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NCAA proposal for extended college football preseason set
The NCAA football oversight committee Thursday finalized a plan for an extended preseason that would include an additional two weeks for teams to hold walk-throughs.
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Memphis to play Mississippi State home-and-home in ’28, ’29
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Tigers will host Mississippi State in 2028 and visit the Bulldogs in 2029 in a new home-and-home series.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, June 13, 2020 5:00 pm
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Prather named new head men’s basketball coach at Millsaps
JACKSON (AP) — A Mississippi liberal arts college has a new, but familiar, coach at the helm of its men's basketball program.
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 5:15 pm
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North Carolina speedway ordered shut because of large crowds
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The administration of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has ordered the closure of a small stock-car track that's allowed large crowds ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 5:15 pm
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MLB offers 76-game year, up to 16 playoff teams
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball teams have proposed a 76-game regular season and up to 16 playoff clubs in a coronavirus-delayed year with ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 6:15 pm
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Building bubbles: Cautious 1st steps toward college football season
College football is scheduled to kick off in less than three months and there are plenty of reasons to be hopeful that games will be ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, June 8, 2020 5:15 pm
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NFL gives teams planner for total reopening of facilities
The NFL and the players' union sent a planner to the 32 teams Monday outlining procedures for the full reopening of their practice facilities, which ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, June 8, 2020 5:15 pm
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IndyCar gets through well-screened, delayed opener in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Through all of the uncertainty and unknowns after more than eight months since the last IndyCar race, Scott Dixon and ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, June 7, 2020 5:13 pm
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Ken Riley, former NFL star, Florida A&M coach, dead at 72
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ken Riley, the former Cincinnati Bengals standout who was head coach and athletic director at alma mater Florida A&M, died ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, June 7, 2020 5:09 pm
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Longtime Atlanta Falcons DE John Zook dies at age 72
ATLANTA (AP) — John Zook, who teamed with Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey to give the Atlanta Falcons a dynamic combination at defensive end, has ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, June 7, 2020 5:07 pm
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Rain, road flooding as Tropical Storm Cristobal draws closer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rain pounded the U.S. Gulf Coast on Sunday ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which has already spawned a ...
by The Associated Press, Sunday, June 7, 2020 2:13 pm
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‘Use our platform’: NBA coaches saying change must occur
MIAMI (AP) — The NBA plans to go to Disney World next month to finish a season, with a schedule calling for the 22 remaining ...
by The Associated Press, Saturday, June 6, 2020 7:44 pm
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Kurt Thomas, first US man to win world gym title, dies at 64
Kurt Thomas, the first U.S. male gymnast to win a world championship gold medal, has died. He was 64.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, June 6, 2020 7:40 pm
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Oval master: Allmendinger wins on NASCAR oval for 1st time
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — A.J. Allmendinger finally won on an oval.
by The Associated Press, Saturday, June 6, 2020 7:37 pm
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Cristobal to bring heavy rain to Miss-Lou Sunday afternoon into night
MIAMI (AP) — A re-energized Tropical Storm Cristobal advanced toward the U.S. Gulf Coast early Saturday, bringing with it the heavy rains that already caused ...
by The Associated Press, Saturday, June 6, 2020 7:12 pm
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More than half of NFL coaching staffs not at team facilities
More than half of the 32 NFL teams did not have coaching staffs at their facilities Friday even though the league has approved such returns ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, June 5, 2020 7:30 pm
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NCAA sets new schedule for NBA draft entrants to withdraw
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has set a new schedule for early entrants to the NBA draft to withdraw and return to school.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:15 pm
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Saints’ Brees takes first step toward mending relationships
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees now realizes he'd fallen out of touch.
by The Associated Press, Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:15 pm
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AP source: MLB rejects 114-game plan, tells union no counter
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball rejected the players' offer for a 114-game regular season in the pandemic-delayed season with no additional salary cuts ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 3, 2020 5:30 pm
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NFL tells teams they must hold training camps at home
All 32 NFL teams have been told by Commissioner Roger Goodell to hold training camps at their home facilities this summer because of the COVID-19 ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, June 3, 2020 5:00 pm
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