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Columbia receiver Jace Hoskey catches a touchdown pass during summer conditioning last June. (FILE)

Columbia receiver Jace Hoskey catches a touchdown pass during summer conditioning last June. (FILE)

PREP SPORTS: Florida enacts heat stroke protections for student athletes

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
TALLAHASSEE — A grieving mother's plea to Florida lawmakers was fulfilled when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure requiring schools to do more to protect student athletes from heat strokes, including having water-filled tubs at games and practices to rapidly cool the body.
Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, and NASCAR Hall of Famer and team owner Richard Petty look on after NASCAR drivers pushed Wallace to the front of the grid as a sign of solidarity with the driver prior to the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday in Talladega, Ala. (CHRIS GRAYTHEN/Getty Images/TNS)

Bubba Wallace, driver of the #43 Victory Junction Chevrolet, and NASCAR Hall of Famer and team owner Richard Petty look on after NASCAR drivers pushed Wallace to the front of the grid as a sign of solidarity with the driver prior to the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday in Talladega, Ala. (CHRIS GRAYTHEN/Getty Images/TNS)

AUTO RACING: No charges in NASCAR noose incident involving Bubba Wallace

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October, federal authorities said Tuesday in announcing there will be no charges filed in an incident that rocked NASCAR and its only fulltime Black driver. U.S.
Florida Gators helmets sit on a table during a game against Charleston Southern on Sept. 1, 2018 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE)

Florida Gators helmets sit on a table during a game against Charleston Southern on Sept. 1, 2018 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville. (TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE)

COLLEGE SPORTS: UF confirms 11 athletes have tested positive for covid-19 since April

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
GAINESVILLE — The Florida Gators have had 11 athletes test positive for covid-19 since April, the school announced Tuesday. The news was first reported by Sports Illustrated and a UF spokesman later released a statement to confirm it. It’s unclear how many were football players.
Florida State fans watch the Seminoles game against Boise State in August at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee. (TAMPA BAY TIMES/TNS)

Florida State fans watch the Seminoles game against Boise State in August at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee. (TAMPA BAY TIMES/TNS)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: FSU president asks for review of stadium named after segregationist

NEWS STAFF
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
ORLANDO — The president of Florida State University is asking the school to conduct an internal review amid growing support to change the name of its football stadium. “I’ve been following with great interest the petitions circulating on social media that Doak S.
Driver Bubba Wallace, right, is overcome with emotion as he and team owner Richard Petty walk to his car in the pits of the Talladega Superspeedway prior to the start of the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Talladega Superspeedway on Monday, in Talladega Ala. (JOHN BAZEMORE/AP Photo)

Driver Bubba Wallace, right, is overcome with emotion as he and team owner Richard Petty walk to his car in the pits of the Talladega Superspeedway prior to the start of the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Talladega Superspeedway on Monday, in Talladega Ala. (JOHN BAZEMORE/AP Photo)

AUTO RACING: NASCAR rallies around Wallace as FBI investigates noose

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Monday, June 22, 2020
Bubba Wallace steered the No. 43 to the front of pit road, NASCAR champion Kyle Busch pushing the famous car on one side and close friend Ryan Blaney pushing on the other. The entire 40-driver field and their crew members followed.
What was No. 1 in this year's top 10 list?

What was No. 1 in this year's top 10 list?

COMMENTARY: Top 10 moments from the 2019-2020 school year

JORDAN KROEGER
Friday, June 19, 2020
In a year scarred by the covid-19 pandemic, one that cut the spring season short, it’s time to look back on the positives from this school year. Even with a third of the year lost, there were still plenty of historic and exciting moments from high school athletics in Columbia County.
On Thursday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement that until the Confederate emblem is removed from Mississippi's state flag (left), the conference will consider precluding SEC championship events from being conducted in the Magnolia State. (MICKEY WELSH/Advertiser/TNS)

On Thursday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement that until the Confederate emblem is removed from Mississippi's state flag (left), the conference will consider precluding SEC championship events from being conducted in the Magnolia State. (MICKEY WELSH/Advertiser/TNS)

COLLEGE SPORTS: NCAA expands ban, joins SEC in targeting Confederate flag

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, June 19, 2020
Emboldened by the athletes it serves, the NCAA is taking another stand on a social issue.
Florida coach Mike White yells to his players during a game against Mississippi on Jan. 14, in Gainesville. (AP FILE PHOTO)

Florida coach Mike White yells to his players during a game against Mississippi on Jan. 14, in Gainesville. (AP FILE PHOTO)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NCAA approves plan for players to access coaches

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, June 18, 2020
The NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday approved a plan to allow college basketball players to start working with their coaches for the first time since the pandemic wiped out March Madness. The summer access period for men’s and women’s players will begin July 20.