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Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakou charges onto the field to face the New Orleans Saints before the start of the first quarter at TIAA Bank Field on Oct. 13, 2019 in Jacksonville. (HARRY AARON/Getty Images/TNS)

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakou charges onto the field to face the New Orleans Saints before the start of the first quarter at TIAA Bank Field on Oct. 13, 2019 in Jacksonville. (HARRY AARON/Getty Images/TNS)

NFL: Jaguars place franchise tag on disgruntled defender Ngakoue

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, March 13, 2020
JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars placed the franchise tag on disgruntled defensive end Yannick Ngakoue on Friday, a move that guarantees him more than $19 million next season.
Mike Lemcke, from Richmond, Va., sits in an empty Greensboro Coliseum after the games were canceled at the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament in Greensboro, N.C. (BEN McKEOWN/Associated Press)

Mike Lemcke, from Richmond, Va., sits in an empty Greensboro Coliseum after the games were canceled at the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament in Greensboro, N.C. (BEN McKEOWN/Associated Press)

CORONAVIRUS: March Madness leads long list of canceled sports

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, March 12, 2020
The world's sports schedule cratered at warp speed Thursday, with one of the biggest events on the U.S. calendar, the fun-filled and colorful college basketball tournament known as March Madness, becoming the first mega-event to be scrubbed due to fear of the spread of the coronavirus.
Columbia’s Marlon Pollock performs the clean and jerk during Wednesday’s tri-meet against Fleming Island and Baker County. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia’s Marlon Pollock performs the clean and jerk during Wednesday’s tri-meet against Fleming Island and Baker County. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: CHS finishes last in tri-meet; FW baseball run-rules Hilliard

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Despite victories from Marlon Pollock and Kylen Callum, Columbia came up short in Wednesday’s tri-meet. The Tigers finished last with 23 points as Fleming Island edged Baker County 51-34 for victory behind winners in five weight classes.
Amway Center is lit up as fans cheer before the start of the Orlando Magic's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this season. The NBA has suspended play after an athlete tested positive for COVID-19. (STEPHEN M.DOWELL/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Amway Center is lit up as fans cheer before the start of the Orlando Magic's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this season. The NBA has suspended play after an athlete tested positive for COVID-19. (STEPHEN M.DOWELL/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

NBA: Season suspended until further notice after player tests positive for coronavirus

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
MIAMI — The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the league's owners were leaning toward playing games without fans in arenas.