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Big 12 joins ban against NFL players

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The Big 12 Conference on Wednesday followed the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences in banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college. The decision by the Big 12 came a day after rulings by the SEC and Big Ten. Earlier Wednesday, the NFL made it clear that players who leave the NFL to return to college won’t be allowed to come back to the league this season. NFL executive Troy Vincent reiterated the longstanding policy at the league’s meetings Wednesday, saying any player who returns to college would not be eligible to play in the NFL until 2027. Atlantic ...

Sky owner says Kanter Freedom is banned from home games

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CHICAGO — The Chicago Sky have banned Enes Kanter Freedom from their home games after the former NBA center was ejected from Sunday’s loss to the Indiana Fever. Owner Michael Alter made the announcement in a rare news conference on Tuesday. Alter told reporters Freedom is not allowed ...

Bobcats down Dodgers for conference triumph

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FORT DODGE — A 5-1 singles advantage paved the way to the second Iowa Alliance Conference win of the season for the Marshalltown girls’ tennis team, which took down host Fort Dodge 7-4 on Tuesday night. The Bobcats (4-4, 2-2) got back to even for the season with Tuesday’s triumph, ...

Ames turns away MHS girls

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Marshalltown girls’ swimming and diving coach Angie Nelson has had teams in the past approach the postseason with lesser times than the Bobcats’ 200-yard medley relay squad opened with on Tuesday night. The Marshalltown foursome of Drea Ceren, Adele Beek, Emma Case and Leia Hernandez had ...

Reece breaks WNBA record with 26 rebounds

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Angel Reese rebounded her way into the record books not once, but twice in one night. Reese set a WNBA record with 26 rebounds in the Atlanta Dream’s 78-71 win over the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday, pushing her past the season record in the same game. “Last time I was here, I didn’t miss any shots. Tonight I couldn’t hit (anything) so I knew I was going be able to get them on the rebounding side,” Reese told the postgame show. “I just want to be there for my team. Offensively, defensively, whatever it takes to win.” Reese surpassed ...

49ers owner caught in police sting

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York used an alias when he sent text messages over two days to a woman he believed to be a prostitute before he was arrested in a sting operation in Ohio, according to a police incident report obtained Tuesday. The report from the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force had more than two pages redacted but provided more details about what led to York’s arrest and ultimately to him pleading no contest Monday to two misdemeanors. York initially responded to an advertisement placed by police on a known prostitution website on ...