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Ex-NHL executive Berman takes over NWSL rocked by scandals

Jessica Berman looks to rebuild trust with National Women’s Soccer League players and fans after a series of scandals rocked the league last year. Berman, a former executive for the NHL and the National Lacrosse League, was named the NWSL’s new commissioner Wednesday.
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‘Waiting for this my entire life’

Moments after William Chrisman ran away from Platte County in the Class 5 District 8 championship game, coach Jake Kates and his team posed for a photo. Kates stood on the back row next to Jessie Minter, a newcomer to the Bears this season after he and his mother moved to Independence after he attended Kansas City East High School.
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Gift of Gabb: Fort senior caps career with win

Fort Osage senior heavyweight Stevie Gabb didn’t close out his high school wrestling career the way he wanted to before Tuesday. In the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships last month, he finished 1-2 in the tournament and didn’t get a medal.
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Poll: Fans losing interest in baseball because of lockout

LOS ANGELES — Whether sports fans follow developments in the baseball lockout closely or pay no attention at all, a league with an already diminished fan base has jeopardized at least some of its remaining base because of the work stoppage, according to a Los Angeles Times/ SurveyMonkey poll.
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WHAT’S UP NEXT | AREA SPORTS CALENDAR

(Schedules subject to change) FRIDAY, MARCH 11 ECHL MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY 8:10 p.m. (CST) — Kansas City Mavericks at Utah Grizzlies, Maverik Center, West Valley City, Utah MAJOR ARENA SOCCER LEAGUE 7 p.m.
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