Sports

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.

Dragic scores 23, 5th-seeded Heat sweep Pacers to advance

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Takuma Sato wins his second Indianapolis 500 at empty track

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — At an eerily empty Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Takuma Sato snatched a second Indianapolis 500 victory in an odd and unsatisfying finish to "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."

AC wins football opener at Fremont

By ERIC MANN

Arnold leads South Adams to win over Winchester

For the first time in the history of Harry Anderson Field, there were more fans outside the fences than there were inside, but that did not seem to bother the #3-ranked South Adams Starfires and their high-octane offense, as they went on to win their home opener, 41-8.