Sports

Washington’s Chris Petersen resigns, Jimmy Lake takes over

Published on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 12:00am
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SEATTLE (AP) — Chris Petersen has always worked according to his own schedule. During eight seasons as the head coach at Boise State he brought the Broncos into the elite

Rutgers to bring back Schiano as head coach

Published on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 12:00am
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Greg Schiano is officially back as Rutgers football coach. The university’s Board of Governors on Tuesday approved an eightyear, $32 million contract to bring back

Nats 1B Zimmerman plans to be back with champs — or retired

Published on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 12:00am
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman figures he’ll either find himself back with the World Series champions next season — or out of baseball. “I think I’ve

Capitals trade Stephenson to Golden Knights

Published on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Capitals traded forward Chandler Stephenson to the Vegas Golden Knights for a 2021 fifth-round pick. Washington needed to shed salary and chose Travis Boyd over

Watson throws 3 TDs, Texans top Pats

Published on Mon, 12/02/2019 - 5:00pm
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HOUSTON (AP) — Deshaun Watson has long admired Tom Brady for his talent and resilience. He beat him Sunday night by not only throwing touchdown passes, but by catching one,

Prep Sports Schedule

Published on Mon, 12/02/2019 - 4:26pm

Friday

 • Basketball @ Townsend, Girls: 6 p.m. Boys: 7:30 p.m.

 

Saturday

 • Wrestling - Ranger Invitational, 10 a.m.

Ole Miss fires coach Matt Luke after 3 seasons

Published on Mon, 12/02/2019 - 4:20pm
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Mississippi fired football coach Matt Luke on Sunday, three days after his third non-winning season ended with an excruciating rivalry game loss.

Athletic director Keith Carter said in a statement the decision to change coaches was made after evaluating the trajectory of the program and not seeing see enough “momentum on the field.”

“While improvements were evident in certain aspects of the program, we are judged ultimately by our record, and, unfortunately, we did not meet the standard of success that we expect from our program,” Carter said.

SPORTS SHORTS

Published on Mon, 12/02/2019 - 4:07pm

Roger Federer’s face to be minted on Swiss coin

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — The Swiss government says it will produce a 20 franc silver coin with Roger Federer’s image on it.

The government says it’s the first time it has dedicated a commemorative coin to a living person.

A 50 franc gold coin with Federer’s image on it will be minted next year.

The government says the 20-time Grand Slam champion is “probably Switzerland’s most successful individual sportsman, he is also the perfect ambassador for Switzerland.”

Green Bay tops Montana State 98-72

Published on Mon, 12/02/2019 - 4:06pm

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Freshman Amari Davis scored a career-high 28 points and Green Bay cruised to a 98-72 victory over Montana State on Saturday night.

Green Bay took control of the game early, breaking away from a 7-all tie with an 11-0 run. The Phoenix (3-4) pushed their lead to 20 on a Davis jumper with 9:31 left in the first half.

USF fires coach Charlie Strong after 3-season slide

Published on Mon, 12/02/2019 - 4:06pm

(AP) — South Florida fired coach Charlie Strong on Sunday after three seasons in which the Bulls won fewer games each year.

USF made the move two days after finishing a 4-8 season with a blowout loss to rival UCF. That left Strong 21-16 overall but 4-14 since starting the 2018 season with seven straight victories.