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WA COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE: Dec. 31, 2025 – Jan. 8, 2026
MOSES LAKE — College athletes begin to return to competition following winter break. See where your favorite teams…
Reports: Text to Pac-12 players encourages possible opt-out
A text message circulating among Pac-12 football players is encouraging them to opt-out of practices and games until they can negotiate protections and benefits related to health and safety, economic rights and the…
Public ideas for Mississippi flag: Magnolias, stars, beer
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Magnolias and stars. Crosses and guitars. Beer cans and crawfish. A Gulf Coast lighthouse. Elvis Presley and Kermit the Frog. All appear on proposals the general public submitted for a new Mis…
Pac-12 responds to football players threatening opt-outs
The Pac-12 responded Monday to football players who have threaten to opt-out of the season because of concerns related to health and safety, racial injustice and economic rights with a letter touting the conference…
All-America center Garza passes on NBA to return to Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Big Ten player of the year Luka Garza announced Sunday he is withdrawing from the NBA draft and will return to Iowa for his senior season.
No NBA draft yet as forward Yves Pons returns to Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Forward Yves Pons has informed Tennessee he is returning for his senior season with the Volunteers rather than try his luck with the NBA draft.
Alabama sports writers honor Henry, Brown, Shufford, Martin
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry and former Auburn defensive lineman Derrick Brown headlined the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s annual athlete of the year awards, which were…
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Pac-12 football players urge opt-out amid COVID-19 concerns
A group of Pac-12 football players on Sunday threatened to opt out of the coming season unless its concerns about competing during the COVID-19 pandemic and other racial and economic issues in college sports are ad…
Next in summer of player empowerment: Pac-12 players unite
As college football leaders work to rescue a football season worth billions in revenue from the threat of COVID-19, the players have become emboldened.
Prosecutor wants to try juvenile as adult in athlete's death
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors plan to seek adult criminal sanctions against a 16-year-old defendant in the killing of a standout high school basketball player in New Mexico, Santa Fe-based District Attorney Mar…
Michigan State's Tillman staying in NBA draft
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State's Xavier Tillman is skipping his senior season and staying in the NBA draft.
La-Lafayette coach, ex-Miss. St. player Looney dead at 31
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Louisiana-Lafayette assistant football coach and former Mississippi State player D.J. Looney died from a heart attack following a team workout Saturday morning at Cajun Field, university offic…
Mamukelashvili opts out of NBA draft, returns to Seton Hall
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Forward Sandro Mamukelashvili has opted out of the NBA draft and is returning to Seton Hall for his senior year.
Settlement reached in death of football player in Kansas
GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas community college has reached a settlement with the New Jersey family of a football player who died of heatstroke after team conditioning drills in 2018.
WCC institutes new rule to increase diversity
SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — The West Coast Conference is implementing a new rule aimed at increasing diversity in hiring for key positions.