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Wildcats baseball fourth in preseason poll
ELLENSBURG — The Central Washington Wildcats baseball squad was ranked fourth in the Greater Northwest Conference …
USA Cycling putting timely emphasis on personal well-being
LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — Kelsey Erickson had spent nearly a decade working in the mucky world of international anti-doping when she heard that USA Cycling was looking for someone to build and administer a wellness progr…
Mississippi State hires Nikki McCray-Penson as women's coach
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State hired former Old Dominion women’s basketball coach Nikki McCray-Penson to replace Vic Schaefer as the Bulldogs’ head coach.
Deserted icons: No College World Series hits Omaha hard
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rich Tokheim's sports apparel shop is right across the street from TD Ameritrade Park. More than half his annual revenue comes in the 11 or 12 days of the College World Series each June.
North Dakota's largest stadium preparing for virus patients
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Plans are in place to convert North Dakota's largest sports venue into a field hospital in case it's needed for COVID-19 patients, Fargo officials said Thursday.
NCAA confirms Georgia Tech eligible for 2021 postseason
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech athletic director Todd Stansbury says the school met the requirements of its men's basketball postseason ban as part of punishments from the NCAA even though most of the postseason was c…
Some Ivy schools deny withdrawing option to spring athletes
NEW YORK (AP) — Ivy League schools Harvard, Yale and Princeton will not allow their spring athletes to withdraw and return next year to preserve an extra year of eligibility.
Louisville to implement 10% pay cuts for coaches, staffers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville athletic director Vince Tyra said head coaches and senior department staffers will take 10% salary cuts among proposed budget reductions to offset anticipated revenue shortfalls be…
Pandemic puts first-year football coaches in deeper bind
Nick Rolovich dived right in when Washington State hired him in January. Like all first-year coaches, he had to make up ground in a hurry.
Amid uncertainty, college football trying to plan for season
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Spring football was shelved because of the coronavirus. There is still plenty of work going on in college football.
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College baseball talent level to go up with change to draft
As disappointing as it's been to have the college baseball season shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Michigan coach Erik Bakich sees a silver lining.
NCAA grants DePaul's Coleman-Lands 6th year of eligibility
CHICAGO (AP) — DePaul guard Jalen Coleman-Lands was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA on Wednesday.
Columbia star Smith says he's transferring to Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ivy League scoring leader Mike Smith said Friday he's transferring to Michigan.