The preseason all-Big Ten team released Thursday includes three Ohio State players among 10 players selected by a media panel.

NEW YORK — New York Jets assistant coach Greg Knapp died Thursday of injuries suffered in a bicycle accident near his home in California last Saturday. He was 58.

MILWAUKEE — Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets on Thursday to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bucks in a parade to celebrate the city’s first NBA championship in half a century.

MUSCATINE, Iowa — The Central DeWitt baseball team put their hands in the air to break the huddle.

MUSCATINE, Iowa — Henry Bloom couldn’t believe it.

Mike Delzell was telling me what he was thinking when his teammate Mason Byrns hit an incredible, game-changing grand slam in the team’s Substate Championship win Tuesday night.

SOLON, Iowa — It’s the scenario every high school baseball player dreams of — bottom of the seventh, two outs, tie game.

Bobby Jones and Jack Nicklaus. Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth.

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers says he has spent this offseason focusing on improving himself in every respect, and that goes beyond making sure he’s in top physical shape.

TOKYO — It’s an Olympics like no other — and the Tokyo Games are surely that — but this is an event that has persevered through wars, boycotts and now a pandemic over its 125-year modern history.

SEATTLE — When the calendar flips to this time of year, there is normally a mix and anger and resentment for sports fans in this corner of the country.

The Clinton LumberKings had a good weekend

CAMANCHE – There was no questioning the Camanche Indians’ baseball team and their readiness on Saturday night as they rolled over Wilton 9-1 to win the Class 2A District 10 title and move on to the substate game for the second time in three seasons.

ESPN has finally landed Peyton Manning as a “Monday Night Football” commentator. It’s just not in a way anyone expected, and it won’t be for the full season.

Gable Steveson loves to put on a show — during and after his biggest matches.

WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals needed a win Sunday to end their losing streak.

In a matchup between two of the American League’s top teams, Lucas Giolito and Carlos Rodón helped the Chicago White Sox fight back against Houston’s powerful offense.

MILWAUKEE — The Phoenix Suns say they aren’t feeling sorry for themselves after squandering a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals and moving within one game of elimination.

The Davenport West baseball team defeated Clinton 4-2 in a Class 4A Substate 5 First Round game Friday at Davenport.

CLINTON — The Clinton LumberKings are celebrating one of the most — if not the most important sports figure to ever come from Clinton, Iowa on Saturday.

I got lucky this week.

SAN FRANCISCO — Across the globe, everybody is watching Shohei Ohtani in awe and intrigue.

MILWAUKEE — As remarkable as Giannis Antetokounmpo has been in delivering MVP-caliber performances during the NBA Finals while playing with an injured knee, there have been games in which he was good but not great.

SEATTLE — Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman was arrested Wednesday after authorities said he crashed his SUV in a suburban Seattle construction zone, tried to break in to his in-laws’ home and then fought with officers, who used a police dog to apprehend him.

LINCOLN, Nebraska — Nebraska hired Trev Alberts as its new athletic director Wednesday, hoping a star from the school’s glory years can restore what was once among the nation’s most dominant football programs.

Clinton splits with Normal

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — The Northeast baseball team was a few minutes away from the Field of Dreams movie site.

CAMANCHE – The Camanche varsity baseball team didn’t take a lead until the district quarterfinal was already in extra innings, but it was enough to move on.

LINCOLN, Nebraska — Nebraska announced Wednesday that it has hired former star football player Trev Alberts as its new athletic director.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Craig McFarling stands next to the Principal Park manual scoreboard as the bottom of the third inning of the Iowa Cubs game begins. McFarling, who operates the scoreboard three days a week, watches Iowa first baseman Nick Martini lace a single to center field in this early…

DENVER — Pete Alonso’s words were as bold as his home runs.

GENEVA — Delayed one year by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 European Championship is in the history and financial books after being among the most difficult soccer tournaments ever organized.

Washington will not have any kind of Native American imagery as part of its next name, and the subject is still evolving across sports in the year since the storied NFL franchise dropped arguably the most polarizing moniker left in the pros.

HAMPTON, Georgia — The Busch brothers are banging on the Allisons’ rear bumper for the top spot on the list of NASCAR Cup Series wins by siblings.

SOFTBALL

Northeast sophomore pitcher Jimmy Weispfenning owes left fielder Caleb Gruhn a Coke.

WILTON, Iowa — The Northeast softball team started 2021 with just a 2-8 record.

With the bases loaded and one out, Izaya Fullard just wanted a good swing on the ball.

LAS VEGAS — The fighter who erased most of Conor McGregor’s mystique this year is a polite family man from Louisiana who makes his own hot sauce, does extensive charity work and would prefer to compete in empty gyms.

I was able to be a part of some cool moments this week.

ELDRIDGE, Iowa — The Clinton softball team may have lost, but Thursday night was a celebration.

LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor was soundly beaten by Dustin Poirier less than six months ago. That doesn’t seem like enough time for the Irish superstar to patch all the holes Poirier punched in his game.

WIMBLEDON, England — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):

TAMPA, Florida — With the clock ticking on their time together, the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning talked about what they already knew was their last Stanley Cup run as a group.

WIMBLEDON, England — It was difficult for Ash Barty to imagine that a trip to her first Wimbledon final was just around the corner when she stopped playing at last month’s French Open with a hip injury.

LAKE FOREST, Illinois — The Chicago Bears are set to welcome back fans for training camp.

WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer has been feted by plenty of ovations at Wimbledon’s Centre Court. None quite like this one, though. This was not a celebration and didn’t come at the end of the match.

Easton Valley softball falls in regional

The season may be over, but the Camanche softball team is just getting started.

PHOENIX — At their best, the Phoenix Suns have three players who can take over a game.