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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…
More than half of NFL coaching staffs not at team facilities
More than half of the 32 NFL teams did not have coaching staffs at their facilities Friday even though the league has approved such returns where local governments allow them.
AP Top 25 Podcast: Taking first step toward football season
If there is going to be college football in the fall, the first step is getting the players back together while still fighting the coronavirus.
7 Arkansas St. athletes positive for COVID-19, no symptoms
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Seven Arkansas State athletes tested positive for COVID-19 and are self-isolating for 14 days, Chancellor Kelly Damphousse said Thursday.
The Latest: 75 Penn State football players to return Monday
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NBA offers clarity on tiebreakers with uneven schedule
MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has told teams that playoff seeding will be based on winning percentage, and that any tiebreakers necessary after that will follow the usual procedures.
Bulls not ready to announce decision on Boylen's future
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls' new top basketball executive wasn't ready to make any announcements about the coaching staff on Saturday.
Goodell says NFL was wrong for not listening to players
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league was wrong for not listening to players fighting for racial equality and encouraged them to peacefully protest.
New plea change hearing for suspect accused of game threat
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A magistrate judge rescheduled a change of plea hearing for a man accused of threatening a shooting at Ohio State University and vowing to hurt players on the football team.
Thousands march through Florida's cities, demanding change
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — During a break in the rain Saturday, several hundred protesters sat in an intersection in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida and chanted against racism.
Georgia AD Greg McGarity given 1-year contract extension
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity has been given a one-year contract extension.
NCAA sets new schedule for NBA draft entrants to withdraw
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has set a new schedule for early entrants to the NBA draft to withdraw and return to school.
Fans and soccer back in Vietnam after coronavirus shutdown
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (AP) — Soccer was back and so were the spectators in Vietnam on Friday when the top domestic league resumed after the coronavirus shutdown.
DePaul AD Jean Lenti Ponsetto retires after 18 years
CHICAGO (AP) — Longtime DePaul athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto is retiring.
Column: Shut up and dribble? No way. It's time to listen
A column is normally a spot for pontificating, to speak bluntly on the issues of the day and receive a gamut of feedback, from effusive praise to slanderous insults.