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(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State basketball coach Steve Prohm has been focused on decision making off the court with his team. Cyclone players begin returning to campus this week amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prohm says it is important for the players to make good decisions when it comes to their health.

Prohm says they have a good plan to keep the players healthy.

UNI and Drake players returned to campus last month. Panther coach Ben Jacobson says two of his players tested positive. Both are fine and expected to rejoin voluntary workouts soon.

Jacobson says staying healthy is critical as organized workouts are scheduled to begin later this month.

Jacobson says player decisions effect the entire team.

Drake coach Darian DeVries says the Bulldogs have been following protocol.

DeVries says the Bulldogs have been tested several times.

DeVries says all college programs are learning as they go through this process.

Postseason softball begins Monday night for some Class 1A and 2A schools. Here is a look at the area contests. All games are set for a 7:00 p.m. start.

CLASS 1A

Region 2

Whiting @ Westwood
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Audubon
Ar-We-Va @ Glidden-Ralston
Griswold @ CAM
Woodbine @ Riverside
Boyer Valley @ West Harrison

Region 3

Southwest Valley @ Lamoni
Fremont-Mills @ Bedford
East Mills @ Lenox
Mormon Trail @ Diagonal
Essex @ Central Decatur
Stanton @ Sidney

Region 5

GMG @ Colo-Nesco
Orient-Macksburg @ East Union
Murray @ Melcher-Dallas
BGM @ Baxter

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CLASS 2A

Region 1

AHSTW @ IKM-Mannig
Missouri Valley @ Tri-Center

Region 2

West Central Valley @ Madrid

Are the Red Skins changing their name?…Rookie winner

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Multiple reports say Washington’s NFL team will get rid of the name ‘Redskins’ on Monday. It’s unclear when a new name will be revealed for one of the league’s oldest franchises. USA Today, ESPN, The Washington Post, Washington Times and Sports Business Journal are reporting that owner Dan Snyder is set to “retire” the name. Yahoo, on Saturday, reported a name change is imminent.

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — Cole Custer became the first rookie winner in the NASCAR Cup Series in nearly four years, surging to the lead in a four-wide, final-lap scramble Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. were dueling side by side for the lead on the final restart when Custer — with a push from Matt DiBenedetto on the outside in the backstretch — made his move in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. As the leaders bunched in Turn 1, Custer slid ahead and outlasted Truex’s Toyota. The victory was the first by a series rookie since Chris Buescher at Pocono on Aug. 1, 2016.

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist passed Pato O’Ward on the next-to-last lap and earned his first career victory in the second half of an IndyCar doubleheader at Road America winning by Rosenqvist won by 2.8699 seconds. Teammate Scott Dixon’s three-race winning streak ended with a 12th-place finish. O’Ward and Rosenqvist were both chasing their first career victories. They traded the lead throughout the second half of the race. O’Ward pulled ahead in the 43rd of 55 laps. Rosenqvist kept charging and finally passed him.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Collin Morikawa won the Workday Charity Open with a two-putt par from 10 feet on the third playoff hole. But this finish was so much more than that. Morikawa was three shots behind with three holes to play when he finished par-birdie-par for a 66 to force a playoff with Justin Thomas. Then after watching Thomas make a 50-foot birdie in the playoff, Morikawa drained a 25-foot birdie to keep going. Thomas had another chance to win until missing from 10 feet. And on the third extra hole at No. 10, Thomas found trouble off the tee and made bogey.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was late arriving to summer camp after he tested positive for COVID-19. The three-time All-Star closer says he believes he contracted the virus from his 4-year-old son Kaden. He says the child had a fever, among other symptoms, which led his wife to suggest everyone in the family get tested. Jansen says his wife, Gianni, and 7-year-old daughter Natalia tested positive, but that his first test was negative. A day later, he says he also tested positive. Jansen expects to be ready for the season opener on July 23.

Non-Conference/Regular Season scores:

• Bishop Heelan Catholic 10 Lewis Central 9
• East Union 15 Des Moines North 0
• Des Moines North 11 East Union 10
• Winterset 11, Clarke 0

ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Scott Dixon earned his third straight victory Saturday with an improbable triumph in the opening race of a weekend doubleheader at Road America, as IndyCar welcomed fans to its races for the first time this season. Dixon has won each of the three IndyCar races to take place thus far during this pandemic-delayed season. He’s the first IndyCar driver to start a season with at least three consecutive victories since Sebastien Bourdais reeled off four straight to start the 2006 campaign.

