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Notre Dame opens ACC play against Duke, won’t play Navy

August 6, 2020Tom Johnson

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Notre Dame opens its season as an Atlantic Coast Conference football member against visiting Duke on Sept. 12 and won’t face Navy for the first time […]

SEC announces new fall preseason football practice schedule

August 5, 2020Tom Johnson

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (MUTigers.com) – The Southeastern Conference today announced adjusted dates for preseason football activities for SEC schools with the first allowable practice now scheduled for August 17. The new […]

Big Ten football season set to begin on Labor Day weekend

August 5, 2020Tom Johnson

CHICAGO (AP) – The Big Ten released its 10-game conference-only football schedule beginning as early as Labor Day weekend but cautioned there is no certainty games will be played. The […]

Penske reverses course, closes Indianapolis 500 to fans

August 4, 2020Tom Johnson

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. The 104th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” […]

Raiders to play first season in Las Vegas without fans

August 4, 2020Tom Johnson

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Raiders will have to wait another year to show off their fancy new home to their fans in Las Vegas. The team sent a letter […]

MSHSAA looks into increasing participation opportunities for athletes, raises possibility of fall schedule changes

August 4, 2020August 5, 2020Tom Johnson

While noting the “changing face of the school year”, the Missouri State High School Activities Association is looking into options for student-athletes in districts with virtual learning or recommendations of […]

Next in summer of player empowerment: Pac-12 players unite

August 3, 2020Tom Johnson

EUGENE, Oregon (AP) – As college football leaders work to rescue a football season worth billions in revenue from the threat of COVID-19, the players have become emboldened. They are […]

The Pacific-12 Conference is made up of 12 schools in the western U.S., based from Colorado, Utah, and Arizona to up and down the Pacific Coast

Pac-12 sets Sept. 26 start for 10-game football schedule

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020Tom Johnson

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Pac-12 set Sept. 26 as the start date Friday for its 10-game, conference-only football schedule, joining the Southeastern Conference in pushing back its season by […]

The helmet is worn by the football program at the University of Missouri, a Southeastern Conference school based out of Columbia, Missouri

Per Finebaum : Mizzou to add Auburn, Texas A&M to football schedule

August 1, 2020Tom Johnson

While not yet officially announced by the Southeastern Conference, Paul Finebaum, host of the “Paul Finebaum Show” on the SEC Network is reporting, citing a source within the conference, on […]

AP source: MLB will play 7-inning games in doubleheaders

July 31, 2020Tom Johnson

NEW YORK (AP) — Shortened season, shorter games. Big league doubleheaders will now become a pair of seven-inning games, baseball’s latest radical rule change during a season reshaped by the […]