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Trump issues CFP order WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has issued an executive order barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December. Trump directed the commerce secretary and the FCC chairman to coordinate with the playoff committee, the NCAA and media rights partners to ensure an exclusive broadcasting window for the storied rivalry traditionally played the second Saturday each December. T rump's order makes reference to potential expansion of the CFP that likely would require an earlier start ...

Number of perfect March Madness brackets dwindles

The odds of a picking perfect NCAA Tournament bracket are astronomical for a reason. The number of unblemished entries in ESPN's bracket challenge dropped to fewer than 1,500 by Friday evening, thanks in part to ninth-seeded Utah State's win over eighth-seeded Villanova. Translation: ...

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LeBron ties Robert Parish MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James started for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Miami Heat, making it the 1,611th regular-season game of his career and tying Robert Parish's all-time NBA mark. Parish held the record for nearly 30 years. He has now been caught by James, someone who now has yet another record on what seems like an endless resume of accomplishment within the game. James is also the NBA leader in, among many categories, points, seasons played, All-NBA nods and All-Star selections. Duke gets by Siena GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Duke ...

Cubs’ Palencia delivers for Venezuela in WBC

MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela manager Omar López went beyond the limit to help his nation win its first World Baseball Classic. Major league clubs routinely place restrictions on how national team managers can use pitchers at the WBC. One key for López and Venezuela in Tuesday night's ...

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Johnson named all-region DE PERE, Wis. – St. Norbert College had seven track and field student-athletes named all-region selections by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The honorees included freshman Kamdan Johnson of Florence, Wis., who set set a school ...

Venezuela beats US 3-2 on Suárez’s 9th-inning double

MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 Tuesday night on Eugenio Suárez's tiebreaking double in the ninth. Maikel Garcia's third-inning sacrifice fly and Wilyer Abreu's ...