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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…
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.
Redskins weigh drafting Chase Young vs. trading No. 2 pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — It has long seemed like a virtual certainty that the Redskins will take Chase Young with the second pick in the NFL draft.
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…
Duke freshman Cassius Stanley declares for NBA draft
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke freshman Cassius Stanley is entering the NBA draft.
Maryland star Jalen Smith to leave school for NBA draft
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland forward Jalen Smith intends to enter the 2020 NBA Draft and forgo his remaining two years of eligibility.
Dayton's Obi Toppin wins Wooden Award as top hoops player
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Obi Toppin of Dayton won the John R. Wooden Award as the nation’s outstanding college basketball player.
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Omaha hires Ohio St. aide Banks as women's basketball coach
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ohio State assistant Carrie Banks has been hired as the new women's basketball coach at Omaha, athletic director Trev Alberts announced Tuesday.
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Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
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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.
Mississippi State AD 'disappointed' in Leach's noose tweet
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach is expected to participate in “listening sessions” with student and community groups and tour the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum after he tweeted an imag…
Arizona's Mannion joins Nnaji in declaring for NBA draft
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona point guard Nico Mannion has joined fellow freshman teammate Zeke Nnaji in declaring for the NBA draft.
University of Kentucky cancels summer athletic camps
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky has canceled summer athletic camps and clinics.