For these athletes, this is a spring break they don't want

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Creighton right-hander Ben Dotzler was supposed to be in the bullpen at TD Ameritrade Park this weekend, readying himself to pitch against Northern Colorado.

Molly Little, who plays lacrosse for Denver, expected to be on the road for a much anticipated match against Michigan, the team ...
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'The spirit of democracy' Exhibit explores American voting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - When Louisville civil rights leader Mattie Jones attempted to vote in an election in Mississippi in the 1950s, she had to pay a poll tax, pass a literacy test and sing the Star-Spangled Banner.

When she sang the national anthem off-key, Jones was denied the ...
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For Native American athletes, basketball is more than a game

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - In his first game of the season, Rocky Boy High School basketball player Ben "Benji" Crebs was unstoppable.

The 5-foot-11-inch sophomore shot the ball nearly every chance he got against Box Elder High School, a rival team sharing the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation. Located in ...
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Activities around Nebraska curtailed to slow spread of virus

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska residents will find their entertainment options drastically cut this weekend as more events and venues announced cancellations and closures in an effort to slow the spread of a new coronavirus.

In addition to the Nebraska boys high school basketball tournament this week being closed ...
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Oklahoma City marks bombing anniversary with artistic events

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City honors victims of the 1995 bombing that shocked the nation in what remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history through a memorial and museum, annual remembrance ceremonies and a marathon.

This year for the 25th anniversary of the April 19, 1995, ...
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Ohio newspaper publisher to take vacated City Council seat

CINCINNATI (AP) - An Ohio newspaper publisher will assume a seat on the Cincinnati City Council after a member facing federal charges resigned.

Cincinnati Herald Publisher Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney will replace Tamaya Dennard.

Dennard resigned last week after being arrested on federal charges accusing her of trading a vote ...
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The Latest: 2 more Fiorentina players test positive

LONDON (AP) - The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's effect on sports around the world (all times UK):

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Two more Fiorentina players have tested positive for COVID-19 as well as a club physiotherapist.

The top-tier Italian league soccer team tweets that defender and club captain Germán Pezzella, ...
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