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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…
Maryland football coach forms group to aid minority hiring
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland football coach Michael Locksley has helped create an organization designed to give minority coaches a better chance to be hired and advance at the college and pro level.
Notre Dame opens ACC play against Duke, won't play Navy
Notre Dame opens its season as an Atlantic Coast Conference football member against visiting Duke on Sept. 12 and won’t face Navy for the first time in more than nine decades as part of the ACC’s reconfigured sched…
Ray Lewis' sons will transfer to play football at Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Two sons of pro football Hall of Famer Ray Lewis have announced on social media they will transfer to play at Kentucky.
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Nevada football star, coach, AD Dick Trachock dies at age 94
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Dick Trachok, whose athletic career at the University of Nevada, Reno spanned parts of nine decades as a star running back, coach and athletic director, has died. He was 94.
Big 12 to allow teams to play 1 nonconference football game
Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one nonconference football game this year to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered 2020 season continued to fall into place.
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Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert returning for senior season
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Corey Kispert will not pursue professional options and is returning to Gonzaga for his senior season.
Wake Forest, Appalachian State push Sept. 11 game to future
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Appalachian State and Wake Forest have agreed to postpone their nonconference game scheduled for Sept. 11 to a future year.
Gophers WR Bateman skips season amid virus worries, goes pro
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota star wide receiver Rashod Bateman will pass on a 2020 college football season that has been complicated — and threatened — by the pandemic.
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…
Report: Texas Tech women's staff fostered culture of abuse
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech women's basketball players have accused coach Marlene Stollings and her staff of fostering a culture of abuse that led to an exodus from the program, according to a report published…
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…
Document sheds light on shooting death of basketball recruit
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — College basketball recruit Fedonta White pleaded with friends to help him survive after being shot in an altercation at a house party on the outskirts of Santa Fe.
TCU's Patterson sorry for repeating racial slur to player
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU football coach Gary Patterson apologized for himself Tuesday for repeating a racial slur when telling a player to stop using the slur in team meetings.