College Sports
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March Madness and local sports recap
MOSES LAKE — On this episode of the Basin Box Score podcast, hosts Caleb Perez and Mike Maynard discuss the latest…
Missouri cancels practice to stand up to racial inequality
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Football players from Missouri have joined other college athletes in a
Texas Tech athletics cutting 40 positions, reducing salaries
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech will eliminate 40 positions from its athletic department and reduce the salary of many remaining employees in the face of an expected $25 million reduction in revenue over the next …
Ohio State player out of hospital after weekend shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett was released from the hospital Monday after being shot in the face over the weekend, a spokesman for the football program said.
$500K paid to woman who accused football players of rape
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota paid a $500,000 settlement earlier this year to the student who accused several Gophers football players of sexual assault in 2016.
Nick Saban, Alabama players hold protest march on campus
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban led dozens of his football players and other athletes on a march to protest social injustice and recent incidents of police brutality against Black men and women.
Pac-12 linebacker transfers to Texas Tech to play this fall
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Former Arizona linebacker Colin Schooler will be eligible to play immediately this fall at Texas Tech after leaving the Pac-12 team for which he started the past three seasons.
Friday Sports in Brief
MLB
Detroit turns island park into COVID-19 memorial garden
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit island park was transformed Monday into a drive-thru COVID-19 victims memorial as policy makers across the U.S. moved forward with plans to reopen schools and public spaces.
NCAA: Tyler Harris can play hoops in 2020-21 for Iowa State
AMES, Iowa (AP) — The NCAA has granted immediate eligibility to Iowa State guard Tyler Harris, who transferred from Memphis after last season.
Big Ten presidents voted 11-3 to cancel fall football season
A court filing disclosed Monday shows Big Ten Conference presidents voted 11-3 to postpone the football season, bringing some clarity to a key question raised in a lawsuit brought by a group of Nebraska football pl…
Auburn expected to be without 16 players in practice return
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn expects to return to practice Monday minus 16 players sidelined after positive COVID-19 tests.
Police: Ohio State football player wounded in shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett was wounded in a weekend shooting in Columbus, police said.
Coaching great John Thompson of Georgetown dead at 78
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s basketball championship, has die…
Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame coach John Thompson
Reaction from the sports world to
In summer of college athlete empowerment, what was gained?
College athletes come and go, cycling through their programs and campuses in about four years. Organization has been difficult to attain. Motivating people to band together and fight for reforms when they might not…