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Central Washington falls in sweet-16
ELLENSBURG — The Central Washington Wildcats (25-7) were defeated 57-51 Monday by California State Polytechnic Uni…
Real Madrid and Atlético turn focus to decisive league derby
MADRID (AP) — After both teams staved off elimination from the Champions League, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid now face each other.
Prosecutor urges case against FIFA president for private jet
GENEVA (AP) — A special prosecutor in Switzerland recommends a criminal investigation is opened against FIFA President Gianni Infantino for using a private jet in 2017.
Unbeaten Wolfsburg reaping benefit of American influence
BERLIN (AP) — Wolfsburg is benefiting from some American influence in its club-record 10-game unbeaten run to start of the Bundesliga soccer season.
Auburn closes rough regular season at Mississippi State
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Scoreboard is lit whenever No. 13 Oklahoma plays at WVU
The yards pile up whenever Oklahoma plays at West Virginia, bringing the possibility of a fast and fun pace to a matchup Saturday that means little in the Big 12 race.
Russell Wilson, Travis Kelce among NFL Man of Year nominees
In a year impacted by a pandemic and social unrest, NFL players have spoken out and stepped up. On Thursday, the league revealed the 32 finalists for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award, and each of them has pl…
Column: MLB plays hardball - and deals blow to the heartland
Minor league baseball hasn't been able to take the field in more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Unemployment overpayments create new headaches for Ohioans
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As the state distributed billions in unemployment compensation during the pandemic, some errors led to overpayments that created headaches for laid-off Ohioans already feeling the stress of lo…
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No. 25 Wisconsin at No. 19 Iowa in Big Ten's premier game
Things to watch during the eighth week of play in the Big Ten Conference:
No. 12 Georgia vs Mizzou has different look from month ago
The game between No. 12 Georgia and Missouri that will take place Saturday at Faurot Field probably won't look a whole lot like the one the Bulldogs and Tigers would have played if they met a few weeks ago.
Waller provides Raiders cheat code against blitz
When the New York Jets kept sending blitzes at Derek Carr, the Las Vegas quarterback kept looking Darren Waller's way.
Big 12 tries to wrap regular season with 3 makeup games
Some things to watch in the Big 12 on Saturday, when three conference games are scheduled to make up earlier postponements because of virus issues. No. 10 Iowa State has completed its regular season and can start p…
MLB plays hardball _ and deals blow to baseball heartland
Minor league baseball hasn't been able to take the field in more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Chiefs, Steelers top AFC, but plenty of others could contend
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are already in. No surprise for the defending Super Bowl champions.