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World champion Huston heads USA Skateboarding National Team
VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Three-time world champion Nyjah Huston of Laguna Beach tops the 2020 USA Skateboarding National Team heading into the sport's Olympic debut in Tokyo next summer. The 24-year-old Huston is considered the gold medal favorite in men's street. Skaters named to the national team Sunday will...
NC Courage advance to NWSL final with 4-1 win over the Reign
CARY, N.C. (AP) — Debinha scored on a free kick in extra time to snap a tie, and the North Carolina Courage went on to defeat Reign FC 4-1 in extra time on Sunday to advance to the National Women's Soccer League championship game. The Courage, winners of the NWSL Shield for the third straight year with a...
Red Stars defeat Thorns 1-0 to reach NWSL championship
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Sam Kerr scored in the ninth minute and the Chicago Red Stars advanced to the National Women's Soccer League championship match with a 1-0 victory over the Portland Thorns on Sunday. The Red Stars are heading to a final for the first time after four straight semifinal losses....
Thomas wins again at CJ Cup in South Korea
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea (AP) — Justin Thomas pulled away from Danny Lee in the final hour and closed with a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges for the second time in two years. Thomas won for the 11th time on the PGA Tour and the second time in his last four starts. He was one shot...
Bencic beats Pavlyuchenkova to win Kremlin Cup
MOSCOW (AP) — Belinda Bencic recovered from a set down to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the Kremlin Cup final on Sunday. Third-seeded Bencic broke Pavlyuchenkova in the Russian's first service game in both the second and third sets. Bencic hit eight aces despite landing just 54% of her...
Death of woman shot while driving in April remains a mystery
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Iowa investigators are working to determine who fatally shot a woman while she was driving in April. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports no arrests have been made yet in the April 28 death of Micalla Rettinger. She was a former softball player at the University of Northern Iowa...
Vermont soccer players rally for equal pay, get carded
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Members of a girls' high school soccer team in Vermont tore off their uniform tops to reveal shirts calling for equal pay, earning cheers from the crowd and penalty cards from the referees. The Burlington High School team made the demonstration during a Friday night game against...
Ostapenko wins Luxembourg Open final
LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia beat former doubles partner Julia Goerges 6-4, 6-1 to win the Luxembourg Open final on Sunday. The pair played together in doubles in 2017, but this was the first singles final between them. Ostapenko, a former French Open champion, won her third WTA singles...
Kang shoots tournament record to win LPGA Shanghai
SHANGHAI (AP) — Danielle Kang shot a bogey-free 2 under 70 to win the Buick LPGA Shanghai for the second consecutive year on Sunday with a tournament record 16-under par 272. The 27-year-old American began the day one stroke behind compatriot Jessica Korda, who shot a final-round 72 to finish second at 15...
Goerges sets up Luxembourg final against Ostapenko
LUXEMBOURG (AP) — Defending champion Julia Goerges returned to the final of the Luxembourg Open after beating third-seeded Elena Rybakina 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. Goerges had to come from a set down in her previous three matches this week but converted all three of her break points to get past Rybakina. She...
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