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23XI Racing name for new Jordan NASCAR team bit of balance

Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

Denny Hamlin said there was never a question about the car number for Michael Jordan's new NASCAR team in partnership with the three-time Daytona 500 champion. Determining the name and a logo were a bit more of a balance.

Sports > International sports

Josef Newgarden tightens championship race ahead of IndyCar finale

Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

Scott Dixon has controlled IndyCar’s title race since the start of this disrupted start-and-stop season. Reigning champion Josef Newgarden remained undeterred and slowed Dixon's runaway rout.

Sports > International sports

U.S. men’s soccer to return for Nov. 12 exhibition at Wales

Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

The U.S. men’s soccer team will return to the field for the first time since January for a Nov. 12 exhibition at Wales.

Sports > NCAA basketball

More than 30 colleges await Connecticut basketball ‘bubble’

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

A resort casino on tribal land in Connecticut is finalizing plans to host more than 30 college basketball teams as it becomes a modified bubble for several early-season tournaments, including two being moved from New York.

Sports > NFL

On Football: The not good, very bad and incredibly ugly

Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

It's very easy to ridicule the teams in the NFC East. And yes, we will be doing so.

Sports > International sports

Wilco Kelderman stays in Giro pink; Josef Černý win eclipsed by protests

Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

Dutch rider Wilco Kelderman remained the overall leader of the Giro d’Italia heading to the final two days but Josef Černý’s stage win was overshadowed by rider protests at the start on Friday, and race director Mauro Vegni hinted at legal action.

Sports > International sports

Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov returns to cage, faces Justin Gaethje at UFC 254

Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is back in the cage for the first time in 13 months to face interim champ Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi.

Sports > International sports

Sam Bennett sprints to win Vuelta’s 4th stage, Primoz Roglic keeps lead

Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

Irish cyclist Sam Bennett won a sprint finish on the fourth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Friday, and defending champion Primoz Roglic kept the red leader’s jersey.

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A Grip on Sports: At least if a snow storm traps you inside this weekend, there is plenty to watch

Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Not sure if we are going to get snowed under this afternoon – the forecast calls for 3-to-5 inches of the stuff and it’s only late October – but I do know this: we were snowed under by the amount of stories available to link this morning.

Sports > International sports

Scott McLaughlin makes long journey for overdue IndyCar debut

Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

Scott McLaughlin at last will make his IndyCar debut in Sunday's season finale on the streets of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.

Sports > NCAA football

On other side of an outbreak, teams can find some relief

Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

Coronavirus outbreaks at Baylor, Memphis, Arkansas State, Notre Dame, Florida and elsewhere have forced programs to shut down for as much as two weeks.

Sports > NCAA football

Week 8 preview: Mountain West brings late show back; Big 12 showdown

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

College football Saturdays this season have mostly been over by around midnight Eastern. Maybe 12:30 a.m. West of Texas, the only FBS program that has been up and running is BYU in Provo, Utah. That comes to end this weekend.

Sports > NFL

Sidelined by COVID-19 bigger issue for NFL players, coaches

Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

The NFL and the players association are trying to play this season during the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 220,000 in the United States, with some survivors left dealing with issues months after infection: fatigue, headaches, muscle and joint paints, fuzzy thinking and organ dysfunction. Keeping teams healthy enough for games is why the league and its players association have a lengthy list of guidelines, including daily testing, trying to do just that.

Sports > Seattle Sounders

Will Bruin’s late goal gives Sounders 1-1 draw with rival Timbers

Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

Will Bruin scored off a corner kick in the third minute of second-half stoppage time, and the Seattle Sounders salvaged a 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers on Thursday night.

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On the air

UPDATED: Fri., Oct. 23, 2020

Friday’s TV Highlights

Sports > Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga sets Kraziness in the Kennel for Nov. 12, will be televised on KHQ

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

The Zags will hold Kraziness on Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. No fans will be permitted at the McCarthey Athletic Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Kraziness will be televised live on KHQ.

Sports > EWU basketball

Q&A: Talking sports with Eastern Washington interim president David May

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

EWU interim president David May recently buckled a chinstrap, ran a route and proceeded to haul in a pass from All-American quarterback Eric Barriere, capping off the grab with a celebratory end zone dance.

Sports > High school sports

Week 9 preview: Final regular season games to decide Idaho state berths, seeds

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

It’s the last week of the regular season, meaning district titles and playoff spots are on the line in all classifications.

Sports > International sports

Sebastian Munoz in the lead, Tiger Woods with his worst score at Sherwood

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

The scorecards of Sebastian Munoz and Tiger Woods were unusual for different reasons Thursday in the Zozo Championship at Sherwood. That was only good news for one of them.

Sports > NCAA

Washington State mailbag: Gauging the progress of new offensive/defensive systems in Pullman, and how will uniforms be chosen this year?

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 22, 2020

Given what we saw last year from Washington State’s defense, it would be almost preposterous to think that group would be a step ahead of the highly productive offense come Nov. 7, when the Cougars open the season at Oregon State.

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