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Atlanta United's Pity Martinez heading to Saudi Arabian club

    ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United is in the process of selling midfielder Pity Martinez to a Saudi Arabian club. The former South American player of the year failed to meet expectations during his time in Major League Soccer.

Titans agree to terms with kicker Gostkowski, waive Joseph

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have made a switch at kicker agreeing to terms with veteran Stephen Gostkowski and waiving Greg Joseph.
    The Titans announced the move Thursday morning.

Bellmont wins boys race at Bi-County, Norwell takes girls

Bellmont won their second race in four days of the 2020 season by finishing with three of the top four two-man teams in the boys Bi-County conditioner race at Southern Wells Tuesday.

WNBA playoff picture comes into focus, teams clinch berths

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer
    With less than two weeks left in the regular season, the WNBA playoff picture is becoming clearer.

No. 11 Auburn banking on Nix, successful overhaul on lines

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer
    The Auburn Tigers have played for a Southeastern Conference championship, knocked rival Alabama from playoff contention and had a losing league mark.

Bellmont finishes second at Bi-County golf event

The Norwell Lady Knights got revenge on Bellmont, reversing an early-season defeat to win the Bi-Country trophy by seven strokes at Timber Ridge Saturday.

Guise leads Braves to 1-2-3 finish at Celina

CELINA—Coach Randy Hisner’s runners, hungry to get their delayed 2020 season started, set the tone early and finished with an impressive top three runners to take the large-school division at the Celina Rotary Invitational Saturday.

Alaska university athletes quarantined for virus after party

    FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey team and other student athletes are in quarantine or isolation after athletes tested positive for COVID-19 following an off-campus party, administrators said.

Shinzo Abe — aka 'Super Mario' — loses out on Olympics

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer
    TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a star at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, parading before a sellout crowd at the Maracana Stadium as Nintendo game character Super Mario.

Notre Dame hikes security after quarantined students balk

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The University of Notre Dame has added security personnel at its COVID-19 quarantine and isolation sites after students were observed leaving the off-campus apartments and hotels in violation of safety protocols, officials said Wednesday.