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Boy’s Baseball OHSAA Baseball Championships Division I Regional Semifinal Cin. Elder 5, Mason 2 Cin. Moeller 10, Cin. West Clermont 4 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 1, Wadsworth 0 Grove City 2,...
German soccer mourns death of 15-year-old player who died after tournament brawl
BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation will hold a weekend of mourning for the 15-year-old player who died after a post-match brawl at an international youth tournament last weekend. “This incredibly sad and shocking act at a soccer tournament for juniors leaves us...
Longtime Seattle AP Sports Writer Jim Cour passes away at 84
SEATTLE (AP) — Jim Cour, who covered sports for The Associated Press in Seattle for three decades before his retirement in 2009, has died. He was 84. Cour passed away Sunday after a brief hospitalization, his family told the AP. Cour began working for the AP in...
German police say teen injured in post-match brawl with French team has died
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A 15-year-old soccer player has died after suffering severe brain injuries during a post-match brawl with an opposing team at an international youth tournament in Germany over the weekend, officials said Wednesday. Frankfurt police said in a statement that...
Hudson quits as US men’s soccer interim coach, is replaced by Callaghan
Anthony Hudson quit as interim head coach of the U.S. men's soccer team on Tuesday, just two weeks before he was to lead the Americans in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals. He was replaced by B.J. Callaghan, another holdover from former coach Gregg Berhalter's staff. ...
Post-soccer match brawl in Germany leaves teen with life-threatening injuries; 16-year-old detained
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A 15-year-old soccer player has been hospitalized with life-threatening brain injuries after being struck by an opposing player in a post-match fight during an international youth tournament in Germany. A 16-year-old from a French team was jailed pending...
Pregnancy and sports a challenging combination for female professional athletes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pro soccer player Jess McDonald was traded across six teams in her first five years as a single parent, making it difficult to find, let alone afford, child care in new cities. She and her then-8-month-old son were often forced to share a hotel room with a teammate — and...
Buffalo Sabres sign Minnesota defenseman Ryan Johnston to 2-year rookie contract
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres ended a lengthy wait by signing Ryan Johnston to a two-year, entry level contract on Saturday, more than a month after the defenseman completed his senior college season at Minnesota. Johnston will report immediately to the Sabres' American...
Dixon aims for second Indy 500 win while rueing so many close calls
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott Dixon started on the pole for the Indianapolis 500 a year ago, quickly went to the front and led 95 laps, and there was every reason to believe he would finally kiss the bricks for the second time after 14 years of trying. Then one of the greatest drivers...
'I'll gut you right here': Man charged with threatening Little League umpire with knife
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been charged with threatening a Little League baseball umpire with a knife and telling him, “I'll gut you right here.” Franklin Darby was charged with brandishing a deadly weapon and assault on an athletic official following Monday's...
