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 »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 …
Read More »Antetokounmpo suspended for Bucks final over headbutt
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) – Giannis Antetokounmpo has been suspended for Milwaukee’s final game of the regular season, handing over a one-game penalty for Washington’s Moe Wagner’s main beats on Wednesday. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. Antetokounmpo is eligible for …
Read More »Players unite in push to save college season, create union
Defensive back Michigan Reynolds of Michigan saw the tweets of Trevor Lawrence and other college football players, pressing on the opportunity to play this season, despite the pandemic. Reynolds, one of the organizers of a Big Ten player rights movement, does not like the way some on social media liken …
Read More »Markakis de Braves returns 3 weeks after choosing to leave season
ATLANTA (AP) – Nick Markakis returns to the Atlanta Braves, three weeks after announcing that he was choosing to exit the season due to his concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. Markakis, the veteran outfielder in his sixth season with Atlanta, said Wednesday that he changed his mind about staying out …
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