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SANDY, Utah — Kelley O’Hara scored in the 77th minute after a lengthy lightning delay, and the U.S. women beat Colombia 2-0 on Tuesday night in their final tuneup ahead of World Cup qualifying.

Grain Valley High School is dark and empty. Long shadows are all that can be seen on the commons floor outside of the gymnasium, where the rhythmic dribbling of a basketball can be heard.

BOSTON — Researchers have diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a Major League Soccer player for the first time, saying Tuesday that former Sporting Kansas City defender Scott Vermillion suffered from the degenerative brain disease.

NORMAN, Okla. — Baker Mayfield said the Cleveland Browns have work ahead if they want him to help them through their situation with Deshaun Watson.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As he prepared for one of the hottest races of the NASCAR season, Chase Elliott said he would use positive thinking to convince himself it wasn’t so bad.

Mitch Garver and Kole Calhoun each had two hits, two runs and two RBIs, leading the Texas Rangers to a 10-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Garver’s two RBIs came on his eighth homer of the season in the fifth inning as the Rangers won for the third straight season on manager Chris Woodward’s birthday.

Brooks Koepka likes to boast about his honesty. He takes as much pride in being bold and blunt as he does in his remarkable record in the major championships.

LOS ANGELES — Streaming video platforms have been scooping up viewers who watch scripted shows and movies, leaving live sports as the last bastion of traditional TV. The solid ratings for the NBA Finals on ABC and the audience growth for NHL’s Stanley Cup on ESPN are further proof of the resilience of those events in the face of a fractured TV landscape.

First-year Truman High School football head coach Robert Stough has a plan for his team, both on and off the football field. On the field, his small, but determined Patriots are getting the job done in the weight room, on the field and at a variety of camps, including a highly successful one-day camp at Washburn University.