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Knights’ Briana Cedillo joins the Lady Vikings
MOSES LAKE — Briana Cedillo from the Royal Knights girls basketball team has signed with Big Bend Community Colleg…
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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: Oklahoma City loses NCAA softball WCWS
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Last spring, Brandon Baker seized a rare chance to break out his rain playlist in front of nearly 10,000 people.
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…
Clemson star Isaiah Simmons a do-it-all talent for the NFL
Several years before building a Super Bowl roster in San Francisco, John Lynch the broadcaster was pining for a new kind of defensive playmaker.
Ex-NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, 36, dies in car crash
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson has died in a one-car crash outside Montgomery, authorities said Monday. He was 36.
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Portland State transfer Woods headed to Arizona State
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Portland State transfer Holland Woods is headed home.
Arizona freshman Josh Green declares for NBA draft
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Josh Green is the latest Arizona freshman to declare for the NBA draft.
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.
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.
Duke freshman big man Vernon Carey Jr. entering NBA draft
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke freshman Vernon Carey Jr. is entering the NBA draft.
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.
Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy apologizes for COVID-19 comments
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy apologized Saturday for comments this week about the COVID-19 pandemic.