HOUSTON (AP) —Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms. New York manager Aaron Boone says Chapman “overall is doing well” but “will not be here for the foreseeable future.” Hours after Chapman’s diagnosis, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was scratched from a simulated game with a stiff neck. New York is also without infielder DJ LeMahieu and right-hander Luis Cessa due to the virus. The AL East champion Yankees open the season July 23 at Washington.

UNDATED (PA) — Cleveland Indians outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. worked out with his teammates at training camp for the first time after being sidelined by the COVID-19 virus. DeShields had experienced some “mild symptoms” after testing positive with the virus before the Indians reported to Cleveland for the re-start of training camp last week. DeShields arrived a few days ago, but he was only cleared Saturday after twice testing negative. DeShields is one of 10 outfielders trying to win a spot on the club’s 30-man roster. He batted .249 and stole 24 bases in 118 games for the Rangers last season.

NEW YORK (AP) — Yoenis Céspedes says he’s sure he’ll be ready to start the pandemic-delayed season with the New York Mets. Out of the lineup for almost two years, the 34-year-old slugger said Saturday that he’s finally close to fully recovered from a string of injuries to his feet and legs. The Mets open at home July 24 against Atlanta. And with the designated hitter available in the National League this year, Céspedes is a prime candidate for that role during a shortened schedule of 60 games.

UNDATED (AP) — LeBron James says his thoughts on social justice can’t be contained on the back of a basketball jersey. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar says he won’t wear one of the NBA-approved social justice messages on the back of his jersey when the NBA resumes competition later this month in the Orlando bubble. As part of the NBA’s recognition of the nationwide invigoration of the social justice movement sparked by the death of George Floyd, NBA players are allowed to choose from a lengthy list of possible messages for their jerseys during the league’s restart. James is among just a few who declined to choose one of the messages.

UNDATED (AP) — San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, the U.S. men’s basketball coach, says he is watching how Japan is handling the coronavirus. Popovich says he hopes the Tokyo Games, which were delayed until 2021, could still happen — especially if a vaccine or other remedies are developed beforehand. The NBA plans to start next season in December, which could complicate Olympic availability for players. It’s not clear if the playoffs would be finished before the Olympics would begin on July 23, 2021.

CLASS 1A

District 13

@ Anita
CAM 17, Orient-Macksburg 0 (4 innings) -ON KJAN (Lane Spieker 2HR, 5RBI. Cade Ticknor 8 K’s, No-hitter, 1 walk)
Nodaway Valley 10, Lenox 9 (9 innings) -ON KJAN (Tyler Vandewater game winning RBI single. Wolverines never trailed but Lenox scored 6 in the bottom of the 7th to keep game alive.)

@Corning
Stanton 8, East Union 5
Bedford 21, Southwest Valley 0 (3 innings)

District 14

@ St. Albert, Council Bluffs
St. Albert 17, Essex 0
Exira-EHK 7, Fremont-Mils 4 (Tyler Petersen 12 K’s in complete game)

@ Sidney
Sidney 22, Griswold 1
East Mills 10,Riverside 9

District 15

@ Audubon
Audubon 7, Ar-We-Va 0 (Derek Porsch 2RBI)
Boyer Valley 8, IKM-Manning 7

@ Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids-Bayard 15,Glidden-Ralston 5 (6 innings)
Logan-Magnolia 10, Woodbine 6

District 16

@Kingsley
Kingsley-Pierson 12, West Monona 2 (5 innings)
Lawton-Bronson 6, West Harrison 5

@Moville
Hinton 10, River Valley 0 (6 innings)
Westwood 4, Woodbury Central 3

CLASS 2A

District 12

West Central Valley @ Pleasantville

District 14

@Dayton
ACGC 3, Manson-NW Webster 1
Southeast Valley vs. South Central Calhoun

District 15

@Clarinda
Treynor 15, AHSTW 0 (4 innings)
Clarinda 11, Red Oak 1 (6 innings)

District 16

@Carroll
Kuemper Catholic 10, MVAOCOU 0 (5 innings)
OABCIG 2, Missouri Valley 1

The playoffs start tonight for some Class 1A and 2A schools around the state. Here is a look at the area match-ups. We’ll have a doubleheader from Anita in Class 1A District 13 on KJAN. Lenox faces Nodaway Valley at 4:30 p.m., followed by CAM hosting Orient-Macksburg. Tune in for coverage on  AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com starting at about 4:20 p.m.

