The Southeastern Conference and Big East Conference have updated their policies for basketball game postponements, cancellations and rescheduling to give more leniancy to teams that are unable to play because of spiking COVID-19 cases.

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Most Southeastern Michigan counties are under a high wind warning all day Saturday.

South Carolina is ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason women’s basketball poll for the second consecutive season.

Just after his senior year of college, current Detroit Southeastern head coach Courtney Dinkins found himself spending the summer as a volunteer assistant for the high school football team his father coached. “That summer, the coaching bug hit me,” Dinkins said. “The game of football was the only way to pay for my education,” said Dinkins, who earned a degree in sociology from Louisville. This game just means so much to me.”Even in a COVID-shortened season, Dinkins’ Detroit Southeastern Jungaleers had an impressive year. Dinkins’ success on the field came with recognition off of it, as he was voted ‘Favorite Football Coach’ in 4Frenzy’s Fan Choice Awards.

The Big 12 Conference reaffirmed its decision to press on with college football and other fall sports Wednesday, joining the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences in taking the field amid the coronavirus pandemic. The move came one day after the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced they would not be participating this fall. The schools will all play each other to give them 10 total games with the Big 12 title game scheduled for Dec. 12. All non-conference opponents also must adhere to Big 12 standards. The virus continues to evolve and medical professionals are learning more with each passing week, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said in a statement.