NICEVILLE, FLA.  —  Citing numerous factors, tournament director Maury Hanks has announced the Emerald Coast Classic basketball tournament has been canceled this year. 

The Emerald Coast Classic was scheduled for Nov. 27 and 29 with Florida facing Illinois and Iowa State playing Oregon in opening night match ups.

“The landscape in college basketball has changed dramatically this season when you factor in the coronavirus pandemic coupled with the new scheduling policies implemented by the NCAA,” said Hanks. “Teams were also concerned about traveling long distances with the threat of COVID-19.”

“We are disappointed because we had an incredible lineup but we understand the concerns the teams have. All of the teams have expressed a desire to participate in the tournament in the near future.”

“Our program was looking forward to playing in the Emerald Coast Classic as part of a real tough field,” said Iowa State head coach Steve Prohm, whose team captured the 2015 Emerald Coast Classic championship. “Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control that won’t be able to happen this season. We look forward to returning to the event in the future.”

Other participating coaches echoed Prohm’s comments.

“We are disappointed that we are unable to compete in the 2020 Emerald Coast Classic,” said Oregon head coach Dana Altman. “We have always been impressed by events hosted by Global Sports and were looking forward to a competitive field once again.”

“We were looking forward to playing in the Emerald Coast Classic,” added Illinois head coach Brad Underwood. “It’s a great tournament. We hope to return in the near future.”

The Emerald Coast Classic will resume play Nov. 26-27, 2021 with CBS Sports Network televising exclusive coverage of the tournament.

Breece Hall

IRVING, Texas- Iowa State sophomore running back Breece Hall was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week, announced today by the Big 12 Conference.

A native of Wichita, Kan., Hall was instrumental in guiding the Cyclones to a 37-30 victory over No. 18 Oklahoma on Saturday.

Hall rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, posting 100 yards after intermission in the come-from-behind win. Hall had a two-yard touchdown rush in the first half and his eight-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter was the winning score.

His long run of 36 yards set up the final score.

Hall is the Big 12 leader in rushing yards per game (132.0) and rushing touchdowns (6), ranking third nationally in both categories. He is the only “power 5” back with three 100-yard rushing efforts and is the first Cyclone to go over the 100-yard rushing plateau in the first three games of the season since Ennis Haywood in 2000.

Class 4A
1. Southeast Polk (5-0), LW #1 vs Johnston
2. Dowling Catholic (4-1), LW #2 vs Fort Dodge
3. Urbandale (5-0), LW #3 @ #6 Waukee
4. Ankeny (5-1), LW #4 vs Indianola
5. Pleasant Valley (6-0), LW #5 @ Davenport North (Thur)
6. Waukee (4-2), LW #6 vs #3 Urbandale
7. Dubuque Hempstead (5-1), LW #7 @ Waterloo West
8. Iowa City West (3-0), LW #8 vs C.R. Kennedy
9. Sioux City East (5-1), LW (X) @ C.B. Abraham Lincoln
10. Cedar Rapids Prairie (3-2), LW (X) vs C.R. Washington

Class 3A
1. Dallas Center-Grimes (5-0), LW #1 @ Winterset
2. Harlan (6-0), LW #2 vs #4 Lewis Central
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6-0), LW #3 vs Benton
4. Lewis Central (5-0), LW #4 @ #2 Harlan
5. Davenport Assumption (6-0), LW #5 @ Dubuque Wahlert
6. Washington (6-0), LW #7 @ Keokuk
7. West Delaware (6-1), LW (X) vs Waterloo East
8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (5-1), LW #9 vs Spencer
9. Webster City (6-0), LW #10 vs Boone
10. Ballard (Huxley) (5-1), LW (X) vs Mason City @ Gilbert

