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A preseason buzz in Fort Lewis College men’s basketball

All-American Farris leads new group for FLC men’s hoops

DATE: Nov 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Fort Lewis College women’s basketball eager to disprove doubters

Griego believes sophomore Vasquez is among RMAC’s elite players

DATE: Nov 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

The wait is over: Delayed NBA draft finally comes Wednesday

There was no dancing on the court after a March Madness victory. No bounding onto the stage in a spiffy suit to meet the commissioner in June. The coronavirus pandemic wiped out t...

DATE: Nov 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Fort Lewis College basketball season openers postponed by COVID-19

RMAC moves forward expecting schedule challenges

DATE: Nov 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Ivy League cancels winter sports because of COVID-19

The Ivy League became the first Division I conference this year to cancel all winter sports, including men’s and women’s basketball. The decision Thursday came 13 days before the ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Garza, Butler headline AP preseason All-America team

The coronavirus pandemic initially clouded Luka Garza’s decision whether to stay at Iowa or leave for the NBA. The uncertainty of the 2020-21 college basketball season and NBA draft made a t...

DATE: Nov 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

NBA coming back Dec. 22, a 72-game season

It’s official: The NBA is coming back Dec. 22. The NBA’s board of governors unanimously approved Tuesday the financial terms and other parameters that were negotiated between the ...

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Loaded Pac-12 eyeing multiple bids to NCAA Tournament

The Pac-12 expected to get six, maybe even a record-tying seven teams, into last season’s NCAA Tournament. The conference’s hopes, like those of leagues and teams across the count...

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

McKinley Wright IV back: Senior returns, eager to lead talented Colorado

BOULDER – McKinley Wright IV watches all 96 of his turnovers from a season ago at least once a week. Just so he doesn’t make the same mistake again. It’s simply another way for Co...

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

No. 1 Zags: Gonzaga begins college basketball season atop Top 25 for first time

Just about the only thing Gonzaga has left to accomplish under Mark Few is win a national championship. The ‘Zags scratched another first off the list Monday: They will open the s...

DATE: Nov 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

NBA players approve plan to start season on Dec. 22

The National Basketball Players Association voted Thursday to support the notion of starting this coming season on Dec. 22, the date that the league has been targeting in its talks about how...

DATE: Nov 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NBA targeting Dec. 22 as start to coming season

The NBA may be back before Christmas and fans could return to games at some point next season, if one plan considered by the league’s board of governors becomes reality. The board...

DATE: Oct 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports