Big 12 conference openers include 1st games for Baylor, TCU

Some things to watch Saturday in the Big 12, when conference play starts in the league's 25th season. It will be the season openers for TCU and Baylor, who weren't able to play their scheduled non-conference games because of COVID-19:

MATCHDAY: Liverpool, Real among teams looking to advance

A look at what’s happening in the Champions League on Tuesday:

Northwest Notes Dec. 1, 2020

Tonight's Inland Empire League girls basketball game pitting Post Falls at Coeur d'Alene will be streamed on the Coeur d'Alene girls basketball YouTube channel. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuTdW1yx8SPJONXDjv6q6NQ

MATCHDAY: Liverpool, Real among teams looking to advance

A look at what’s happening in the Champions League on Tuesday:

Royal's Jenks named starting quarterback at Weber State University

OGDEN, Utah — Every father’s nightmare is that call in the middle of the night to tell the family of an accident on the road.

Rookie Pineda's goal gives Fire 2-1 win over Sounders

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Mauricio Pineda scored in the 84th minute to give the Chicago Fire a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Tuesday in the MLS is Back tournament.

South Korean leagues take stock amid COVID spike

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea may have been way ahead of the international curve in getting sport back to some semblance of normality but instead of near-full stadiums watching the end of baseball and soccer seasons later this year, a recent spike in coronavirus cases means officials will settle for just finishing the season at all.

Five MLS games called off as player protest racial injustice

Major League Soccer players boycotted five games Wednesday night in a collective statement against racial injustice.

Fans return to Montreal, watch Impact beat Whitecaps

MONTREAL (AP) — Romell Quioto and Lassi Lappalainen scored in the first half and the Montreal Impact beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Fans return to Montreal, watch Impact beat Whitecaps

MONTREAL (AP) — Romell Quioto and Lassi Lappalainen scored in the first half and the Montreal Impact beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Creavalle makes a statement with Black Lives Matter design

Those Black Lives Matter T-shirts that have featured so prominently throughout the MLS is Back tournament were designed by one of the league's players, Philadelphia Union midfielder Warren Creavalle.

Pirlo hired to replace fired Sarri at Juventus

TURIN, Italy (AP) — World Cup winner Andrea Pirlo was named Juventus’ new coach on Saturday, hours after Maurizio Sarri was fired.

THE FRONT ROW WITH DYLAN GREENE: Obstacles for fall football getting bigger

Day by day the college football season continues to collapse.

Pirlo hired to replace fired Sarri at Juventus

TURIN, Italy (AP) — World Cup winner Andrea Pirlo was named Juventus’ new coach on Saturday, hours after Maurizio Sarri was fired.

South Korean leagues take stock amid COVID spike

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea may have been way ahead of the international curve in getting sport back to some semblance of normality but instead of near-full stadiums watching the end of baseball and soccer seasons later this year, a recent spike in coronavirus cases means officials will settle for just finishing the season at all.

Chinese Super League set to lose some of its overseas luster

Slaven Bilic's appointment as head coach of Beijing Guoan this week might be the exception rather than the rule when it comes to big-name soccer talent heading to China after Chinese Super League authorities moved to reduce club spending.

Chinese Super League set to lose some of its overseas luster

Slaven Bilic's appointment as head coach of Beijing Guoan this week might be the exception rather than the rule when it comes to big-name soccer talent heading to China after Chinese Super League authorities moved to reduce club spending.

Seattle U to join WAC in 2012

Move increases Idaho's conference to nine members - though only seven play football

SALT LAKE CITY - The addition of Seattle University in 2012 will still leave the Western Athletic Conference with only seven football-playing members - a situation Commissioner Karl Benson said he hopes will be remedied within a year.

EWU's Jones leaving early for NFL draft

CHENEY - Eastern Washington University All-America running back Taiwan Jones will leave a year early and has officially declared for the 2011 NFL draft, the junior from Antioch, Calif., has announced.

Sports Briefs July 13, 2010

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