Sports
Browns’ Mac Speedie clears Hall hurdle, overdue induction
CLEVELAND (AP) — Mac Speedie spent his life overcoming hurdles both physical and figurative. He’s about to clear another.A quick, sure-han...
Big Ten says schools will decide on COVID-19 protocols
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said the conference will take take a “decentralized” approach to COVID-19 protocols by allowing each sch...
US players learning differences between Olympic hoops, NBA
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. men’s basketball team was about to start playing its final warm-up for the Tokyo Olympics a few days ago in Las Vega...
Green headlines list of shooting guards in NBA draft
Jalen Green bypassed college to get the jump on his professional career. The next step comes in Thursday’s NBA draft.Green is among the shooting...
Cleveland’s baseball team goes from Indians to Guardians
CLEVELAND (AP) — Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians.The ballclub announced t...
With muted ceremony and empty stadium, Tokyo Olympics begin
TOKYO (AP) — Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-...
Big 12 leaders discuss how to keep Texas, Oklahoma
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big 12 leaders held a call without Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday to discuss how to keep the league’s flagship schools...
Rays acquire All-Star slugger Cruz from non-contending Twins
CLEVELAND (AP) — Nelson Cruz packed up his big bat and joined a contender.The Tampa Bay Rays acquired Cruz, one of baseball’s most proven ...
Jets’ Knapp dies after being struck by car while biking
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp died Thursday of injuries suffered in an accident when he was struck by a car while rid...
Yanks reliever throws 4 wild pitches in 10th, Red Sox rally
BOSTON (AP) — It took most of a rainy night at Fenway Park for the Red Sox to find their offense. It took one wild inning by reliever Brooks Kri...
