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WA COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE: Sept. 25 – Oct. 2, 2026
MOSES LAKE — There's always more excitement to come as college athletes continue through their fall seasons. Check…
Boise State implements staff furloughs including athletics
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Boise State head football coach Bryan Harsin and other coaches and athletic department employees earning more than $40,000 per year will be furloughed.
Buffalo basketball team gets probation for forged documents
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The University at Buffalo men’s basketball team has been placed on one-year probation and agreed to other NCAA sanctions after a former assistant coach was found to have forged recruiting docum…
The Latest: Dutch government extends ban on sports events
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Independence Bowl gets new title sponsor
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The Independence Bowl has a new title sponsor.
John Elway's name is all over Broncos' long draft history
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: John Elway’s first draft pick was his best: Texas A&M LB Von Miller with the second overall selection in 2011, one spot behind Cam Newton. Five years later, the two squared off in Super…
Chiefs strike gold with Mahomes after QB draft troubles
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Patrick Mahomes. Good luck finding a more recent “best first-round pick” than the No. 10 overall choice in 2017. After a learning season behind Alex Smith, the Q…
For Bears, sweetest pick of all was Payton
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: RB Walter Payton. The Bears boast a record 28 Hall of Famers, from founder George Halas to 2018 inductee Brian Urlacher. But when it comes to the draft, the sweetest pick of all has to …
With no 1st-round picks, Pace looks to stock Bears in draft
Chicago general manager Ryan Pace is all wired and ready to go for the draft. He thinks the Bears are, too.
AP source: Minors prepared to accept cut to 120 affiliates
NEW YORK (AP) — The minor leagues are prepared to agree to Major League Baseball’s proposal to cut guaranteed affiliations from 160 to 120 next year, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Pres…
Hall of Famers Roaf, Jackson, highlight Saints draft history
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: LT Willie Roaf. Drafted eighth overall out of Louisiana Tech in 1993, he became just the second Saints player enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame after linebac…
A lost season? Minor league teams, players face bleak future
CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Nutter is surrounded by questions everywhere he goes these days. So the longtime president of the Fort Wayne TinCaps is planning for each scenario he can imagine, one at a time.
Parcells, Seymour, Vrabel named team Hall of Fame finalists
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Former coach Bill Parcells, defensive lineman Richard Seymour and linebacker Mike Vrabel were named Tuesday as the three finalists for induction into the New England Patriots team Hall of F…
Titans' draft-day hits, misses from Houston to Music City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: Offensive lineman Bruce Matthews in 1983. This franchise, previously the Houston Oilers, has picked some Hall of Famers in the first round, including Matthews' c…
Lamar Jackson's offseason includes group workout, new tattoo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — It's been a busy offseason for reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson, who's thrown footballs on the practice field without regard to social distancing, added a massive chest tattoo and exchanged t…
Hall of Famers Bednarik, Dawkins among Eagles' best picks
BEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: C/LB Chuck Bednarik. Concrete Charlie was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1949 NFL draft and is the league’s last full-time two-way player. He missed three games his rookie season and sta…