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‘Into the storm’
MOSES LAKE — With the 2026 basketball season fast approaching, the Big Bend Community College Vikings men's basket…
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Aug. 23
No fans allowed at West Virginia's opener due to pandemic
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's season opener next month will be held without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic, the university announced Thursday.
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The Latest: Bears unsure if fans will be allowed at home
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Big Ten's Warren, under fire, elaborates on virus concerns
After facing backlash from players, parents, fans and others, Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren attempted to elaborate Wednesday on the decision to postpone football season until spring.
The Latest: Texas A&M to have reduced capacity for football
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
NCAA moves toward free year of eligibility for fall athletes
College athletes who play fall sports, including football, will be given a free year of eligibility no matter how much they compete over the next 10 months if an NCAA recommendation is approved later this week.
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Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Aug. 15, 2020
COVID-19, not championships, hot topic at SEC practices
Southeastern Conference teams opened preseason camp Monday with the precarious status of the season largely overshadowing even the annual ambitions of Alabama and Georgia.
Texas Tech hires former player Gerlich as women's coach
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech announced Tuesday that Krista Gerlich, a former Lady Raiders assistant coach and player who helped the program win its only national championship in 1993, will be the new women's ba…
Struggling Alaska-Anchorage drops hockey, skiing, gymnastics
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska Anchorage will drop its men's hockey program and three other sports next year because of significant reductions in state funding, the university announced Wednesday.
Collisions ... or COVID-19? Pitt relieved after scare
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In a different time, the way a number of Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi's players felt when they woke up last Thursday morning would not have been overly alarming.
Michigan junior OT Jalen Mayfield leaves to enter NFL draft
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan offensive tackle
Former Colorado State basketball coach Boyd Grant dies at 87
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Boyd “Tiny” Grant, the basketball coach who led Colorado State and Fresno State to the NCAA Tournament, died Monday. It was his 87th birthday.
Clemson to play FCS opponent Citadel in Tigers' home opener
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson will start its home season against Citadel on Sept. 19, filling the lone nonconference spot on its COVID-19 revamped schedule.