Alabama's Ty Simpson edged out Indiana's Fernando Mendoza for first-team quarterback on The Associated Press midseason All-America team.

New Broadway musicals “Kimberly Akimbo,” “Shucked,” “Some Like It Hot” and “& Juliet” — as well as the play “Leopoldstadt” — all saw nice bumps at their box offices after the Tony Award telecast.

The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside more splashier rivals on Sunday to win the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its muscle in the face of Hollywood writers’ strike and fully embraced trans-rights with history-making winners.

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – A local fabric company is working to keep doctors and nurses safe from the coronavirus. Solid Stone Fabrics in Martinsville has started making medical gowns for doctors and nurses to wear over their uniforms. They’re also making masks and face shields. Solid Stone Fabrics typically makes fabric for clothing apparel, but company president David Stone decided to make the switch when his customers started canceling their orders. He may incorporate this into his business permanently once the demand for the fabric he normally makes returns.