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Submitted Anthony Giansante could have tapped out. When Western Kentucky pulled his football scholarship offer several months back, and a few other offers went by the wayside, the senior from Norwin had to regroup and essentially start over. He continued to cast lines to college coaches, posting videos of his workouts, from weightlifting to footwork drills. He got a few nibbles but only one school was able to reel in the brawny lineman. Giansante announced verbal commitment No. 2 earlier this month, to Western Carolina of the Division I FCS Southern Conference. This one, he hopes, will stick...

 December 27, 2020 BNL’s Kooper Staley and the Stars (2-2) will return to action on Wednesday, hosting Scottsburg in the first round of the Danny Bush Classic. By Justin Sokeland WBIW.com BEDFORD – Two weeks, in basketball terms, can seem like the Long Night, when skills freeze from idleness, when the winter of dormancy descends on the program. For two weeks, Bedford North Lawrence was quarantined into darkness. The Stars, shut down by a virus exposure and forced to the sideline, returned from exile with practice sessions on Dec. 23. They’ll make their competition restart o...

ACT ! When Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks, sports media listens. It's like those old E.F. Hutton commercials. When you've won five national championships and more Division I games than anyone else, you're afforded that luxury. Back in August, Coach K correctly made the assertion that the NCAA could not afford to cancel another NCAA Tournament. It cost the organization hundreds of millions of dollars in 2020. There is so much the NCAA does for the student athlete, so a loss like that is devastating. But the legendary coach is singing a slightly different tune now. After his Blue ...

A column in Thursday's edition incorrectly stated professor David Judge's teaching credentials at Gardner Webb University. He is a professor of biology and biology lab coordinator, and currently teaching astronomy.