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US advances to World Cup knockout round

SEATTLE (AP) — Christian Pulisic’s injury absence didn’t hurt the Americans one bit. The U.S. national soccer team found a way to advance to the knockout round without the injured forward on the field, beating Australia 2-0 Friday for its second straight victory at the largest World ...

North Carolina going for 1st national title in baseball

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Scott Forbes had just wrapped up a College World Series news conference Friday when Skip Johnson walked into the room to pose with him for an annual picture of the head coaches next to the national championship trophy, a longtime tradition the day before the start of the ...

Pulisic still training separately at World Cup

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Pulisic trained apart from his U.S. teammates on Wednesday for the third straight day because of his calf injury, increasing concerns about his availability to face Australia on Friday in the Americans' second game of the World Cup. Pulisic played a ...

5 Olympians up for selection in PWHL draft

DETROIT (AP) — The Olympics are long over for Gina Kingsbury, and the former Team Canada women's hockey executive is ready to put aside cross-border rivalries and whatever lingering sting remains from losing to the Americans in February. As GM of the Toronto Sceptres, Kingsbury is ...

Michigan’s frontcourt trio holds lottery potential

Michigan is set to be well-represented in the NBA draft. The Wolverines have three frontcourt players looking like potential lottery prospects in big man Aday Mara, and forwards Yaxel Lendeborg and Morez Johnson Jr. That trio helped the program win its first NCAA championship since 1989, ...