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NCAA committee proposes rule changes

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The NCAA Football Rules Committee announced Friday it would propose that a team be charged with a timeout if one of its players falls to the ground on the field because of an apparent injury after the ball is spotted for the next play. Feigning injuries, sometimes at the coach’s ...

Chickadees tweet a language that’s all their own

Outdoors

When I feed the birds — and, to be honest, the deer — the first to herald my arrival at the garden tractor shed each day are black-capped chickadees. They wait, not patiently, as the rolling door rattles up. I’ve learned over the years to put out seeds for them at the start, because ...

Whitnell makes two holes-in-one in same round

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DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Dale Whitnell made two holes-in-one in the same round at the South African Open on Friday, having entered the day worrying about just making the cut at the European tour event. The 36-year-old Englishman aced the par-3 second and 12th holes at the Durban Country ...

Vierling will miss the start of the season

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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit Tigers utility player Matt Vierling will start the season on the injured list. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch told reporters on Friday that the team is shutting down Vierling so he can deal with a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder. Though Vierling has ...

Clanton makes the cut in Cognizant Classic

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Florida State junior Luke Clanton only needed to make the cut Friday in the Cognizant Classic to earn a PGA Tour card. That was never in doubt. Clanton ran off four straight birdies on the front nine at PGA National, the last one by holing a bunker shot as ...