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Many schools around the country are debating their own policies banning or listing mandates, while some school districts have closed because of increased staff shortages. Wyoming’s capital city officials voted to end a September mask mandate for students and teachers. The Cheyenne school district also voted to reduce COVID-19 isolation requirements changing the isolation requirements to five days for only those testing positive and experiencing symptoms. The governing board of the University of Missouri’s schools also rejected the system president’s request to implement a temporary mask mandate on the Columbia campus and in the classrooms....

Former Wimbledon finalist Bouchard endured a wretched 2019 to tumble down the rankings and, despite recent improvement, entered the tournament in Turkey as the world number 272. After taking control of Sunday’s contest at the end of a fine week, though, it appeared the Canadian would earn a second career title. Only three players have triumphed on the Tour while being ranked lower and none of those first came through qualifying....

The Bay Area isn’t necessarily synonymous with the word grit, and neither are many of the best pro athletes to ever call it home. Rice, Montana, Bonds, Mays, Henderson, McCovey and Barry all made greatness look so damn Stephortless. But then you dig a little deeper and start to understand what makes them great. MORE: See The Sporting News Rushmore of all 13 cities Grit x Talent. For some of the Bay Area’s best, their legacies preceded them....

Blatter defends Ronaldo amid tax scrutiny Ronaldo reportedly wants to leave Real Madrid amid accusations that he had defrauded the Spanish tax authorities out of €14.7 million. Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Bayern have been credited with an interest in the press, but the Bundesliga champions made clear they have no desire to make an offer, calling the rumours the “hoax of the day” on their website. “Rumours about FC Bayern swirl around the world daily via printed press, social media and whispers,” a statement on their website read....

Salihamidzic won six Bundesliga titles with Bayern during his playing career and was confirmed in the role at a press conference on Monday. Get odds on Bayern to win the Bundesliga Bayern have operated without a sporting director for the last year after Matthias Sammer stepped down from the role due to ill health. “With Hasan, we get someone who knows Bayern, who has worked here as a pro,” Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said at a press conference....

The 72-year-old replaced Carlo Ancelotti until the end of the 2017-18 campaign in October, and president Uli Hoeness recently suggested his fourth spell in charge of the club could be extended. Bayern 15/2 to win the CL Heynckes - in response to Hoeness - said Bayern would have no trouble finding an “adequate” permanent coach to replace him before next season, and Rummenigge is prepared to lose the veteran coach....

The former Bayern coach, who will be taking over for a fourth spell in charge should he accept the offer, has revealed a meeting with Uli Hoeness, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Hasan Salihamidzic. “They have asked me to takeover as a coach until summer 2018. We spoke about many things.” Der FCB 13/2 to win CL Heynckes told German newspaper Rheinische Post: “Nothing is clear, nothing is cut and dried. I have to think about it for now....

Bayern Munich and Germany forward Thomas Muller, who was in Singapore with the Bundesliga champions for the International Champions Cup, took the time to speak with the media about the influence that Malaysian coach Lim Teong Kim had on him as an academy player. Asked by Singapore’s The Straits Times about his experience under Lim, the 27-year old remarked that he had a memorable time training under the Malaysian....

Jupp Heynckes’ men could have won the title with last weekend’s 6-0 Klassiker crushing of Borussia Dortmund had Schalke not beaten Freiburg, but there was to be no denying them this time around. Bayern, though, were given a scare when a Niklas Sule own goal put Augsburg ahead before Corentin Tolisso, James Rodriguez, Arjen Robben and Sandro Wagner turned the game on its head to spark wild celebrations come the final whistle....

With talismanic striker Robert Lewandowski pushing to leave the German side, the pressure is on to replace the prolific Polish international and shore up other weaknesses. Serge Gnabry is thought to possibly be leaving as well, and if both depart, it will mean significant turnover up front for the reigning Bundesliga champs. Bayern struggled this season in the back, and the defensive unit appears just as much in transition as the attack....

This match is a highly-anticipated one in what many consider the Group of Death in the 2022/23 Champions League group stage, and the 90 minutes in Bavaria will help determine which team has a clear path to the knockout stage and which team has work to do. It’s the second-straight year that these two teams meet in the Champions League group stage, with Bayern Munich thumping Barcelona twice by a pair of 3-0 scorelines in last year’s competition, seeing the Blaugrana crash out of the tournament....

