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Mel Tucker got a late start at Michigan State. Mark Dantonio’s retirement didn’t come until February, and Tucker was hired as the new coach shortly after that. Then Tucker had about a month of normalcy before the coronavirus pandemic made his transition period even harder. “I didn’t know what Zoom was before COVID, and I…

College basketball takes another step forward Wednesday, with men’s and women’s teams holding their first preseason practices. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

CHICAGO (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels granted the Chicago White Sox permission to interview Hall of Famer Tony La Russa for their managing job, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. The person, confirming a USA Today report, spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Angels typically do not comment on personnel…

CHICAGO (AP) — Social media influencers, partisan news outlets and even President Donald Trump’s son are driving the spread of online misinformation swirling around the U.S. vote, casting doubt on this year’s election and prematurely raising suspicions about the accuracy of its results. Legitimate U.S. social media accounts are sharing false claims of voter fraud,…

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole. Joseph Oberhansley was found guilty Sept. 18 of murder and burglary in the death of Tammy Jo Blanton. Clark Circuit Judge Vicki Carmichael sentenced Oberhansley based on…

Independent monitors have paused enrollment in a study testing the COVID-19 antiviral drug remdesivir plus an experimental antibody therapy being developed by Eli Lilly that’s similar to a treatment President Donald Trump recently received. Lilly confirmed Tuesday that the study had been paused “out of an abundance of caution” and said safety is its top…

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans finally picked up a win this weekend in their first game since coach Bill O’Brien was fired. Now the Texans are looking to build on what they did in the victory over the Jaguars with interim coach Romeo Crennel and improve this week when they are scheduled to visit…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Future opponents are bound to get ideas after watching tape of Joe Burrow being flummoxed and chased by the Baltimore Ravens’ blitzing defenders. The Cincinnati Bengals, on the other hand, need to work harder on keeping their talented rookie quarterback from getting maimed. Seriously. Burrow was sacked seven times Sunday, hit…

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — It’s a difficult time to be an offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears even with the team sitting at 4-1 on the season. The run blocking has bogged down and left guard James Daniels suffered what has been reported as a season-ending pectoral injury. Even practice squad linemen have it…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals came to MetLife Stadium and like every other team this season found a cure-all for their woes with a game against a winless team from New York’s rotten football apple. Kyler Murray ran for a touchdown and threw another to DeAndre Hopkins as the Cardinals snapped a…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans on Sunday circulated a video of the Democrats’ candidate for an open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas praising strict Australian gun laws that she said “took them all away” to undercut her campaign as a political moderate in what’s been an unexpectedly tough red-state race for the GOP. Democrat Barbara…

Joe Theismann didn’t cringe, but he was curious to see how Alex Smith would react to getting hit. After entering an NFL game for the first time since breaking his right leg in gruesome fashion 23 months ago, Smith didn’t have to wait long. He absorbed two sacks from Aaron Donald, got up each time…

MADRID (AP) — Spain needed a passing blunder by Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer to secure a 1-0 win and keep the lead of its Nations League group on Saturday. Sommer got flustered by Spain’s pressure and passed the ball past his teammate and directly to Mikel Merino, who set up Real Sociedad clubmate Mikel Oyarzabal…

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Le’Veon Bell will be back in the backfield for the New York Jets. The star running back was activated Saturday from the injured reserve list and he will be eligible to play for the Jets on Sunday at home against the Arizona Cardinals. Bell spent the last three weeks on…

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Saturday that two men charged in plots against Michigan’s government spent time in the military. Officials are “aware of the circumstances surrounding” Daniel Harris and Joseph Morrison and will assist in any way in the investigation, the Marine Corps said in an emailed statement. Harris is one…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have placed outside linebacker Oshane Ximines on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. The Giants (0-4) announced the move Friday, two days before a game against the Cowboys (1-3) in Dallas. Ximines was hurt on Sunday in a loss to the Rams in Los Angeles. He…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evan Rodrigues is back to where he once belonged. The Pittsburgh Penguins signed the 27-year-old forward to a one-year deal worth $700,000 on Friday, less than two months after Pittsburgh shipped him to Toronto as part of a trade that brought Kasperi Kapanen to Pittsburgh. The Penguins originally acquired Rodrigues from Buffalo…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers head coach Matt Rhule said the team’s coaching staff will be masked up for future victory celebrations in the locker room that include the singing of “Sweet Caroline.” A decision on whether the players should also wear masks is under evaluation. The Panthers have celebrated their first two wins of…

Texas Tech (1-2, 0-2 Big 12) at No. 24 Iowa State (2-1, 2-0), Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Line: Iowa State by 12 1/2. Series record: Texas Tech leads 11-7. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Most Read Stories Bartell Drugs, a local, family-owned business for 130 years, to be sold to Rite Aid for $95 million…

Fact-checking Gov. Jay Inslee and challenger Loren Culp’s debate statements on gun laws, health care cuts and wildfires. Sometimes their statements strayed from the truth — or at least cried out for more context. Top Featured Tags: – Washington News Press Release Distribution Service

No. 22 Texas (2-1, 1-1 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma (1-2, 0-2) in Dallas, on Saturday at noon ET (FOX). Line: Oklahoma by 2 1/2. Series: Texas leads 62-48-5. WHAT’S AT STAKE Most Read Stories Bartell Drugs, a local, family-owned business for 130 years, to be sold to Rite Aid for $95 million Microsoft CEO says…

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is moving ahead with planning to eliminate the separate governing body of minor league baseball as part of a project to shrink affiliations from 160 to 120. MLB said Wednesday it had retained Peter B. Freund and Trinity Sports Consultants to work on the transition. The Professional Baseball…