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Jill Allred signs to Vikings softball
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights’ Jill Allred has signed her letter of intent Tuesday to play softball at Big Bend C…
NCAA tells AP it planned to salvage March Madness with a 16-team tournament before canceling the entire event
NEW YORK (AP) — NCAA tells AP it planned to salvage March Madness with a 16-team tournament before canceling the entire event.
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VIRUS OUTBREAK
Montana announces first 4 cases of patients with coronavirus
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has its first four cases of patients with the new coronavirus, Gov. Steve Bullock announced Friday.
UIC fires basketball coach Steve McClain after 5 seasons
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois-Chicago fired coach Steve McClain on Friday after five seasons.
NCAA plans to extend eligibility of spring sports athletes
NEW YORK (AP) — The NCAA is planning to extend the eligibility of athletes on spring sports teams by one year to make up for the season lost to the new coronavirus.
UNC Wilmington hires NC State assistant Siddle as coach
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — UNC Wilmington hired North Carolina State assistant coach Takayo Siddle as basketball coach Friday.
Rutgers crushed: 1st NCAA spot in 29 years was but days away
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers seemed to be a only couple of days away from ending a nearly three-decade absence from the NCAA Tournament.
AP Source: Pitino will return for 8th season with Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota coach Richard Pitino will return for his eighth season with the program, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed on Friday.
Column: The stunning week that sports came to a halt
It was the week the sports stopped.
NCAA tells AP it planned to salvage March Madness with a 16-team tournament before canceling the entire event
NEW YORK (AP) — NCAA tells AP it planned to salvage March Madness with a 16-team tournament before canceling the entire event.
Iona coach Cluess steps down after 6 NCAA Tournament berths
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Tim Cluess, who led Iona to six NCAA Tournament appearances, resigned Friday to focus on making a full recovery from a recent health concern.
The Latest: Auriemma says athletes should get extra year
The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's effect on sports around the world (all times local):
Dream denied: Virus dashes Dayton's magical hoops season
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak has abruptly roused the University of Dayton's men's basketball team, and the city it uplifted, from a dream of a season.
AP PHOTOS: Sports brought to a halt by coronavirus fears
The fun and games have been stopped — for now.
March Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirus
March Madness came to a screeching halt before a bracket could even be filled out.