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Knights remain unbeaten with shutout over Wahluke
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights (7-0) earned their fourth-straight shutout win on Friday with a 64-0 victory over t…
Transfers Murphy, Hauser lead No. 4 Virginia to opening win
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 21 points a day after learning he was cleared to play and fellow transfer Sam Hauser added 19 points as No. 4 Virginia opened the season Wednesday with an 89-54 rout …
All hands on defense: Jags alter practice to fill staff void
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Defensive tackle Abry Jones, the longest-tenured player on Jacksonville’s roster, arrived at practice Wednesday with a visor on his head and a play-calling sheet in his hand.
Sasakamoose, one of first Indigenous NHL players, dies at 86
PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan (AP) — Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players in the National Hockey League, has died after fighting COVID-19. He was 86.
The Latest: No. 9 UCLA women's basketball opener called off
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Teddy Bridgewater's positivity has helped him persevere
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater takes a moment before every kickoff and says to himself: “I’m blessed.”
College basketball begins strange season in empty arenas
The strangest anticipated season in college basketball history kicked off Wednesday with dozens of games at arenas across the country.
Garza, McCaffery help No. 5 Iowa rout NC Central in opener
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — No shot Luka Garza makes surprises Iowa coach Fran McCaffery.
Iličić leads Atalanta to 2-0 win over Liverpool in CL
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Eight months after his spectacular four-goal show in last season’s round of 16, Josip Iličić was back on the scoresheet in the Champions League for Atalanta and leading the Italian upstart…
Newcomers lead No. 25 Michigan to win over Bowling Green
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Mike Smith was in the starting lineup and made his presence felt right away. Chaundee Brown came off the bench and eventually led Michigan in scoring.
South Carolina rolls to win in opener
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 1 South Carolina picked up where it left off last season, opening a 17-0 lead and blowing past Charleston 119-38 in the season opener Wednesday for its 27th straight victory.
ACC reaches for end zone of season-long schedule shuffle
BOSTON (AP) — By the time the Atlantic Coast Conference came up with a fourth date for the game between Boston College and Louisville, the teams had one week to prepare.
Bayern, Man City win to advance to Champions League last-16
After the Champions League paused to pay tribute to Diego Maradona, defending champion Bayern Munich and Manchester City won on Wednesday to advance to the knockout rounds.
Bengals get more bad news when concussion sidelines Bernard
CINCINNATI (AP) — With its backfield already depleted and running game anemic, the Cincinnati Bengals now may have to do without Giovani Bernard.
49ers getting injured players back, but dealing with COVID
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A week off was supposed to give the San Francisco 49ers some time to heal some of the slew of injuries that have derailed the 2020 season.
Rivers refuses to let sore toe end consecutive starts streak
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Philip Rivers has endured worse injuries over his 17-year career.