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Weather forces delays in Basin sports
MOSES LAKE — Several sporting events across the Basin have been postponed this weekend due to rain and snow causin…
FANTASY PLAYS: Players to add include Hurts, Pollard
Championship berths will be decided this week as Week 15 presents the final four in many fantasy leagues.
Mourinho downplays severity of Liverpool's injury list
LONDON (AP) — Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho downplayed the severity of Liverpool’s list of absentees ahead of the teams’ top-of-the-table match in the Premier League, saying Tuesday the champion’s only “big injur…
Cavaliers hoping to 'overachieve' after long 2020 lay-off
CLEVELAND (AP) — The NBA's interrupted season and invitation-only gathering in Florida to finish it due to the pandemic hurt every team to varying degrees.
Clippers seek better finish under new coach Tyronn Lue
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are healthy at the same time to start the season, and that’s given the Los Angeles Clippers a renewed sense of optimism.
Borrego: Hornets have needed playmakers in Ball, Hayward
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hornets coach James Borrego wanted elite playmakers this offseason.
Indiana-Purdue cancel rivalry game again; bowl called off
Indiana and Purdue have squared off on the football field every year since 1920.
The Latest: Indiana-Purdue football game canceled again
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Bills improve to 10-3 with 26-15 win over sloppy Steelers
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Don’t think safety Jordan Poyer and other members of Buffalo’s secondary didn’t notice Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster dancing on the Bills logo at midfield during pregame warmups on…
Correction: Steelers-Bills story
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — In a story December 14, 2020, about the Buffalo Bills’ victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Bills could clinch the AFC East title if Bal…
The Latest: Wolfsburg player William positive for virus
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Monday's Sports In Brief
BASEBALL
Big road win gets Arizona's playoff hopes back on track
Just when it looked like Arizona's football season was on the brink of collapse, the team had one of its best performances in a 26-7 win over the New York Giants on Sunday.
Collins, Miller lead No. 14 Maryland women by Rutgers 91-87
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Mimi Collins scored a career-high 22 points, Diamond Miller added 19 and No. 14 Maryland beat Rutgers 91-87 on Monday to spoil Arella Guirantes' 33-point, 10-rebound, six-assist performance.
Patriots' NFL-record division title streak will end at 11
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For just the fourth time since Bill Belichick became Patriots coach in 2000, New England won’t end the season as AFC East champions.
Wahab, Georgetown host block party in OT win over St. John's
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dante Harris scored 22 points and Jahvon Blair scored 20 and Georgetown beat St. John's 97-94 in overtime Sunday night.