Specifically, Baylor’s regents are working to oust embattled president Kenneth Starr, according to a Tuesday report from Horns Digest. The report cites the board of regents’ growing unease with the way in which Starr handled — or didn’t, in this particular case — sexual assault and rape allegations involving football players. UPDATE: Briles fired; Starr shifts from president to chancellor While it seems logical to conclude that axing Starr amid the growing scandal is necessary, doing so without also giving head coach Art Briles the boot would send the exact wrong message — that the football program is, as always, untouchable....

An MRI Monday revealed Petty has two bone cracks in his back, according to a CBSSports.com report, but he’s day-to-day and expects to play this week against Northwestern State. “Right now, (I) can’t sit down right, can’t walk right,” Petty said, according to the report. “I’m bummed out because I just watched tape and everything is off. You never want to make any excuses. When you’re throwing and I can’t torque (it’s frustrating)....

In his postgame press conference, head coach Art Briles said Russell strained his neck during a play against Iowa State, but that diagnosis has been downgraded. MORE: Five things we learned in Baylor’s win | Week 8 photos Luckily Baylor has a bye week before heading to Kansas State on Nov. 5, but Briles said he is “unsure” if his quarterback would be available by then. Russell injured his neck on a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter and was replaced by backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham when the game was all but sealed....

Pressure is continuing to mount on the broadcaster to issue an apology for the October 26 piece titled, “We’re being pressured into sex by some trans women.” However, having removed Cade’s contribution to the piece, the broadcaster maintained that is an “important piece of journalism.” “This is an important piece of journalism that raises issues that should be discussed,” a BBC spokesperson told Newsweek on Thursday. “We have updated this article, published last week, to remove a contribution from one individual in light of comments she has published on blog posts in recent days, which we have now been able to verify,” they continued....

Booksmart actress Beanie Feldstein is set to make her Season 16 appearance on the ABC medical drama series on Thursday night. Feldstein will play a new intern at the fictional Seattle hospital on episode 15, titled, “Snowblind.” In a sneak peek clip of the episode, the 26-year-old actress appears in scrubs and a lab coat and introduces herself as Tess Desmond to Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) Webber is practicing a Laparoscopic cholecystectomy—the technical name of a gallbladder removal—when Tess enters the room and asks why he, a medical expert and well-experienced surgeon, would still need to practice after performing “a million of those....

“I freeze,” she told the Prince George Citizen. “I’m thinking ‘oh, what do I do? What do I do?’ I’m just going to stay still.” The bear then got closer and sniffed her and licked her right hand. “And I’m thinking ‘oh s***, oh s***, oh s***, s***, s***,’” she said. “I’m thinking ‘oh, what’s it going to do, what’s it going to do, what’s it going to do.’”...

Bears coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday that Fields, the 11th overall pick in this year’s draft, will start the team’s Week 3 game against Cleveland. It’ll be Fields’ first career start. Fields has played sparingly through the first two weeks, seeing the field for just 47 total snaps and attempting just 15 passes thus far. MORE: Esiason says Mac Jones is ’easy’ No. 1 pick in 2021 NFL redraft...

MORE: NFL draft tracker | How Vikings landed Randy Moss | Richard Dent caught driving 107 mph Bennett is currently due $5 million in total cash this season, which is ranked 12th among tight ends for 2015. Considering the production he had a year ago, it’s no surprise he’s looking to get more money. He finished with 90 receptions (leading all tight ends) for 916 yards (third among tight ends) and six touchdowns last season....

Germany legend Beckenbauer, former DFB president Niersbach, Horst Rudolf Schmidt and Theo Zwanziger – who were all members of the executive board of the organizing committee for the 2006 World Cup in Germany – are facing allegations of fraud, criminal mismanagement, money laundering and misappropriation. The investigation, which follows the launch of a FIFA probe in March, centers on the financing of a gala event, in which it is claimed the suspects knew the funds were not used for the event but to pay a debt not owed by the DFB....