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Author: Aria Gerson, USA TODAY

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‘Kinda like fantasy sports in real life’: Athletes Unlimited gears up for inaugural softball season

August 23, 2020Aria Gerson, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Kinda like fantasy sports in real life’: Athletes Unlimited gears up for inaugural softball season

Athletes Unlimited has a new pro softball league with new teams being drafted every week and no official coaches.

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Fans weren’t following COVID-19 protocols, so Utah high school AD paused football game

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020Aria Gerson, USA TODAYComments Off on Fans weren’t following COVID-19 protocols, so Utah high school AD paused football game

American Fork High School (Utah) AD Jeremy Lewis temporarily paused his football team’s game due to fans’ failure to follow COVID-19 protocols.

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Overtimes galore: NHL has seen 12 games go long since play resumed on Aug. 1

August 15, 2020Aria Gerson, USA TODAYComments Off on Overtimes galore: NHL has seen 12 games go long since play resumed on Aug. 1

The five-overtime thriller between the Lightning and Blue Jackets was the best, but 11 other games have gone to extra time.

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Everything you need to know about the 2020 college football Amway Coaches Poll

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020Aria Gerson, USA TODAYComments Off on Everything you need to know about the 2020 college football Amway Coaches Poll

USA TODAY college football experts take a look at the preseason Amway Coaches Poll, team outlooks, snubs and how COVID-19 could affect the rankings.

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Gabby Douglas lifted gymnastics and Black athletes to new heights in 2012

August 2, 2020Aria Gerson, USA TODAYComments Off on Gabby Douglas lifted gymnastics and Black athletes to new heights in 2012

Standing on the medal podium on Aug. 2, 2012, Gabrielle Douglas made history in more ways than one at the London Olympics.

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NCAA allows all athletes to wear patches supporting social justice, memorializing people

July 30, 2020Aria Gerson, USA TODAYComments Off on NCAA allows all athletes to wear patches supporting social justice, memorializing people

The NCAA announces players in all sports will be allowed to wear uniform patches to support social justice causes or memorialize a person or event.

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President Trump awards Medal of Freedom to former Olympic track star Jim Ryun, who talks about dishonoring flag

July 24, 2020Aria Gerson, USA TODAYComments Off on President Trump awards Medal of Freedom to former Olympic track star Jim Ryun, who talks about dishonoring flag

Jim Ryun was ranked greatest HS athlete of all time by ESPN. He was on cover of Sports Illustrated seven times before 25 and has Olympic silver medal.

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What might have been: Olympic stars were set to take center stage in Tokyo before COVID-19 postponement

July 24, 2020Aria Gerson, USA TODAYComments Off on What might have been: Olympic stars were set to take center stage in Tokyo before COVID-19 postponement

We were supposed to be gathered around our TVs Friday night, watching as athletes marched into the stadium and the Olympic flame was lit in Tokyo.

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More groups call for complete ban on Native American mascots as momentum shifts

July 11, 2020Aria Gerson, USA TODAYComments Off on More groups call for complete ban on Native American mascots as momentum shifts

“This is the closest I think Native peoples have come in nearly 30 years,” Crystal Echo Hawk says of Washington’s name change.

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Buccaneers’ Donovan Smith: NFL players’ return to action amid coronavirus pandemic ‘does not seem like a risk worth taking’

July 10, 2020Aria Gerson, USA TODAYComments Off on Buccaneers’ Donovan Smith: NFL players’ return to action amid coronavirus pandemic ‘does not seem like a risk worth taking’

NFL training camps open in less than three weeks, but Buccaneers left tackle Donovan Smith said playing “does not seem like a risk worth taking.”

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Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

USF is building a $340M on-campus football stadium amid concerns academics are being left behind

August 31, 2023AP

At 61, Meg Ryan is the lead in a new rom-com. That shouldn’t be such a rare thing.

August 31, 2023Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY

Iran bans weightlifter for shaking hands, taking photo with Israeli competitor

August 31, 2023Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

College professor harassed students to quench ‘clown fetish,’ offering extra credit, cash

August 31, 2023Chris Quintana and Colin Campo, USA TODAY
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