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Elizabethton City Schools adjusts opening date… COVID-19 case increase causes the school system to change start date

BY IVAN SANDERS STAR STAFF ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com  With a daily increase in COVID-19 cases in Carter County and after…

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Paratore shoots 66 to lead British Masters, still bogey-free

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Renato Paratore birdied the last hole to shoot 5-under 66…

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A new sheriff in charge… Chambers selected to guide Highlander basketball program

BY IVAN SANDERS STAR SPORTS EDITOR ROAN MOUNTAIN – When the Cloudland Highlander boys basketball team takes the…

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Filling the vacancies… Harrison, Blevins move into assistant basketball coach positions at EHS

BY IVAN SANDERS STAR SPORTS EDITOR ivan.sanders@elizabethton.com When Richard Van Huss was recently selected as the Elizabethton Director…

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Cole, Stanton lead Yanks past Nats 4-1 in stormy MLB opener

BY HOWARD FENDRICH AP SPORTS WRITER WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus-shortened Major League Baseball season finally started amid…

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2020 Elizabethton boys basketball golf classic tees off Saturday

FROM STAFF REPORTS It’s one of the fundraisers that the Elizabethton boys basketball team looks to in helping…

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Ex-college basketball coach avoids jail for fatal punch

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — A former men’s college basketball assistant coach was sentenced Thursday…

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Betts gets debut souvenirs, Dodgers top Giants 8-1 in opener

BY BETH HARRIS AP SPORTS WRITER LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts singled in the seventh inning for…

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East Tennessee Outdoors… East Tennessee Red Wolfs

BY DANNY BLEVINS STAR CORRESPONDENT The year was 1885, and East Tennessee was still a very wild place.…

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Fans are a key factor to save 3 kickoff games in Atlanta

BY CHARLES ODUM AP SPORTS WRITER ATLANTA (AP) — There is no room for negotiation on one key…