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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 …
Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials
Black Hills Pioneer, Spearfish, April 11
Hank Steinbrenner, Yankees co-owner, dies at 63
NEW YORK (AP) — Hank Steinbrenner, the oldest son of George Steinbrenner and one of the four siblings who own the controlling shares of the New York Yankees, died Tuesday at age 63.
AP Source: Iupati returning to Seahawks on 1-year deal
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Guard Mike Iupati is returning to the Seattle Seahawks on a one-year deal, joining a glut of free agent additions focused on the offensive line.
Former Royals, Cubs manager Jim Frey dies at age 88
SOMERSET, N.J. (AP) — Jim Frey, who managed the Kansas City Royals to the 1980 AL pennant and the Chicago Cubs within one win of the 1984 World Series, has died. He was 88.
Tuesday's Sports In Brief
BASEBALL
Chargers sign former XFL tight end Donald Parham Jr.
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Donald Parham Jr., who led XFL tight ends in yards and receptions, has signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, the team said Tuesday.
AP Sportlight
April 16
Lockdown, now meltdown: Scottish soccer engulfed in chaos
Scottish soccer isn’t just in lockdown. It’s in meltdown, too.
Stadium work mostly ongoing, though altered by pandemic
SEATTLE (AP) — Workers are still showing up in Inglewood, California, Las Vegas and Seattle and making progress on stadium and arena projects.
Coaching carousel slows down amid coronavirus concerns
On March 11, Western Michigan announced it was changing coaches in men’s basketball. The following day, the NCAA Tournament was canceled, and the enormity of the coronavirus crisis started to hit home throughout co…
MLS says goal of playing full season increasingly difficult
Major League Soccer says the chances of returning to action in mid-May now look extremely unlikely and that achieving its goal of getting in a full 34-game regular season is also becoming increasingly difficult.
Giants, A's, D-backs among MLB teams in coronavirus study
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks are two of the Major League Baseball teams participating in a study of the coronavirus that will test hundreds of people — including players — …
New York Liberty get new logo along with move to Brooklyn
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty logo is getting an update for the first time since the team joined the WNBA 24 years ago in the league's inaugural season.
Mom of T-wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns dies from COVID-19
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jacqueline Cruz-Towns, the mother of Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19 after more than a month of fighting the virus. She was 58.
Springsteen, other NJ stars holding COVID-19 fundraiser
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and at least a dozen other New Jersey natives will be doing a COVID-19 fundraiser for vulnerable victims in the state later this month, a relief fund announced T…