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FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2014, file photo, students play basketball at Little Singer Community School in Birdsprings, Ariz., on the Navajo Nation. Basketball is woven in the fabric of Native American life. Now, during a global pandemic, the balls have all but stopped bouncing. Already hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, Native Americans are faced with life without basketball — or any other sport - for the forseeable future. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

As Native Americans fight virus, basketball takes a timeout

By John Marshall
May. 23, 2020 12:12 PM EDT
FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2015, file photo, Grambling State's marching band performs during the first half of an NCAA college football game against California in Berkeley, Calif. HBCUs in the Southwestern Athletic Conference have fared well economically so far despite the shutdown of sports because of the new coronavirus. But these programs could take a huge financial hit if fans are banned from football games this fall because of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

HBCUs work to return to sports amid new coronavirus

By Kristie Rieken
May. 23, 2020 02:51 AM EDT
This undated photo provided by Georgia Tech alumnus Andy McNeil shows a Georgia Tech home game during the 1918 college football season. The photo was taken by Georgia Tech student Thomas Carter, who would receive a degree in Mechanical Engineering. The 102-year-old photo could provide a snapshot of sports once live games resume: Fans packed in a campus stadium in the midst of a pandemic wearing masks with a smidge of social distance between them on concrete seats. (Thomas Carter via AP)

Lessons from 1918: Old pandemic is a murky guide for sports

By Dan Gelston
May. 21, 2020 04:27 PM EDT
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Washington State's Isaac Bonton drives upcourt during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Washington on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Washington State holds on late to topple Washington 78-74

By Tim Booth
Feb. 29, 2020 12:46 AM EST
West Virginia forward Derek Culver, left, fouls Baylor forward Flo Thamba, right, while driving to the basket in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)

No. 1 Baylor tops No. 14 W Virginia 70-59, ties Big 12 mark

By Schuyler Dixon
Feb. 15, 2020 07:42 PM EST
Georgia's Toumani Camara (10) is stoped by South Carolina forwards Maik Kotsar (21) and Keyshawn Bryant during an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Athens, Ga. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

South Carolina pulls away early, beats reeling Georgia 75-59

By Charles Odum
Feb. 12, 2020 09:55 PM EST
North quarterback Shea Patterson of Michigan (7) throws a pass during the first half of the Senior Bowl college football game Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Washington State's Anthony Gordon leads North in Senior Bowl

By John Zenor
Jan. 25, 2020 07:11 PM EST
Ohio State's Andre Wesson, right, posts up against Minnesota's Marcus Carr during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Carr's late 3-pointer powers Minnesota past Ohio State 62-59

By Mitch Stacy
Jan. 23, 2020 10:37 PM EST
American Team wide receiver Juwan Green, left, of Albany, attempts a catch only to have it broken up by National Team cornerback L'Jarius Sneed, of Louisiana Tech, during the first half of the Collegiate Bowl college football game Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Tiano leads National to 30-20 win in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

By Joe Reedy
Jan. 18, 2020 10:26 PM EST
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FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2019, file photo, New Jersey Devils right wing Kurtis Gabriel works out prior to an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres in Newark, N.J. The NHL is hoping to move to Phase 2 of its return-to-play protocol, including the opening of practice facilities and allowing small group workouts, early next month. The league, which was forced to pause its season on March 12 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, released a 22-page memo detailing the plan Monday, May 25, 2020. The document stresses there's no exact date for the start of Phase 2 or a timetable for how long it will last. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

The Latest: Iowa St AD sees football games with 30,000 fans

By The Associated Press 23 hrs ago

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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In this Dec. 5, 2015 photo, Los Angeles Times sportswriter, Chris Dufresne poses near the end zone before the Pac-12 championship NCAA college football game in Santa Clara, Calif. Dufresne, an award-winning former sports writer for the Los Angeles Times, died suddenly Monday while dining with his family at home in Chino Hills, 30 miles east of Los Angeles, according to a Times staff memo posted Tuesday, May 26, 2020, on Facebook. He was 62. (Gary Klein/Los Angeles Times via AP)

Chris Dufresne, heralded college football writer, dies at 62

By Beth Harris May. 26, 2020 06:18 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Dufresne, an award-winning former sports writer for the Los Angeles Times, has died. He was 62.

QB Ramsey, punter Adams transfer to Northwestern

May. 26, 2020 02:41 PM EDT

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FILE - In this Aug. 8, 1998, file photo, San Diego Chargers' rookie quarterback Ryan Leaf, the number two player taken in the year's NFL draft, tries to figure out what play is being called from the bench during the first quarter of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in San Diego. Leaf was arrested Friday, May 22, 2020, on a domestic battery charge in Palm Desert, Calif.,, which is about 110 miles southeast of Los Angeles, according to booking information provided by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department on Saturday. (AP Photo/Kent Horner, File)

Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in California

May. 23, 2020 05:14 PM EDT

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested in Southern California on Friday.

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