CLASS 1A

District 13

@ Anita
CAM vs. Orient-Macksburg 7:00 p.m. -ON KJAN
Lenox vs. Nodaway Valley 4:30 p.m. -ON KJAN

@Corning
Stanton vs. East Union 4:30 p.m.
Bedford vs. Southwest Valley 7:00 p.m.

District 14

@ St. Albert, Council Bluffs
St. Albert vs. Essex 7:00 p.m.
Fremont-Mills vs. Exira-EHK 4:30 p.m.

@ Sidney
Sidney vs. Griswold 7:00 p.m.
East Mills vs. Riverside 4:30 p.m.

District 15

@ Audubon
Audubon vs. Ar-We-Va 7:00 p.m.
IKM-Manning vs. Boyer Valley 4:30 p.m.

@ Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. Glidden-Ralston 7:00 p.m.
Logan-Magnolia vs. Woodbine 4:30 p.m.

District 16

@Kingsley
Kingsley-Pierson vs. West Monona 7:00 p.m.
Lawton-Bronson vs. West Harrison 4:30 p.m.

@Moville
Hinton vs. River Valley 7:00 p.m.
Woodbury Central vs. Westwood 4:30 p.m.

CLASS 2A

District 12

West Central Valley @ Pleasantville 7:00 p.m.

District 14

@Dayton
ACGC vs. Manson-NW Webster 4:30 p.m.
Southeast Valley vs. South Central Calhoun 7:00 p.m.

District 15

@Clarinda
AHSTW vs. Treynor 4:30 p.m.
Clarinda vs. Red Oak 7:00 p.m.

District 16

@Carroll
Kuemper Catholic vs. MVAOCOU 7:00 p.m.
OABCIG vs. Missouri Valley 4:30 p.m.

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Ric Hanson.

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UNDATED (AP) — Pro hockey’s return is potentially three weeks away, and with it an assurance of labor peace through September 2026. In separate votes announced Friday, the NHL board of governors and members of the NHL Players’ Association ratified a return-to-play plan slated to have games begin in Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta, on Aug. 1. The voting process also included both sides approving a four-year extension to the current collective bargaining agreement which provides the league a comprehensive path out of the economic challenges raised by the new coronavirus pandemic.

UNDATED (AP) — The 22 teams participating in the NBA restart were all at the Disney campus together for the first time on Friday. None of them, however, made it to the Orlando, Florida, area with their usual travel party. Leaving families behind for several weeks or months during a pandemic isn’t the only hardship that teams are dealing with during this restart. Space limitations within the quasi-bubble at Disney also meant that teams had to cut their official traveling parties down to 37 personnel, including players. That means many people who usually travel with a club aren’t on this trip.

UNDATED (AP) — The Pac-12 has become the second major conference to shift to a conference-only fall schedule amid growing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came after a meeting of the Pac-12 CEO Group, a day after the Big Ten opted to eliminate nonconference games for all fall sports. The Atlantic Coast, Big 12 and Southeastern conferences are still weighing options for fall sports. The decision covers football, women’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. Conference-only schedules will be announced no later than July 31.

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Collin Morikawa takes a three-shot lead into the weekend at the Workday Charity Open. He made nine birdies Friday for a 66 and leads over Justin Thomas and Kevin Streelman. Storms twice halted play at Muirfield Village, so the second round wasn’t completed. That means Brooks Koepka has to wait to see if his big finish allowed him to make the cut. Koepka birdied five of his last seven holes for a 69 and was one-shot outside the cut. Nearly three dozen players were to return Saturday morning to complete their rounds.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — On Richmond Virginia’s Monument Avenue, a monument to Black tennis legend and civil rights activist Arthur Ashe interrupted the collection of towering statues honoring Confederate veterans. But after someone painted “White Lives Matter” on Ashe’s statue, city officials considered a request from Ashe’s family to temporarily remove the statue to protect it. Ashe’s nephew said Friday that the request was a “contingency plan” and the statue isn’t going anywhere.