Sports

Super League owners urged to reverse their decision

Published on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 4:33pm
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MONTREUX, Switzerland (AP) — Seeking a weak link in the unity of 12 rebel clubs in the Super League, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) on Tuesday targeted owners in England who signed up to the project that threatens to tear apart soccer’s traditional structure including the Champions League.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin made a direct appeal to “owners of some English clubs” to change their minds out of respect for soccer fans.

VICIS has top 3 football helmets in survey

Published on Tue, 04/20/2021 - 4:31pm

VICIS has the top three performing helmets in the NFL/NFLPA’s seventh annual study, with a position-specific helmet tested for the first time and ranking second overall.

The VICIS ZERO2-R TRENCH, designed specifically for linemen, came in behind only the VICIS2-R MATRIX in the survey conducted by engineers who assessed in measured laboratory testing the performance of all helmets worn by NFL players in reducing head impact severity. The results released Tuesday are displayed on a poster shared with NFL players and team medical, training, coaching and equipment staffs.

Fergus Invitational Track Meet

Published on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 4:25pm
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LSU reeling amid protracted reviews of sexual assault cases

Published on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 3:24pm

By BRETT MARTEL
AP Sports Writer

When LSU’s football team emerges from the north end zone tunnel in 102,000-seat Tiger Stadium for its traditional spring scrimmage on Saturday, players will take a field emblazoned with a logo recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Marquette basketball exodus: Theo John transferring to Duke

Published on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 3:23pm

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Forward Theo John says he’s transferring from Marquette to Duke, yet another player to leave the Golden Eagles.

John said on Twitter on Friday that after conferring with his family he will spend his final year of eligibility with the Blue Devils.

“I would like to thank everyone who has been a part of my basketball journey,” he said,

The 6-foot-9 John averaged 8 points, 5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks this past season. His 191 career blocks rank second in Marquette history. He has made 91 starts over the last three seasons.

Boston marks 8 years since marathon bombing

Published on Thu, 04/15/2021 - 3:10pm
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BOSTON (AP) — Boston is marking eight years since the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon killed three people and injured scores of others.

Acting Mayor Kim Janey on Thursday visited fire stations that had been critical in the response to the attack, as well as the memorials marking the spots where the two pressure cooker bombs detonated near the downtown finish line of the storied race.

Montana hires Oregon State assistant to coach women’s hoops

Published on Thu, 04/15/2021 - 3:09pm

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Oregon State assistant Brian Holsinger has been hired as the next women’s basketball coach at Montana, athletic director Kent Haslam said.

Holsinger has spent 13 years as an assistant in the Pac-12 and has more than two decades of college coaching experience. He signed a four-year contract with Montana that must still be approved by the state Board of Regents. 

NBA-leading Jazz deal Thunder seventh straight loss, 106-96

Published on Wed, 04/14/2021 - 3:08pm
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic knew the Jazz would look to him to take a leading role with three of Utah’s primary players out.

Bogdanovic scored 23 points and Donovan Mitchell added 22 as the Utah Jazz beat the struggling Oklahoma City Thunder 106-96 on Tuesday night.

“We had guys out on this back-to-back, so we’re ran way more sets of fences for me so I was able to get to the basket and draw the fouls,” Bogdanovic said.

NFL players call for virtual offseason, shun in-person work

Published on Wed, 04/14/2021 - 3:07pm

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — NFL players were locked out of team headquarters last offseason because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

This year, their union wants them to boycott any in-person OTAs.

Members of the Broncos, Seahawks and Super Bowl champion Buccaneers said Tuesday they’ll do just that.

“We find ourselves still in the midst of a pandemic with no comprehensive plan to keep players as safe as possible, yet teams are pressuring players to attend voluntary workouts,” that begin next week, tweeted DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association.

Pole vaulter sets school record

Published on Tue, 04/13/2021 - 4:35pm
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Photo by Dean Hendrickson

Carter Bartz, a junior, competes in the pole vault Friday for the Rangers at Park High. Bartz set the school record with a 13’3” vault, breaking the previous record of 13’1.” The Park High boys finished in first place at the meet.