College Sports
For the details surrounding college sports news, browse through our articles and headlines below.
Quincy standout ‘Duckie’ Workinger returns home to lead Vikings womens wrestling
MOSES LAKE — Shannon “Duckie” Workinger was named the new head coach of women’s wrestling at Big Bend Community Co…
Rights groups, athletes ask NCAA to move tourney from Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Groups that advocate for civil rights and women’s rights have joined notable athletes in asking the NCAA to move 2021 men’s basketball tournament games out of Idaho after the state passed a law …
The Latest: 2 Texas football players test positive for virus
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
NCAA says it will review Idaho's transgender law in August
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — NCAA officials will discuss Idaho’s law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports amid calls for the organization to move men’s basketball tournament games scheduled to be playe…
Mike Schmidt recalls 1971 draft, taken 1 spot behind Brett
EDITOR’S NOTE: The money, the scouting, the buzz, it was all different when Major League Baseball held its annual June draft a half-century ago. With this year’s picking set to start Wednesday night, Mike Schmidt r…
Track is back at Brown after outcry about lost opportunities
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Brown University has reinstated its men's varsity track and cross country programs, with the school president saying dropping the teams to club status would have had a negative effect on eff…
Leagues, teams wary of rising stadium expenses amid pandemic
Sporting Kansas City had just packed Children's Mercy Park to the brim for a 4-0 blowout of the Houston Dynamo when the coronavirus pandemic brought not just the Major League Soccer season but the entire sporting w…
NCAA finalizing plan for extended college football preseason
After the pandemic wiped out spring practice for most major college football teams, an NCAA plan to extend the preseason by two weeks could help coaches and players make up for the lost time.
Seniority, generosity may decide who enters college stadiums
Athletic administrators at schools with high ticket demand for college football are making plans to determine who gets a seat if stadium capacities are reduced because of concerns about the coronavirus.
Legislators reconvene in hockey arena, wearing masks
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire lawmakers donned masks and submitted to temperature checks on Thursday for the House’s first session since the start of the coronavirus pandemic — and its first outside the Stateh…
USC welcomes back Reggie Bush after 10 years in NCAA exile
Reggie Bush was the centerpiece of Southern California's last football dynasty. He inspired players to become Trojans and continued to be adored by USC fans while spending a decade in NCAA-mandated exile from the s…
Comedian charged with inciting riot in Alabama protest
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama comedian who spoke at a rally following the police killing of George Floyd was arrested on a charge of inciting a riot by police who contend he helped spark a night of violent unr…
Team spurs Syracuse coach Babers to comment on racial strife
All it took was a Zoom call with his players to spur Syracuse coach Dino Babers to break his silence on the racial tension in the country.
The Latest: National Soccer Hall of Fame to reopen Wednesday
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
Wednesday's Sports in Brief
NASCAR
Editorial Roundup: West Virginia
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: