LOCAL SPORTS

A lost season? Minor league teams, players face bleak future

By JAY COHEN CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Nutter is surrounded by questions everywhere he goes these days. So the longtime president of the Fort Wayne TinCaps is planning for each scenario he can imagine, one…
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Spring sports cancelled in Iowa

BY TODD KIMM Following Friday’s recommendations to keep Iowa schools closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year due to the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), all spring activities of the Iowa Girls High School…
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Hartley Named New Women’s Soccer Coach at Penn

Oskaloosa--William Penn Athletics Director Nik Rule is proud to announce the hiring of Jack Hartley as the University's new Head Women's Soccer Coach. Hartley, who is the eighth coach in the program’s history, comes to…
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NFL star Von Miller has COVID-19, is in good spirits

By ARNIE STAPLETON AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Von Miller has the coronavirus and the NFL star wanted to come forward with his diagnosis to show people how serious the disease is. “I’m going to do…
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Iowa’s Stanley earns academic honor

BY TODD KIMM Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley has been named to the 2020 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. The announcement was made Wednesday morning by the National Football Foundation. “Nate has been an outstanding representative…
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30 NFL draft hopefuls showed off skills at a virtual pro day

By ROB MAADDI Hours before New Jersey closed all gyms indefinitely last month because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 30 NFL draft hopefuls had a chance to showcase their talents in a virtual pro day at…
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Larson fired after sponsors drop NASCAR driver over slur

By JENNA FRYER CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson was fired Tuesday by Chip Ganassi Racing, completing a stunning downfall for the budding NASCAR star who uttered a racial slur during a live-streamed virtual race…
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Tour de France called off amid virus, no new dates set

By JEROME PUGMIRE PARIS (AP) — After weeks of holding out hope the Tour de France would be able to go ahead as planned despite the coronavirus pandemic, the world’s most famous cycling race was…
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NASCAR’s Larson suspended for racial slur in virtual race

By JENNA FRYER CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR star Kyle Larson was suspended without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on a live stream during a virtual race. Larson…
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Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021

By STEPHEN WADE TOKYO (AP) — As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year — even with…
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