NEW YORK (AP) – The Associated Press aims to rank teams as major seasons football games are played. A very unusual season is less than a month away and the precision AP Top 25 presented by Region Bank is scheduled to be released on August 24, marking the 85th year …
Read More »Florida high school athletes have approved a return this fall, despite thousands of new cases of coronavirus every day
High school sports in Florida have been officially approved to resume this fall. The Florida High School Athletic Association voted Friday to allow member schools to begin their seasons on Aug. 24, despite the daily number of new cases of coronavirus in the state remaining in the thousands. Nearly 800 …
Read More »Patriots Bill Belichick says Rookies in ‘Deep Water’; ‘Go get rougher’ | Bleacher report
Elise Amendola / Associated Press New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said Friday that NFL rookies are in “deep water” as they try to prepare for the 2020 season after offseason team activities were moved to a virtual division and the press season was canceled because of the coronavirus …
Read More »Minority owners pressure Dan Snyder to sell Washington’s NFL team
Washington NFL team minority partners are pushing Dan Snyder to sell the franchise, according to people familiar with the matter, amid a growing battle within a team that has controversy on multiple fronts. Mr Snyder, the 55-year-old billionaire owner, has no intention of selling his majority stake in the team, …
Read More »NCAA cancels championships as major football markets
The NCAA called off events for fall championships – a move Thursday that does not affect major college football – because not enough schools will compete in sports such as men’s and women’s football and women’s volleyball in the first semester. NCAA President Mark Emmert made the announcement in a …
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