Class 2A
1. PCM (Monroe) (6-0), LW #1 @ Clarke (Osceola)
2. Williamsburg (6-0), LW #2 @ Central Lee
3. West Lyon (6-0), LW #3 vs #4 Central Lyon/GLR
4. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (6-0), LW #4 @ #3 West Lyon
5. Waukon (5-1), LW #5 @ North Fayette Valley
6. Atlantic (5-1), LW #8 vs Red Oak
7. Solon (4-2), LW (X) @ Center Point-Urbana
8. West Marshall (5-1), LW #9 @ Iowa Falls-Alden
9. Camanche (5-1), LW (X) vs Maquoketa
10. Mount Vernon (5-1), LW #6 vs South Tama

Class 1A
1. OABCIG (6-0), LW #1 vs Treynor
2. Van Meter (6-0), LW #2 @ Woodward-Granger
3. Emmetsburg (6-0), LW #4 vs Western Christian
4. Southeast Valley (6-0), LW #5 @ Pocahontas Area
5. Sigourney-Keota (6-0), LW #6 @ Cardinal (Eldon)
6. South Hamilton (6-0), LW #6 vs Aplington-Parkersburg
7. Underwood (5-1), LW #3 @ Missouri Valley
8. South Central Calhoun (4-1), LW #9 vs Belmond-Klemme
9. Waterloo Columbus (5-1), LW (X) @ Denver
10. Mount Ayr (5-1), LW (X) @ Central Decatur

Class A
1. Grundy Center (6-0), LW #1 vs #10 Belle Plaine
2. Saint Ansgar (6-0), LW #2 vs Lake Mills
3. Iowa City Regina (5-1), LW #3 vs Highland (Riverside)
4. Edgewood-Colesburg (6-0), LW #4 vs Maquoketa Valley
5. West Hancock (5-1), LW #6 @ NW Webster
6. MFL-Mar-Mac (5-1), LW #8 @ Postville
7. Wapsie Valley (5-1), LW #7 @ Clayton Ridge
8. South Winneshiek (5-1), LW #5 vs Starmont
9. Logan-Magnolia (5-1), LW #9 @ IKM-Manning
10. Belle Plaine (5-1), LW (X) @ #1 Grundy Center

8-Player
1. Don Bosco (4-0), LW #1 vs Lansing Kee
2. Remsen St. Mary’s (5-0), LW #2 vs Kingsley-Pierson
3. Audubon (5-0), LW #3 vs Woodbine
4. Montezuma (6-0), LW #4 vs Lone Tree
5. Fremont-Mills (3-0), LW #5 vs Lenox
6. CAM (5-0), LW #7 vs Stanton
7. Newell-Fonda (5-1), LW #6 @ Graettinger-Terril
8. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (6-0), LW #9 vs GMG (Garwin)
9. Coon Rapids-Bayard (6-0), LW #10 vs Glidden-Ralston
10. Easton Valley (5-1), LW #8 @ Dunkerton

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Others receiving votes: Kansas St. 142, Southern Cal 115, Mississippi St. 112, UCF 112, TCU 97, Marshall 49, Tulsa 46, Utah 30, Iowa 26, Coastal Carolina 25, Oklahoma 20, NC State 18, Mississippi 18, UAB 15, Army 14, West Virginia 13, Memphis 12, Arkansas 11, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia 5, Arizona St. 5, Washington 4, Air Force 4, Indiana 1.

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that both the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs have returned all negative results, allowing their game rescheduled for Monday night to be played. Also, the AP is told the Tennessee Titans have their first day clear of positive results in a week. The NFL postponed the Patriots’ game at Kansas City from Sunday after New England  quarterback Cam Newton and Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta’amu were both added to the COVID-19 reserve list Saturday. Washington canceled a multiplayer workout Monday due to virus concerns.

