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Knights defeated in district championship
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights (14-2-1) suffered a tough 2-0 loss to the Cashmere Bulldogs in the 1A Girls Soccer …
Bayern beats Dortmund 3-2 to lift German Super Cup
MUNICH (AP) — Joshua Kimmich scored the winning goal as Bayern Munich shrugged off concerns about fixture congestion to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 and lift the German Super Cup on Wednesday.
Groundbreaking female referee Bibiana Steinhaus retires
MUNICH (AP) — Bibiana Steinhaus, one of the most decorated referees in women's soccer and the first female referee in the German men's Bundesliga, announced her retirement Wednesday.
Lakers, LeBron roll in Game 1 of finals, top Heat 116-98
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — LeBron James finally got an easy Game 1 in the NBA Finals.
QBs Costello, Trask set pace with big numbers in SEC openers
Southeastern Conference fans expecting defenses to be ahead of offenses could not have been prepared for the big passing games from Mississippi State's K.J. Costello and Florida's Kyle Trask to open the season.
Mullen gets what he asked for, sort of, after breaking mark
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Steve Spurrier gave Florida coach Dan Mullen a small gift Monday, two days after the third-ranked Gators broke one of the Head Ball Coach’s offensive records.
Bison: 1-game fall season worth the uncertainty with virus
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Perennial Football Championship Subdivision champion North Dakota State may play one division down from the big-time programs, but any doubts about its commitment to staying on top were answered …
Welcome the Tasmania Jack Jumpers, named after a nasty ant
HOBART, Australia (AP) — Former NBA center Andrew Bogut was left amused on Thursday when the newest franchise in the National Basketball League announced its nickname.
Hastings College pauses in-person lectures, sports
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — Hastings College is pausing some in-person classes and all of its athletics this week after six members of the college tested positive for the coronavirus and another 54 were self-isolating or…
Signs of conditioning issues concern for some ACC schools
Virginia Tech’s twice-delayed season-opener could hardly have started any better.
Countdown on for debut of Seattle Kraken
SEATTLE (AP) — Standing on the recently poured concrete that will be the club level floor inside Climate Pledge Arena, Tod Leiweke nodded and pointed toward a corner of the upper deck.
Eifert doesn't want to be distraction in return to Cincy
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Tyler Eifert hopes to get a few extra passes thrown his way when he returns to Cincinnati, where he spent the first seven years of his NFL career.
San Jose St. moves football practice to Humboldt State
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose State’s football team will travel more than 300 miles to begin practice for the upcoming season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Real Madrid beats Valladolid 1-0; Suárez and Atlético held
MADRID (AP) — Vinícius Júnior scored after coming off the bench as Real Madrid defeated Valladolid 1-0 on Wednesday for its second win in a row in the Spanish league, while Atlético Madrid was held to a scoreless d…
49ers begin week with Mullens at QB in place of Garoppolo
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers began a second straight week of practice with Nick Mullens at quarterback in place of injured starter Jimmy Garoppolo.
Rookie Smith hopes to build on successful Thorns debut
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Thorns rookie Sophia Smith laughs when she recalls the conversation with her dad back in high school about her blossoming soccer career.