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Prep Sports Schedule

Published on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 4:10pm

Rangers

Saturday

 • Basketball @ Dillon, Girls: 4 p.m., Boys: 5:30 p.m.

 

Bruins

Thursday

• Girls Basketball vs. White Sulphur Springs, District tournament @ Manhattan Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Friday

• Boys Basketball vs. TBA, District tournament @ Manhattan Christian, 7:30 p.m.

 

Rebels

Thursday

Stanton: I would have hit 80-plus homers if I knew pitches

Published on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 4:08pm
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton imagined having the advantage the Houston Astros gained in their scam.

“If knew what was coming in ‘17, I probably would have hit 80-plus home runs,” he said Wednesday.

Stanton agreed with teammate Aaron Judge that the Astros should be stripped of their 2017 World Series title and that they kept on cheating during the 2019 season.

Major League Baseball concluded the Astros used a video camera to steal catcher’s signs in 2017, including during the postseason, and in 2018. 

Newman alert, walking around hospital after crash at Daytona

Published on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 4:04pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman is fully alert, walking around the hospital and joking with staff two days after his frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500.

Roush Fenway Racing said Wednesday the 42-year-old driver “continues to show great improvement.” The team added that “true to his jovial nature, he has also been joking around with staff, friends and family while playing with his two daughters.”

The team included a photo of Newman standing in a hospital gown, smiling with his arms around his two young daughters.

Hornets’ Graham emerging as Most Improved Player candidate

Published on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 4:03pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Devonte Graham had mixed emotions when Kemba Walker left for the Boston Celtics.

Walker had become his mentor on the court last year and a close friend off it, regularly inviting Graham over to his house for a meal cooked by his personal chef. Walker would let the rookie swim in his pool and lend him his car occasionally, too.

But while he knew he’d miss hanging out with his buddy, Graham realized that Walker’s departure meant he’d see increased playing time — and have a chance to prove to everyone that he belongs in the NBA.

Redskins use 2020 option on Peterson

Published on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 4:03pm

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins exercised Adrian Peterson’s 2020 option Wednesday, keeping the veteran running back in the fold for another season.

Peterson returns to Washington for a third season and first under new coach Ron Rivera. It’ll be his 14th NFL season.

“Adrian Peterson is the epitome of what it means to be a pro in this league,” Rivera said. “Adrian’s leadership and passion towards the game of football will set an example of what is expected of the players in this program moving forward.”

Moving Football Forward

Published on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 4:52pm
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Since Park coaches and administrators made the decision to forfeit the 2019 varsity season due to safety concerns brought on by low numbers of upperclassmen, the program has been focused on reenergizing from the ground up. They are emphasizing building a stronger football foundation for younger players to carry into their high school careers.

Prep Sports Schedule

Published on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 4:46pm

Rangers

Tuesday ***

 • Boys Basketball vs. Butte Central, 7 p.m.

• Girls Basketball @ Butte Central, 7 p.m.

Saturday

 • Basketball @ Dillon, Girls: 4 p.m., Boys: 5:30 p.m.

 

Bruins

Thursday

• Girls Basketball vs. White Sulphur Springs, District tournament @ Manhattan Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Friday

Ryan Newman’s injuries not life-threatening

Published on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 4:43pm
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Newman flipped across the finish line, his Ford planted upside down and on fire, a grim reminder of a sport steeped in danger that has stretched nearly two decades without a fatality.

At the finish line, Denny Hamlin made history with a second straight Daytona 500 victory in an overtime photo finish over Ryan Blaney, a celebration that quickly became muted as drivers awaited an update on Newman’s condition. 

“I think we take for granted sometimes how safe the cars are,” Hamlin said. “But number one, we are praying for Ryan.”

USA Football’s development model adds TackleBar tool

Published on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 4:41pm
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USA Football is introducing another tool as part of its road map for how the sport is played, coached and taught on the youth level: TackleBar football.

As part of USA Football’s “Football Development Model” launched last year, TackleBar is included within the model’s “limited contact” category, serving as a teaching tool and stepping stone between flag football and the full tackle game. USA Football’s model offers multiple entry points and options to play the sport across three categories: non-contact, limited contact and contact.

MLB stars hammer Manfred over ‘piece of metal’ trophy crack

Published on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 4:34pm

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Players who have won a World Series -- and those who have come up short -- seethed Monday at Commissioner Rob Manfred’s reference to the sport’s championship trophy as merely a “piece of metal,” saying that comment reflected a disconnect between baseball’s boss and those who produce the product on the field.