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Wildcats go 3-1 against MSUB over the weekend
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Central Washington University Wildcats faced Montana State University Billings in a four-gam…
Oklahoma-Missouri State football game to be one week earlier
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma-Missouri State football game scheduled for Sept. 5 in Norman has been moved to one week earlier, Aug. 29, University of Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said Saturday.
The Latest: Rutgers football has 6 new positive COVID tests
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KU adds Southern Illinois to open football season -- for now
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas added Southern Illinois to open its football season in just over a month. The game, however, might not be played.
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Mountain East Conference delays start of fall sports
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) — The Mountain East Conference is delaying the start of fall college sports competitions until at least Oct. 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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3 Missouri players withdraw from NBA draft
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri basketball players Xavier Pinson, Mitchell Smith and Jeremiah Tilmon Jr. withdrew from the NBA draft Friday and will return to the Tigers for the upcoming season.
The Latest: Michigan State stops workouts amid positive test
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Fans are key factor to save 3 kickoff games in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — There is no room for negotiation on one key point as Atlanta organizers consider multiple contingency plans for three season-opening games during the coronavirus pandemic: Without fans, the games can…
NCAA heeds Division I's pleas for patience on fall sports
Heeding pleas for patience from college sports leaders, the NCAA Board of Governors held off on making any decisions about whether to hold championship events in fall sports during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ex-college basketball coach avoids jail for fatal punch
NEW YORK (AP) — A former men's college basketball assistant coach was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation, community service and a fine for fatally punching a man in New York City who pounded on his car'…
MSU football suspends workouts due to virus infections
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan State University football team suspended workouts Friday, and its players will quarantine for 14 days after a second staff member and a player tested positive for the coronavirus,…
Koenning out as WVU coordinator after player accusations
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has parted ways with defensive coordinator Vic Koenning a month after a player alleged the assistant coach made a series of insensitive remarks, including against Hispanics.
Former Oklahoma football coach John Blake dies at 59
John Blake, the former Oklahoma football player and coach who was the school's first Black head coach in any sport, died Thursday. He was 59.