push back deals for 16- and 17-year-old Latin American…
Ravens LB Judon blasts Goodell's 'black lives matter' speech
BALTIMORE (AP) — Ravens linebacker Matthew Judon criticized the timing of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's assertion that the league believes “black lives matter," saying Monday that the message should have been de…
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Durant joins ownership group for soccer's Philadelphia Union
Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union.
AP Source: Chance MLB won't play increases in money fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball might not play at all this year after a breakdown in talks between teams and the players' association on how to split up money in a season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Boilermakers' longest-tenured AD, Morgan Burke, dies at 68
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Morgan Burke, the longest serving athletic director in Purdue history, died at his home Monday after battling a rare disease for the past year. He was 68.
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.
Gundy's OAN support angers star Oklahoma St RB Chuba Hubbard
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard and coach Mike Gundy appear to have ironed out their differences for now.
AP Source: MLB tells union it won't start season unless players waive claims MLB violated March agreement
NEW YORK (AP) — AP Source: MLB tells union it won't start season unless players waive claims MLB violated March agreement.
Vegas Golden Knights sign Reaves to $3.5M, 2-year extension
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights signed tough guy Ryan Reaves on Monday to a two-year contract extension worth $3.5 million.
Doyle out as Iowa strength coach; Barta standing by Ferentz
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa athletic director Gary Barta gave a vote of confidence to longtime football coach Kirk Ferentz on Monday after deciding to cut ties with a strength coach accused of mistreating African A…
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.