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Kylian Mbappé has a goal and an assist as France beats Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup quarterfinals
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé spread his arms out wide and spun around after scoring his eighth goal of t…
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NFL, Oakley come up with face shields to protect players
NEW YORK (AP) — With NFL training camps set to start at the end of the month, the league believes it is closer to one answer when it comes to player safety amid the coronavirus pandemic: face shields for the player…
Pellegrini wants Betis fighting in European competitions
MADRID (AP) — Manuel Pellegrini’s main goal in his new coaching job with Real Betis is to make the Spanish club a regular in European competitions.
DC United scores twice late for 2-2 draw against Toronto FC
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Federico Higuain and Frederic Brillant both scored late in the second half as D.C. United rallied for a 2-2 draw against Toronto FC on Monday in the MLS is Back tournament.
Palace player Zaha wants action against online racial abuse
LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace player Wilfried Zaha wants “action” and “education” against the racial abuse that he and other Black athletes are regularly subject to on social media.
Longtime coach, executive Craig Robinson hired to lead NABC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Craig Robinson has been a successful businessman with a range of financial institutions. He has led college basketball programs from the relatively small Ivy League to the powerful Pac-12. H…
Penguins voluntarily sideline 9 players as NHL camps open
The Pittsburgh Penguins opened training camp Monday after voluntarily sidelining nine players who may have had secondary exposure to a person testing positive for COVID-19.
Wild drop interim tag to make Dean Evason full-time coach
The Minnesota Wild began training camp with a bang, formalizing Dean Evason's status as their full-time head coach and plans to bring prized Russian prospect Kirill Kaprizov to training camp.
Suurbier, mainstay of Ajax, Dutch teams of 1970s, dies at 75
BRUSSELS (AP) — Wim Suurbier, a defender who helped establish the free-flowing “Total Football” on the great Ajax and Dutch national teams of the 1970s, has died, his former club said Monday. He was 75.
Atalanta hosts Brescia with both teams united by tragedy
MILAN (AP) — These were the words written on a banner during the height of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy: “Divided in the stands, united in pain.”
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials
Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 10
Washington's NFL team drops 'Redskins' name after 87 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to N…
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Des Moines Register. July 9, 2020.
Washington NFL team dropping 'Redskins' name after 87 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday that it will drop the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo immediately, bowing to decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans.
AP Source: Washington NFL team dropping 'Redskins' name
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Redskins are shedding that name effective immediately, a person with knowledge of the move said Monday.