By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians starter Mike Clevinger flew home with his teammates despite knowing he had broken the club’s COVID-19 protocols by going out with right-h…
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Lightning face Blue Jackets in 1st-round NHL playoff rematch
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer TORONTO (AP) — As if forward Alex Killorn and the Tampa Bay Lightning needed yet another reminder of last year’s monumental playoff collapse in preparing to open the fi…
Trump, coaches push for college football as cracks emerge
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer President Donald Trump on Monday joined a U.S. senator and a number of coaches calling to save the college football season from a pandemic-forced shutdown …
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. Miller’s performance last season was nothing to scoff at considering…
Tenacious Blue Jackets shift momentum to advance in playoffs
TORONTO (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets’ successful playoff series against Toronto was a microcosm of their tumultuous, up-and-down season. Plagued by injuries to key players in the regular sea…
Francona returning to manage Indians after week of rest
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona will return to the team Tuesday after missing more than a week so he could rest while dealing with a gastroint…
Native mascots still a sticking point in high school sports
By SOPHIA EPPOLITO and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — At a mostly white high school near Salt Lake City, the steps leading to the football field are covered in red handprints,…
After MAC surrenders to pandemic, will other leagues follow?
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer In many ways, the Mid-American Conference has little in common with Power Five leagues that first come to mind when fans think of major college football. T…
Serena Williams is fit and ready to play after 6-month break
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Serena Williams flexed and then kissed a sinewy right bicep to show down time well spent in training even without bench pressing. “This is God …
Columbus hopes for Game 5 bounceback after historic collapse
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer No team in NHL history with a chance to win a playoff series had blown a three-goal lead in the final four minutes. Until the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. T…