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Big 12 Conference to ban former NFL players, too

National Sports

NEW YORK — 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 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 Coast ...

Tiebreaker results in Marauders’ win in golf match

Boys golf

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Bishop Guilfoyle Academy and Hollidaysburg both shot 306 at Thursday’s Laurel Highlands Athletic Conference boys golf match at Scotch Valley Country Club, but the Marauders got the victory due to the LHAC’s first tiebreaker, which comes down to the fifth golfer’s ...

High school football: Week 1

Football

FRIDAY Hollidaysburg at Altoona, 7 Notable: Hollidaysburg is 6-2 in this rivalry since it was renewed prior to the 2018 season. Bald Eagle Area at Huntingdon, 7 Notable: Last year’s 14-6 ’Cats win snapped a six-game slide in the series and was their first win since 2017. Bellefonte ...

Scottie Scheffler in a good place now

National Sports

ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler is having another big season going into the final tournament of the year at the Tour Championship. He picked up a $23 million bonus last week as the leading player in the FedEx Cup. His PGA Tour earnings are over $20 million for the fourth consecutive year. And ...

NASCAR unveils schedule for 2027

National Sports

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR will return to Naval Base Coronado for another race that recognizes the men and women who serve. The sanctioning body released its 2027 schedule Wednesday. The slate begins at Daytona International Speedway and wraps up back in the Sunshine State at ...

NFL saying goodbye to Pro Bowl

National Sports

ATLANTA — The Pro Bowl is no more, the NFL announced Wednesday, ending an exhibition of the league’s top players that was held in some form almost every year since 1951. The game wasn’t played in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that was the only pause in the postseason ...