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WA COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE: April 30-May 7, 2026
MOSES LAKE — College athletes head get ready for postseason appearances as the final weeks of the season draw near…
AP Top 25 Podcast: How you came to love college football?
The passion and pageantry that surrounds college football can be infatuating.
Police: Washington State safety Bryce Beekman found dead
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State football player was found dead in his apartment by an officer who responded to a call for help involving "breathing problems,'' Pullman Police Chief Gary Jenkins said Wednes…
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.
Friday's Sports in Brief
OLYMPICS
Live tweeting replays helping fill the college hoops void
Kansas had kept Derrick Rose in check well into the 2008 national championship game when coach Bill Self decided it was time to change defenses against the Memphis star.
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.
For Loyola's Sister Jean, pandemic is new territory
CHICAGO (AP) — Even to Sister Jean, the lovable nonagenarian nun who became a star during Loyola Chicago's stunning run to the Final Four two years ago, this is new territory.
Kentucky guard Johnny Juzang will enter NCAA transfer portal
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky reserve guard Johnny Juzang will enter the NCAA transfer portal after one season with the Wildcats.
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 …
AP Was There: Duke ends UNLV's repeat bid in '91 Final Four
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 …
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…
Former Georgia center Howard plans transfer to Georgia Tech
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia center Rodney Howard is planning to transfer to in-state rival Georgia Tech.
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…
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.