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Quincy School District to honor 2026 Wall of Fame Inductees
QUINCY — The Quincy School District announced their 2026 inductees to the QSD Wall of Fame. This honor recognizes …
New York Red Bulls fire coach Chris Armas after poor start
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — New York Red Bulls have fired coach Chris Armas after a little more than two years on the job.
NFL is now betting big on once-taboo gambling industry
DENVER (AP) — It wasn’t that long ago that the NFL nixed Tony Romo’s fantasy football convention at a Nevada casino because of the league’s strict policy against having anything to do with sports betting.
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Sept. 5
Football Leaks trial: Hacker 'disgusted' at what he found
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A Portuguese hacker whose explosive revelations rattled European soccer told judges at the start of his trial Friday that he was “disgusted” by what he uncovered and had acted in the public …
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Sept. 5
Messi's father tells Spanish league his son is free to leave
Adding uncertainty to Lionel Messi's future, the Argentine great's father sent a letter to the Spanish league on Friday saying his son is free to leave Barcelona immediately without having to pay the 700 million eu…
Southgate to recall Maguire for England games in October
BURTON-UPON-TRENT, England (AP) — England coach Gareth Southgate is planning to give Harry Maguire an immediate recall to the squad for Nations League games next month after the defender was granted a retrial follo…
Liverpool dominates shortlist for player of the year award
LONDON (AP) — Liverpool dominated the six-man shortlist for English soccer’s player of the year award on Friday as the Premier League champions look to deliver a winner for the third straight season.
Havertz leaves Germany camp for transfer talks at Chelsea
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Germany forward Kai Havertz left the national team's training camp on Friday to try to complete his transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea.
Waiting for Messi, Barcelona still reeling after 8-2 loss
Three weeks after the humiliating loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals, Barcelona is still mired in crisis and surrounded by uncertainty over the future of Lionel Messi.
Virus prompts Marshall to prohibit tailgating at home games
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University is prohibiting tailgating at its home football games this season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
ACH coach discusses delayed season
Brandon Walsh, head football coach and athletic director at Almira Coulee-Hartline High School, said he's just working on getting set up for virtual learning t…
'Game-changer': Rapid, daily virus testing coming to Pac-12
The Pac-12 could be playing football and basketball sooner than expected after the conference announced Thursday that each of the 12 schools will soon have the capacity to perform daily, rapid COVID-19 tests on ath…
Díaz, Brantley 3 RBIs each, Astros beat Lynn, Rangers 8-4
HOUSTON (AP) — Aledmys Díaz hit a three-run homer and Michael Brantley added three RBIs, leading Zack Greinke and the Houston Astros to an 8-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday.
Provorov lifts Flyers past Islanders in 2OT to force Game 7
TORONTO (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers credit Oskar Lindblom's fight against bone cancer for inspiring them all year. Having him back in a game for the first time in nearly nine months provided a big emotional lift…