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Howard Mudd, former NFL player, standout coach, dies at 78

SEATTLE (AP) —
    Howard Mudd, a former NFL All-Pro player and longtime offensive line coach, has died. He was 78.

NBA sees seven of the eight first-round matchups set

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
    LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The NBA playoff bracket is nearly set.
    Wednesday's results filled in five of what were the six unknown matchups for Round 1 of the postseason, which starts next week at Walt Disney World.

Loss of revenue creates new problems for local ADs

Nothing is easy anymore.
We’re all dealing with our own crises during this pandemic.
For the athletic directors at our three county high schools, there are a lot more questions than answers right now.

Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer
    A crumbling college football season took a massive hit Tuesday when the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed to the pandemic and canceled their fall football seasons.

Spring college football: When? How much? Who plays?

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer
    Back in April, not long after the pandemic canceled the NCAA basketball tournament, the idea of moving the 2020 college football to the spring of 2021 was already being tossed around.

A star-studded list of NFL players looking for 2020 rebound

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer
    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Von Miller is determined to show 2019 was an oddity, not an omen.

All good: WNBA has reported no positive coronavirus tests

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer
    One month into the season and the WNBA bubble seems to be working.

Column: 'Greatest spectacle' goes on even in a pandemic

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There was always going to be an Indianapolis 500 this year —with full attendance, limited attendance or, where Indianapolis Motor Speedway finally landed, with no fans at all.

No shortage of points scored inside the NBA's bubble

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
    LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The last time there was a slate of five or more NBA games on the same day, with every team scoring at least 110 points, was more than 32 years ago.

Phelps, Ohno open up about suicide, depression in new doc

By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Athletes Stephen Scherer, Jeret Peterson and Kelly Catlin have two things in common: They all reached their dream of becoming Olympians, and they all died by suicide.