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Covid, legislation, lawsuits signal change in college sports

The coronavirus was only one factor in a chain of events that consumed college sports in 2020 and is poised to do more of the same in 2021 and beyond. The virus, combined with the harsh spotlight that shined on racial inequality in the United States, further exposed the exploitative...
Tom Brady-led Bucs roll past Lions, end 13-year playoff droughtVideo

DETROIT — Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes in the only half he needed to play and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went on to rout the Detroit Lions, 47-7, on Saturday, sealing a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2007. The Bucs (10-5) set a franchise record...
QB D’Eriq King says he’s returning to Hurricanes in 2021

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — D’Eriq King transferred to Miami with the hope of competing for championships. He is staying with the same hope for 2021. The Hurricanes quarterback — who came to Miami with the intention of spending just one year at the school — announced Saturday he is returning...
Utah star freshman running back Ty Jordan dies

DALLAS — Ty Jordan, a star freshman running back for the University of Utah who grew up in the Dallas area, died, school officials announced Saturday. Authorities in Texas and Utah have not released details about the circumstances of the Jordan’s death. A day earlier, Jordan was named Pac-12 Newcomer...
Jarvis Landry among 6 Browns out because of covid-19

CLEVELAND — The Browns will try to make the playoffs without four wide receivers, including Jarvis Landry, along with their starting middle linebacker and his likely replacement, because of a positive covid-19 test and subsequent contact tracing. Cleveland’s game against the New York Jets will be played as scheduled, an...
Mallard to go? Dig of Pompeii fast-food place reveals tastes

ROME — A fast-food eatery at Pompeii has been excavated, helping to reveal dishes that were popular for the citizens of the ancient Roman city who were partial to eating out. Pompeii Archaeological Park’s longtime chief, Massimo Osanna, said Saturday that while some 80 such fast-foods have been found at...
Thailand finds new coronavirus clusters in south and east

BANGKOK — Health officials in Thailand said Saturday that two new clusters of coronavirus cases have been found that appear to be linked to a major outbreak discovered a week earlier among migrant workers in an industrial province near Bangkok. The new cases were found in 19 members of a...
Turnout among young voters key to Georgia Senate runoffs

ATLANTA — Preethi Gowrishankar was never really politically active before this year. But watching polarization increase during President Donald Trump’s administration changed that. The 27-year-old data scientist put on a face mask and stood in line on a recent sunny but cold day in Atlanta to cast a ballot early...
British double agent George Blake dies in Russia at 98

MOSCOW — George Blake, a former British intelligence officer who worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union and passed some of the most coveted Western secrets to Moscow, has died in Russia. He was 98. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, known as SVR, announced his death Saturday in a...
Trump’s court appointments will leave decades-long imprint

WASHINGTON — On this, even President Donald Trump’s most fevered critics agree: He has left an imprint on federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come. He used the promise of conservative judicial appointments to win over Republican skeptics as a candidate. Then as...
Hundreds of migrants freezing in heavy snow in Bosnia camp

BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Hundreds of migrants were stranded Saturday in a squalid, burnt-out tent camp in Bosnia as heavy snow fell in the country and winter temperatures suddenly dropped. Migrants at the Lipa camp in northwest Bosnia wrapped themselves in blankets and sleeping bags to protect against the biting winds...
Vaccination rate in W.V. surges, as pandemic claims more lives

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice reported that nearly half of his state’s stock of covid-19 vaccines has been administered. But the promising news was tempered by the governor’s announcement on Christmas Day that 55 more West Virginians had died from the disease. During a press briefing Friday, the governor described,...
Officials accuse Florida rapper, 2 others, of home invasion

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two Florida men, including an underground rap artist known as Splash Zanotti, appeared in federal court Christmas day in connection with a home invasion two months ago, in which authorities said the men terrorized a couple, demanded $20,000 and sexually assaulted a woman. A third man...
Roger Berlind, Tony-winning Broadway producer, dies at 90

NEW YORK — Roger Berlind, a producer of more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals and the winner of 25 Tony Awards, has died. He was 90. He died Dec. 18 at his home in Montana. His family said cardiopulmonary arrest was to blame, The New York Times reported. The...
Nashville explosion investigation prompts FBI to search home

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal agents converged Saturday on the home of a possible person of interest in the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville as investigators scoured hundreds of tips and leads in the blast that damaged dozens of buildings on Christmas morning. More than 24 hours after the explosion,...
Black doctor dies of covid after racist treatment complaints

INDIANAPOLIS — A Black doctor who died battling covid-19 complained of racist medical care in widely shared social media posts days before her death, prompting an Indiana hospital system to promise a “full external review” into her treatment. Dr. Susan Moore, 52, tested positive for covid-19 late last month and...

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