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Gridiron roundup – week four
MOSES LAKE — Four weeks of Basin high school football are now in the books with many teams earning statement wins …
Oregon's Ionescu looks forward to pro career in the WNBA
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With the spotlight on her growing ever brighter, Sabrina Ionescu is aware she's becoming her own brand.
FIFA braced for challenges over player contract extensions
FIFA is braced for legal challenges over the recommendation that player contracts should be extended until the seasons halted by the coronavirus
Ole Miss signs Rider graduate transfer Dimencio Vaughn
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Dimencio Vaughn, a graduate transfer from Rider, has signed to play his final season with Mississippi.
MLS to launch youth competition as USSF academy folds
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer is launching an elite youth competition platform for teams that had been in the U.S. Soccer Federation’s development academy, which folded Wednesday due to the coronavirus pandem…
Lions look to bolster Patricia's shaky defense in NFL draft
3. DETROIT (3-12-1)
Ionescu, Sabally, Cox headline WNBA mock draft
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press had a panel of WNBA coaches and general managers hold a mock draft over the course of the season. This is the final installment with the draft on Friday.
Jaguars have huge defensive holes to fill in NFL draft
9, 20. JACKSONVILLE (6-10)
AP Interview: Manfred 'to turn over every stone' for season
NEW YORK (AP) — Rob Manfred wants Major League Baseball to be in position to take the field whenever government and health officials give the go-ahead.
Ex-NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, dies in car crash
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36.
VCU tennis coach Kostin retiring after 39-year career
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Paul Kostin, whose 1,179 victories in 39 seasons as a tennis coach rank second in NCAA history, Tuesday announced his retirement as VCU's men's and women's tennis coach.
The Latest: Durham Bulls laying off front-office staff
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Ball State adds 2 transfers with Indiana roots
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Two former Indiana state champions are transferring to Ball State.
Commissioners tell VP no football before campuses open
The commissioners of the nation's major college football conferences held a 30-minute conference call Wednesday with Vice President Mike Pence and stressed that college sports cannot return from the coronavirus shu…
State nears 1,000 virus deaths; Red Sox create food fund
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is approaching a grim coronavirus milestone, with the state likely to surpass 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday.
University of Cincinnati drops men's soccer in virus fallout
CINCINNATI (AP) — The University of Cincinnati eliminated its men's soccer program Tuesday as other colleges weighed cutbacks because of budget problems resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.