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Othello Demo sees high action Wednesday
OTHELLO — The Othello Demolition Derby was held Wednesday night at the Adams County Fairgrounds. Throughout the co…
NFL plans to observe Juneteenth as league holiday
The NFL plans to recognize Juneteenth as a league holiday.
Jacksonville's history complicates Republican convention
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When Republicans descend on Jacksonville, Florida, to officially renominate President Donald Trump for a second term, it will be a well-choreographed affair that will unfold against the bac…
NFL star Antonio Brown gets probation for fight with driver
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL free agent Antonio Brown pleaded no contest Friday to charges related to a fight with a moving truck driver outside his South Florida home earlier this year.
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.
What's in a name? Cincinnati grapples with Marge Schott
CINCINNATI (AP) — Marge Schott's slurs and other offensive comments while she owned the Cincinnati Reds have organizations in her hometown reconsidering the use of her name on facilities that benefited from her don…
MLB offers players 80% of prorated salaries, 72-game season
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and its players are moving closer — to a deal or to Commissioner Rob Manfred ordering a shortened season without an agreement.
Italian soccer resumes in eerie silence
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Soccer finally resumed in Italy — in a surreal atmosphere.
Major League Baseball has offered players 80% of their prorated salaries and a 72-game regular season.
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has offered players 80% of their prorated salaries and a 72-game regular season.
'Black Lives Matter' replaces player names on EPL jerseys
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — English Premier League jerseys will feature “Black Lives Matter” instead of player names for the first 12 games after the competition's shutdown ends on Wednesday.
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Royals keep building with influx of more college prospects
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals for years valued high school prospects in the first-year player draft, guys with an abundance of raw athleticism, undeveloped talent and what those in the scouting pro…
Arizona State and Grand Canyon schedule 2-year series
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona State and Grand Canyon will meet in men's basketball for the first time in 40 years next season as part of a home-and-home series.
Missouri football program pushes again for racial justice
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Ryan Walters had just arrived at the University of Missouri to coach safeties for the football program when a series of protests related to racial injustice led to the resignations of the syste…