MAC scraps 2020 season

The MAC has become the first Division I, FBS college football conference to pull the plug on the 2020 season. Brett McMurphy reports, and others have confirmed, that the Mid-American Conference has canceled the season due to COVID-19 concerns. The move was expected, given than the MAC doesn’t have a major TV contract and in [more]

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Deion Sanders calls out those who opt out

Washington defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio recently decided not to share his views about players opting out. Former Washington (and Atlanta and Dallas and San Francisco and Baltimore) cornerback Deion Sanders has decided to go the other way. “All Players OPTING out in all sports PLEASE BELIEVE the game will go on without u,” Sanders [more]

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A city 'ruined in 30 seconds': Lebanese basketball great weeps for Beirut

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Report: Josh Doctson will use his opt-out year to do work in Africa

Jets receiver Josh Doctson hasn’t publicly explained why he decided to opt out of the 2020 NFL season, but privately, he has reportedly told the Jets that he wants to do humanitarian work in Africa. Doctson told the Jets that he feels called to help underprivileged people in Africa, according to the New York Daily [more]

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Zach Ertz sees big loss in canceling high school football season

Eagles tight end Zach Ertz says that if Pennsylvania cancels high school sports for the rest of this year, as the governor is recommending, it’s going to be a big loss for kids like him. “I want kids to be healthy, first and foremost,” Ertz said, via the Philadelphia Inquirer. “That’s the primary goal. But [more]

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Trevor Lawrence thought about opting out but will play for Clemson this year

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who is widely regarded as the likely first overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, considered opting out of the upcoming college football season before deciding to play amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Yeah, I think everyone’s thought about it just with everything going on,” Lawrence said, via the Greenville News. “But [more]

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Haotong Li 'surprised' to be leading golf major and surprised by questions about President Trump

Chinese golfer Haotong Li hopes to write his own unique piece of history this weekend in San Francisco. But he's also finding it's the letters on his cap that are prompting questions about US President Donald Trump.

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