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WNBA dumps own media post on friendly wager

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NEW YORK — A social media post showing stars Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese betting $400 on the outcome of a game between their teams “missed the mark,” the WNBA said Thursday. The players won’t be punished for the bet, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. The league posted the initial video from All-Star Weekend, days before Bueckers’ Dallas Wings and Reese’s Atlanta Dream were set to play Wednesday night. The clip featured Bueckers and ...

Davis defending City Open titles

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Cole Davis, right, shakes hands with Rylan Weaver on the 18th green at Elmwood Country Club at the finish of last year’s Times-Republican City Golf Tournament. Davis claimed his fourth City title while Weaver was the runner-up. The 39th annual City event is this weekend. ——— 39th ...

Prime picks up Wednesday NHL games

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TORONTO — Amazon’s Prime Video will exclusively broadcast Wednesday night national NHL regular-season games in Canada in English and French beginning next season as part of a new 12-year licensing agreement with Rogers Communications Inc. announced Tuesday. The streaming service will also carry select Stanley Cup playoff series, including two first-round series and one second-round matchup annually. The agreement spans the length of Rogers’ $11 billion, 12-year deal with the NHL for national media rights on all platforms in Canada through the 2037-38 season. Terms were not ...

Fever defer from discussing pro-Sophie rally

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SEATTLE — Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark were not made available to answer postgame questions about a rally before the Indiana Fever’s 105-95 win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night in support of Cunningham’s recent comments about transgender athletes. A crowd of a few dozen ...

Bucks, Ducks thinking big in B1G

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CHICAGO — Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith downplays his chances of winning a Heisman Trophy even though he’s generally regarded as college football’s top returning player regardless of position. “I always felt that was a quarterback award unless you have a crazy season like ...

ISU makes changes to future football schedule

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AMES — The Iowa State athletics department has announced alterations to future football schedules, including dates for an anticipated extension of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series to 2031 and the addition of a seventh home game to the 2027 schedule. Iowa State’s Sept. 18, 2027 game which was originally scheduled to be played at Bowling Green will now be played in Ames at Jack Trice Stadium after the parties mutually agreed to move the second game of their current two-game series. Bowling Green University will also play in Ames this season on Sept. 19. Additionally, Iowa State’s 2028 ...