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COLUMN: The Lady Vikings are making noise this season
I reluctantly want to call attention to some of the sentiments I heard about Big Bend Community College athletics …
Northwestern St. downs Texas A&M-CC to advance in Southland
KATY, Texas (AP) — Chudier Bile came off the bench to score 17 points and Northwestern State beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79-62 in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament on Wednesday.
NC Central beats Delaware State 92-75 in MEAC tourney
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — C.J. Keyser scored a career-high 26 points and led five in double-figure scoring as top-seeded North Carolina Central rolled past No. 8 seed Delaware State 92-75 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Confer…
Georgia tops Mississippi 81-63 in SEC Tournament opener
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rayshaun Hammonds knocked down his first of couple shots and kept firing to jump-start Georgia's impressive beginning to the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
North Caroline records eighth case of coronavirus
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An eighth case of coronavirus has been confirmed in North Carolina, health officials announced Wednesday.
Polis: Virus disproportionately affects Colorado ski country
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Gov. Jared Polis said Wednesday the coronavirus is disproportionately affecting Colorado’s ski resort and mountain areas, where community spread of the virus has been confirmed.
Gophers use strong 2nd half to pull away from Northwestern
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Daniel Oturu and Marcus Carr played their typical roles for Minnesota on Wednesday.
Idaho State wins first Big Sky Tournament game in 11 years
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Austin Smellie scored 16 points, Chier Maker had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Idaho State won its first Big Sky Conference Tournament game in 11 years with a 64-62 victory over Northern Arizona…
Western Michigan fires basketball coach Steve Hawkins
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Western Michigan fired basketball coach Steve Hawkins on Wednesday.
Green scores 19, Arizona beats Washington 77-70 at Pac-12
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Arizona struggled with Washington's aggressive zone in a loss to end the regular season.
AP Source: NBA owners leaning toward playing without fans
MIAMI (AP) — The majority of NBA owners are leaning toward a proposal to temporarily play games without fans in the buildings in response to the global concerns surrounding the coronavirus, a person with direct kno…
Ex-Spartans staffer files new lawsuit with more allegations
DETROIT (AP) — A former Michigan State football staff member filed a lawsuit this week in which he accused former coach Mark Dantonio of violating NCAA rules by contacting players at other schools to try to get the…
Soriano lifts Fordham over George Washington in A10 tourney
NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Soriano tallied 14 points and 12 rebounds to lift Fordham to a 72-52 win over George Washington in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament on Wednesday.
Lucas hits late 3, Oregon State beats Utah 71-69 at Pac-12
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oregon State watched Alfonso Plummer pour in one 3-pointer after another on his way to the Pac-12's all-time record.
Third case of COVID-19 diagnosed in elderly New Canaan man
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A look at some of the steps taken in Connecticut on Wednesday in an effort to contain the new coronavirus.
WHO declares virus crisis a pandemic, U.S. stocks plunge
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic as U.S. stocks plunged into bear market territory and several American cities joined European coun…