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Wildcats extend win streak to 4 after Saint Martin's sweep
OLYMPIA — The Central Washington University Wildcats (8-4) won their fourth straight match Sunday afternoon, defea…
Deserted icons: No College World Series hits Omaha hard
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rich Tokheim's sports apparel shop is right across the street from TD Ameritrade Park. More than half his annual revenue comes in the 11 or 12 days of the College World Series each June.
Spanish soccer still arguing despite pandemic
MADRID (AP) — Not even the coronavirus pandemic has softened the power struggle between soccer organisations in Spain.
Edmonton Oilers' Colby Cave dies at 25 after brain bleed
TORONTO (AP) — Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave died Saturday after a brain bleed this week. He was 25.
Update on the latest sports
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS
Ex-Titan now on front lines of fighting the pandemic
BOSTON (AP) — Myron Rolle — or one of his colleagues — picks up the phone and begin dialing. On the other end, their patients are about to get some bad news.
Swiss prosecutors intend to drop 1 FIFA case against Blatter
GENEVA (AP) — In a legal victory for former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, federal prosecutors in Switzerland plan to drop one of two cases open against him for suspected criminal mismanagement.
North Dakota's largest stadium preparing for virus patients
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Plans are in place to convert North Dakota's largest sports venue into a field hospital in case it's needed for COVID-19 patients, Fargo officials said Thursday.
NCAA confirms Georgia Tech eligible for 2021 postseason
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech athletic director Todd Stansbury says the school met the requirements of its men's basketball postseason ban as part of punishments from the NCAA even though most of the postseason was c…
Some Ivy schools deny withdrawing option to spring athletes
NEW YORK (AP) — Ivy League schools Harvard, Yale and Princeton will not allow their spring athletes to withdraw and return next year to preserve an extra year of eligibility.
MLB Calendar
TBA — Opening day, active rosters reduced to 26 players.
Arizona freshman Josh Green declares for NBA draft
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Josh Green is the latest Arizona freshman to declare for the NBA draft.
Louisville to implement 10% pay cuts for coaches, staffers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville athletic director Vince Tyra said head coaches and senior department staffers will take 10% salary cuts among proposed budget reductions to offset anticipated revenue shortfalls be…
NFL Calendar
April 17 — Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.
Pandemic puts first-year football coaches in deeper bind
Nick Rolovich dived right in when Washington State hired him in January. Like all first-year coaches, he had to make up ground in a hurry.
NBA says players will receive full checks on April 15
NBA players will receive their full checks when the next payday for most of them arrives on April 15 despite no games having been played for more than a month at that point.