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Wildcats’ Fisk departs for Portland State
ELLENSBURG — Central Washington athletics announced that Head Coach Chris Fisk would be departing the Wildcats foo…
Ohio lieutenant governor backs prep sports; DeWine weighs it
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Among the voices of athletes, parents and coaches clamoring for high school sports to proceed during the coronavirus pandemic is a booster with one of the state's highest-profile platforms: Re…
Virus reset: Marshall to host Appalachian State on Sept. 19
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall and Appalachian State will meet on Sept. 19 after three of their other nonconference contests were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Texas giving Schaefer 7-year deal worth $13.8 million
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — New Texas women's coach Vic Schaefer will get a seven-year, guaranteed contract worth $13.8 million when school regents vote to approve the deal later this week.
NABC to give college hoops players voice with new coalition
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The National Association of Basketball Coaches is creating a coalition of players to provide feedback on a variety of issues, the latest example of student-athletes gaining a greater voice b…
Alabama college crowds raise questions about pandemic safety
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Frustrated by scenes of crowded entertainment districts and bars on the first weekend many students returned to the University of Alabama, officials on Monday looked for ways to improve safe…
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials
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Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Aug. 15, 2020
Weekend Sports In Brief
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Powerful Southern leagues aim to forge on with fall football
Folks in the South aren’t giving up on their beloved fall tradition of college football just yet.
UAB freshman linebacker Allen Merrick dies of gunshot wound
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — UAB freshman linebacker Allen Merrick has died after suffering a gunshot wound.
Column: Still time for college football to avoid a real mess
ATLANTA (AP) — Well, it was fun while it lasted.
AP Top 25 will roll on in unusual college football season
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press intends to rank teams if major college football games are played this season.
Washington's Jimmy Lake says Pac-12 postponement right move
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington coach Jimmy Lake said Friday that the Pac-12 made the correct decision in postponing the football season, even as the Huskies athletic program faces a potentially massive financial hit fro…
Mississippi flag could have Choctaw-inspired diamond shape
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The new Mississippi flag could include a magnolia or stars or representations of rivers. Or it could reflect the state's Native American heritage with a diamond shape that is important to the …
The Latest: 9 Oklahoma football players positive for virus
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: