Chad Martin named head football coach at Barbour County
by: Mike Gurspan
The board approved the hiring of Chad Martin as Barbour County's new football coach at Tuesday night's Barbour County School District meeting in Clayton.
Most recently, Martin was the defensive coordinator at Glenwood in Smiths Station.
He takes over the Jaguar program that's currently on a 50 game losing streak. The Jags haven't recorded a win since October 2013.
by EDDIE PELLS, Associated Press / Jan 29, 2020
Sports authorities heightened the possibility of completely excluding Russian track athletes from this year's Olympics in the wake of a spate of doping scandals that have engulfed the country.
The Athletics Integrity Unit, which handles doping-related matters for World Athletics, called to maintain the suspension of a system designed to allow clean Russian athletes to compete as neutrals in international events.
by JAMES ANDERSON and BRIAN MAHONEY, Associated Press / Jan 29, 2020
DENVER (AP) — The prosecutor who pursued sexual assault charges against Kobe Bryant 17 years ago believes he would have won a conviction if the case had gone to trial and that the woman who accused Bryant would have received more support if the case had been filed in the current #MeToo environment.
Mark Hurlbert said in an interview with The Associated Press that he is shocked and saddened by the d eaths of Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others this week in a helicopter crash. Still, he remains confident he would have won a conviction against Bryant in 2003-2004 had the accuser not decided to end the criminal case during jury selection in the Rocky Mountain town of Eagle.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The WNBA champion Washington Mystics say reigning MVP Elena Delle Donne is expected to be ready for the start of the season after undergoing back surgery.
The Mystics said Wednesday that Delle Donne had minor surgery Friday in Dallas to repair an injury she suffered during the playoffs.
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