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UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since September 2016 and Iowa State jumped back into the Top 25 after a day of upsets. There largely was stability at the top of the rankings after No. 1 Clemson, No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Florida all won big, though the Bulldogs and Gators switched spots. Clemson received 52 first-place votes and Alabama got eight from the panel of sports writers and broadcasters. But overall, five teams dropped out of the rankings after eight ranked teams lost Saturday, six to unranked opponents. The Sooners were involved in one of those upsets, losing at Iowa State. Oklahoma’s first two-game losing streak in 21 years snapped its string of 64 straight poll appearances. UCF also fell out.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says another Tennessee Titans player, fullback Khari Blasingame, and another staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus, while the rest of the NFL returned no new positives. The Titans’ outbreak is now up to 20 cases, with 18 positives since Tuesday. New England Patriots starting quarterback Cam Newton and Kansas City Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta’amu were both added to the NFL’s COVID-19 reserve list Saturday, forcing the league to postpone the Patriots’ game at Kansas City until Monday night. The negative test results include Saints fullback Michael Burton, who falsely tested positive on Saturday.

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Doug Kalitta won the Mopar Express Lane NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway to move within two points of Top Fuel leader Steve Torrence. Kalitta won for the fourth time at the St. Louis-area track, beating Torrence in the final round with a 3.690-second run at 322.58 mph. Kalita has two wins this year and 49 overall. Tommy Johnson won in Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing’s 11th straight class victory. He edged Matt Hagan with a 3.884 at 326.88 in a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat for his second win of the year and 21st overall. The Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle racers were unable to finish Sunday because of cold temperatures and wind direction.

UNDATED (AP) — The NFL will have a rare Monday night double-header after moving this weekend’s marquee match-up back a day over coronavirus concerns. New England and Kansas City were scheduled to square off today (Sunday). But the game was postponed after Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and Chiefs practice squad quarterback Jordan Ta’amu were added to the COVID-19 reserve list this weekend.

Further testing showed none of their teammates were infected with the virus, so the game has been rescheduled for tomorrow at 6:05 p.m. CDT on CBS. The original Monday night game pitting Atlanta and Green Bay is being bumped back 45 minutes and will now kick off at 7:50 p.m. on ESPN.

(A-P) – Oklahoma dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since September 2016 and Iowa State jumped back into the Top 25 after a day of upsets. There largely was stability at the top of the rankings after No. 1 Clemson, No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Florida all won big, though the Bulldogs and Gators switched spots. Clemson received 52 first-place votes and Alabama got eight from the panel of sports writers and broadcasters.

But overall, five teams dropped out of the rankings after eight ranked teams lost Saturday, six to unranked opponents. The Sooners were involved in one of those upsets, losing at Iowa State. Oklahoma’s first two-game losing streak in 21 years snapped its string of 64 straight poll appearances. UCF also fell out.

Tri-Center Tournament

Championship: Red Oak 2, Lawton-Bronson 0 (21-14, 21-13)
Red Oak 2, IKM-Manning 0 (21-8, 21-12)
Red Oak 2, Tri-Center 0 (21-16, 21-15)
Red Oak 2, Westwood 0 (21-16, 21-17)
Lawton-Bronson 2, Atlantic 0 (21-7, 21-17)
Lawton-Bronson 2, Tri-Center 1 (21-13, 11-21, 15-12)
Tri-Center 2, Atlantic 0 (21-8, 21-19)

River Valley Tournament

Alta-Aurelia 2, Boyer Valley 0 (21-11, 21-19)
Alta-Aurelia 2, Woodbury Central 1
Alta-Aurelia 2, River Valley 0
Remsen St. Marys 2, Alta-Aurelia 0

Greene County Tournament

Carroll 2, Lewis Central 0 (25-14, 25-21)
Carroll 2, Pella Christian 0 (25-18, 25-19)
Carroll 2, South Hardin 1 (25-19, 24-26, 15-13)
Lewis Central 2, Pella Christian 0 (25-12, 25-20)
Lewis Central 2, South Hardin 0 (26-24, 26-24)
Stanton 2, Boone 0 (25-12, 25-14)
Stanton 2, Greene County 0 (25-15, 25-16)
Stanton 2, Grinnell 0 (25-20, 25-21)

Other Scores
Valley 2, Council Bluffs Lincoln 0 (25-9, 25-15)