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South American women's soccer improving but some way to go
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — The Women's Copa America soccer tournament starts Friday in Colombia at a time when the sport is clearly evolving in South America but at significantly different speeds and opportunities for players. Ten teams are split into two groups with two countries...
Injury bug hits Atlanta again with Hyndman to miss 4-6 weeks
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United's injury woes continued Wednesday when the team announced midfielder Emerson Hyndman will miss approximately four to six weeks with a quadriceps injury. The team said Hyndman suffered the injury in practice. On June 27, United lost...
NFL makes strong push for flag football with eye on Olympics
Flag football will be played at an international, multi-sport event for the first time next week during the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. The NFL may be the sport’s biggest cheerleader. “When we talk about the future of the game of football, it is, no...
Agent: Top NHL goalie prospect sent to Russian military base
Philadelphia Flyers goaltending prospect Ivan Fedotov, who reportedly was picked up by law enforcement in Russia last week ahead of a planned move to the U.S., is now at a remote military base in northern Russia, his agent said Tuesday. The agent, J.P. Barry, spoke with The...
Morgan scores twice and US women down Haiti 3-0
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Alex Morgan scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women's national team defeated Haiti 3-0 on Monday night in the opening match of the CONCACAF W Championship. The tournament determines the region's four direct berths in the 2023 Women's World...
Raveloson scores 2 goals as LA Galaxy defeats Montreal
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Rayan Raveloson scored twice as the LA Galaxy defeated Montreal 4-0 on Monday night. Both of Raveloson’s goals for the Galaxy (8-6-3) came in the second half, the first in the 60th minute and the second in the 79th. The Galaxy also got one...
Campana helps Inter Miami tie Dallas 1-1 with equalizer
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Leonardo Campana scored the equalizer for Inter Miami in a 1-1 draw with Dallas on Monday night. Campana’s game-tying goal came in the 89th minute for Miami (6-7-4). Alan Velasco scored for Dallas (7-5-6) in the 27th minute. ...
Urruti scores to lift Austin over Colorado Rapids 3-2
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Maximiliano Urruti scored in the 59th minute and Austin beat the Colorado Rapids 3-2 on Monday night. Austin (10-4-4) also got a goal each from Ethan Finlay and Sebastian Driussi. Lalas Abubakar and Jonathan Lewis each scored for the...
Fountas' hat trick helps DC United beat Orlando City 5-3
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Taxiarchis Fountas scored three goals to help D.C. United beat Orlando City 5-3 on Monday night. Fountas began his hat trick for United with two goals in three minutes early in the first half, and scored his third in the 51st. United (5-9-2) also...
Bayern Munich defends contentious sponsorship with Qatar
BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich is realizing that all publicity is not necessarily good publicity. Bayern’s chief executive, Oliver Kahn, defended the German soccer club’s contentious sponsorship agreement with Qatar on Monday, saying he was sure their partnership had helped bring...
