AP Sports Digest
Thu, Feb 11, 2021
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TOP STORIES
BKN-NBA-NATIONAL ANTHEM
DALLAS - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has relented on not playing the national anthem before home games this season. The move came shortly after the NBA reiterated its "longstanding league policy" to include the anthem. By Schuyler Dixon. SENT: 850 words, photo. With BKN-Hawks-Mavericks (sent).
OLY-TOKYO-MORI
TOKYO - The long saga of Yoshiro Mori appears to be near the end. Japan's Kyodo news agency and others reported on Thursday - citing unnamed sources - that Yoshiro Mori will step down on Friday as the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. By Stephen Wade. SENT: 720 words, photos.
FBN-PLAYER-CAROUSEL
The Matthew Stafford-Jared Goff trade not only has whet fans' appetites for big deals, it's caused a social media frenzy about which quarterbacks are headed elsewhere. But before anyone gets the idea that half of the NFL's starting signal-callers from 2020 will be employed by new teams in 2021, well, that carousel is not spinning out of control. Why not? Money. By Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner. SENT: 780 words, photos. With FBN--Texans-Team President Resigns; FBN-Washington-Heinicke (sent).
CAR--NASCAR-TRUCKS-PREVIEW
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - NASCAR driver Hailie Deegan needed sensitivity training for using a derogatory word for the disabled in a virtual racing event. Deegan is only 19 years old and has already been pushed as a future face of NASCAR. Deegan hopes the next steps in her career aren't as rocky as the ones she's already navigated. By Dan Gelston. UPCOMING: 1,000 words, photos by 4 a.m.
CAR-NASCAR-DAYTONA-QUALIFYING
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - New number, new day, new time, same result for Hendrick Motorsports. Alex Bowman and William Byron swept the front row in qualifying for the Daytona 500, giving Hendrick its 14th pole and sixth in the last seven years. By Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer. SENT: 810 words, photos. With CAR-NASCAR-Gibbs-Truex (sent).
TEN-AUSTRALIAN OPEN
MELBOURNE, Australia - American Sofia Kenin's bid to repeat as champion at the Australian Open ended when she lost in the second round to big-serving Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-2. By John Pye. SENT: 890, words, photos. UPCOMING: 1,000 words, photos. With Latest, notebook, glance, sidebars on merit.
NOTABLE
BKN--G LEAGUE BEGINS
The G League season has finally started, opening Wednesday inside a bubble at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and utilizing much of the same buildings and amenities that the NBA did when it played there last summer and fall. By Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. UPCOMING: 470 words, photos by 4 a.m.
TEN-US MEN'S DROUGHT
The last American man to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament was Andy Roddick at the U.S. Open in 2003, and there's no sign the drought will end anytime soon. Taylor Fritz, who rallied to beat fellow American Reilly Opelka in the second round at the Australian Open, was the only seeded American man when the tournament began. The sport enjoyed a higher profile when Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras and Jim Courier were winning championships, including four in a row at the Australian Open in the 1990s. By Steven Wine. SENT: 850 words, photos.
BKC--MIDYEAR ENROLLEES
Midyear freshman enrollees are taking advantage of an extra year of eligibility to play right away in college basketball this season. The NCAA's decision opened the door for signees to graduate from high school early and join their college programs. By Basketball Writer Aaron Beard. UPCOMING: 930 words, photos by 4 a.m.
GLF-PEBBLE BEACH-PREVIEW
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - This might be the one PGA Tour event where the course is the star regardless of who's playing. That's especially true this year. The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am is missing spectators, amateurs and players from the top 10 in the world. By Golf Writer Doug Ferguson. SENT: 800 words, photos.
BKN-THUNDER-LAKERS
LOS ANGELES - LeBron James hit the tying 3-pointer late in regulation and then broke up the Thunder's final possession in overtime to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their sixth consecutive victory, 114-113 over Oklahoma City. By Greg Beacham. SENT: 700 words, photos.
HKN-BRUINS-RANGERS
NEW YORK - Brad Marchand scored 36 seconds into overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night in the opener of a two-game set at Madison Square Garden. SENT: 460 words, photos.
BKC-T25-RUTGERS-IOWA
IOWA CITYA, Iowa - Iowa center Luka Garza went scoreless for the first 12 minutes against Rutgers. It's why Garza appreciates teammate Joe Wieskamp. SENT: 740 words, photos. With BKC-Big Ten This Week (upcoming).
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Thursday Time Schedule (EST)
NBA
Miami at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Orlando at Golden State, 10 p.m.
Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m
NHL
Edmonton at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Ottawa at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Carolina at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
College Basketball (Top 25)
Men
No. 20 Southern Cal at Washington, 10 p.m.
No. 24 Purdue at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Women
No. 1 South Carolina vs Missouri, 7 p.m.
No. 3 Louisville vs. Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.
No. 4 NC State vs. Clemson, 4 p.m.
No. 12 Michigan at Purdue, 6 p.m.
No. 16 Tennessee at No. 20 Kentucky, 7 p.m.
No. 17 Gonzaga vs. San Francisco, 8 p.m.
No. 18 Arkansas vs. Mississippi St. 9 p.m.
No. 21 Northwestern vs. Rutgers, 4 p.m.
No. 24 Georgia vs. Auburn 7 p.m.
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