Month: August 2020

Baylor coach Dave Aranda could see a weight being lifted off the shoulders of his players during a meeting Tuesday night, when word began to filter out that the Big 12 Conference would attempt to…

When the coronavirus first hit ACC last March, administrators gathered quickly to plot their course. In short order, they decided to move all classes online and ask students to immediately vacate residence halls. Ryan Bilderback,…

The NCAA called off fall championship events — a move Thursday that does not affect major college football — because not enough schools will be competing in sports such as men’s and women’s soccer and…

Joe Kelly wasn’t on the Dodgers when they lost to the Houston Astros in the 2017 World Series, but he still holds a deep grudge against the players for shifting blame and avoiding punishment after…

In sports, it’s not unusual for hyped-up individual matchups to disappoint — just ask anyone who’s blown hard-earned money on a subpar pay-per-view event. But that certainly was not the case in central Kentucky on…

While there seems to be a new video every day of maskless youth blithely partying outside (and inside) bars, many people have actually been drinking less during the pandemic. Half of Americans say they aren’t…

When it comes to hard rock and heavy metal music, Iola isn’t likely the first place you think of, but Saturday is an exception. Starting Saturday afternoon, six blisteringly loud bands from around the region…

NEW YORK (AP) — A renter most of his adult life, Clarence Swann became fearful that landlords would use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to gouge their tenants. So, with a desire to move…

LAHARPE — Motorists will need to tap their breaks when driving through residential areas. LaHarpe City Council members revamped the city’s speed limit, cutting it to 20 mph in all residential areas. Many of the…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released body-camera video from a third officer involved in George Floyd’s arrest captures for the first time the growing horror of onlookers who repeatedly pleaded with the officers to get off…