College Sports
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Knights’ Briana Cedillo joins the Lady Vikings
MOSES LAKE — Briana Cedillo from the Royal Knights girls basketball team has signed with Big Bend Community Colleg…
AP Was There: Chalmers, Jayhawks best Memphis for '08 title
EDITOR'S NOTE — A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are being republished because the sport has been shut …
UIC hires former Texas, Michigan assistant Yaklich as coach
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois-Chicago hired former Texas and Michigan assistant Luke Yaklich as coach on Thursday.
WMU promotes assistant Bates to head basketball coach
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Western Michigan promoted Clayton Bates to be its basketball coach Saturday, with its athletic director saying the coronavirus crisis impacted the school's search.
AP Was There: Villanova shoots lights out to upend Hoyas
A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are being republished because the sport has been shut down because of …
DOE: Penn State violated Title IX after Jerry Sandusky case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Penn State University will be required to make major changes to how it deals with sexual assault complaints following an investigation of the school's handling of allegations in the wake of the Je…
Villanova hires Denise Dillon as new women's hoops coach
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Villanova hired former star Denise Dillon as its new women's basketball coach Friday.
Sam O'Dell headlines Marshall athletics hall of fame class
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Four-time West Virginia Amateur golf champion Sam O'Dell is among nine people named for induction into the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame.
Wednesday Sports in Brief
MLB
Vanderbilt's Aaron Nesmith announces he's entering NBA draft
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt guard Aaron Nesmith is forgoing his final two seasons of eligibility to enter the NBA draft.
USC's Onyeka Okongwu declares for NBA draft after 1 season
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California forward Onyeka Okongwu has declared for the NBA draft after one season.
Doctor charged with intentionally coughing on health workers
FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A University of Connecticut doctor has been accused of intentionally coughing on two other UConn Health workers and disregarding social distancing and other safety precautions aimed at prev…
New playbook: Women rising through NFL ranks at many levels
NEW YORK (AP) — Sophia Lewin was 12 years old when she told her father about her career goal: coaching football.
Burcar elevated to full-time coach at Northern Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Shane Burcar will be Northern Arizona's full-time basketball coach.
Without spring practice, football coaches try to fill void
Since taking over as Florida State coach in December, Mike Norvell has spent seemingly endless hours laying the foundation of his program.
NCAA weighs more eligibility for sports cut short by virus
The NCAA Division I Council is scheduled to vote Monday on whether to allow another year of eligibility for spring sport athletes such as baseball, softball and lacrosse players, who had their seasons wiped out by …