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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…
Tigers draft Arizona State slugger Torkelson with No. 1 pick
NEW YORK (AP) — Spencer Torkelson slugged his way through college, bashing baseballs all around the country with eye-popping power.
Trout, Manning, Amos among nominees for NJ Hall of Fame
ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — Baseball superstar Mike Trout, Super Bowl champion Eli Manning, “Good Times” actor John Amos, and film star Danny Aiello are among this year's nominees for the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
400-member House prepares for 1st session since pandemic
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — There will be chicken and roast beef on the floor of the University of New Hampshire ice arena Thursday, but no fish.
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Georgia Tech installing artificial turf for 2020 season
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech is installing artificial turf on Grant Field at Bobby Dodd Stadium for the 2020 season.
With virtual fans and daily matches, soccer returns to Spain
MADRID (AP) — With virtual crowds, daily matches and lots of testing for the coronavirus, soccer is coming back to Spain.
Torkelson, Kjerstad, Meyer lead top 10 picks in MLB draft
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s amateur draft began Wednesday night with the first of a pandemic-shortened five rounds. Here's a capsule look at the first 10 players selected:
Spanish soccer resumes with suspended 2nd-division match
MADRID (AP) — With tributes to pandemic victims and with fans watching from nearby balconies, Spanish soccer resumed Wednesday with the second half of a second-division match that was halted last year after fans ca…
The Latest: NCAA considering 6-week plan for football prep
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Man U cancels friendly when opposing manager tests positive
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United abruptly canceled one of its friendly matches ahead of the resumption of the Premier League after the opposing team's manager tested positive for the coronavirus.
All-Star outfielder Claudell Washington dies at age 65
Claudell Washington, a two-time All-Star outfielder who played 17 seasons in the majors after being called up as a teenager by the Oakland Athletics, has died. He was 65.
Raptors still have decisions to make before NBA restarts
The Toronto Raptors have an NBA championship to defend, a very long stay at the Disney complex awaiting them and plenty of unanswered questions on how the restart of the season will work.
US Soccer repeals rule that banned kneeling during anthem
U.S. Soccer's board of directors has voted to repeal a 2017 policy that required national team players to stand during the national anthem, a rule adopted after Megan Rapinoe kneeled in support of Colin Kaepernick.
Fans flock back for final big games of Serbian soccer season
As European soccer prepares to crown national champions in empty stadiums, there is more for fans to celebrate in Serbia.
Belmont's Rick Byrd heads up new OVC Hall of Fame members
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (AP) — Rick Byrd, Belmont's former men's basketball coach, heads up the Ohio Valley Conference's newest members of the league's Hall of Fame.