NCAA lays out plan for playing but warns of surging pandemic

The NCAA handed down its latest guidelines for playing through a pandemic while also sounding an alarm: The prospect of having a fall semester with football and other sports is looking grim.

D.C. United finds equalizer for a 1-1 draw with New England

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Veteran Federico Higuain scored as a second-half substitute for a second straight match, and D.C. United rallied for a 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution on Friday night.

College football cancellations or postponements

The number of canceled or postponed games in the Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision as of Friday, according to Associated Press research. The Colonial Athletic Association, Ivy League, Patriot League and MEAC have canceled or postponed their seasons; the Big Ten and Pac-12 have canceled nonconference games. The CAA is allowing its members to play as independents this season.

The Latest: Tigers' Boyd back after negative COVID test

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

MLS delays Charlotte, St Louis, Sacramento due to pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer delayed the first seasons of expansion teams in Charlotte, North Carolina; St. Louis; and Sacramento, California, by one year each because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Ex-football player receives 20-year sentence on drug charge

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former college football player who went to trial for violating North Carolina’s sports agent law has received a 20-year prison sentence on a drug conviction in Georgia following a probation violation.

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San Francisco mayor frustrated as virus cases rise statewide

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco, one of the nation's first cities to fully shut down and one of the slowest to reopen, joined California's coronavirus watch list on Friday, and the mayor expressed frustration that people are attending social gatherings against health officials' advice.

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D.C. United finds equalizer for a 1-1 draw with New England

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Veteran Federico Higuain scored as a second-half substitute for a second straight match, and D.C. United rallied for a 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution on Friday night.

Phyllis Somerville, actor of stage and screen, dies at 76

NEW YORK (AP) — Phyllis Somerville, an actor with a lengthy career of roles in film, television and Broadway productions, has died. She was 76.

Ex-football player receives 20-year sentence on drug charge

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former college football player who went to trial for violating North Carolina’s sports agent law has received a 20-year prison sentence on a drug conviction in Georgia following a probation violation.

San Francisco mayor frustrated as virus cases rise statewide

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco, one of the nation's first cities to fully shut down and one of the slowest to reopen, joined California's coronavirus watch list on Friday, and the mayor expressed frustration that people are attending social gatherings against health officials' advice.

Panel OKs sending ballot request forms to all Iowa voters

A legislative panel voted unanimously Friday to approve the plan by Iowa's top election official to send absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters before the November election, following a similar action he took before the June primary to help people avoid voting in person amid the

Tuberville says maybe to debate; Jones: Voters deserve one

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican Tommy Tuberville on Friday declined to commit to debating incumbent Sen. Doug Jones in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, while Jones suggested that Tuberville is scared to do so.

MLS delays Charlotte, St Louis, Sacramento due to pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer delayed the first seasons of expansion teams in Charlotte, North Carolina; St. Louis; and Sacramento, California, by one year each because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Blue Jays still waiting to hear if they can play in Toronto

TORONTO (AP) — A top Canadian government health official credits the Blue Jays for their willingness to live in a quarantine environment while they host games in Toronto but said Friday problems remain with Major League Baseball’s proposed plan to play in Canada amid the coronavirus pandemic.

College football cancellations or postponements

The number of canceled or postponed games in the Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision as of Friday, according to Associated Press research. The Colonial Athletic Association, Ivy League, Patriot League and MEAC have canceled or postponed their seasons; the Big Ten and Pac-12 have canceled nonconference games. The CAA is allowing its members to play as independents this season.

CDC extends US ban on cruise ships through September

The federal ban on cruise ships operating in U.S. territory is being extended through September

Federal Reserve expands lending program to nonprofit groups

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has opened one of its lending programs to nonprofit groups, including hospitals, educational institutions, and social service organizations.