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Back when his Blue Springs South High School girls soccer team was 4-6, coach Todd Findley knew that better days were just over the horizon. The Jaguars played their best soccer late in the season and eventually reached the .500 mark at 11-11 as they prepared for the Class 4 District 6 top-seeded Columbia Rock Bridge Bruins in the district title game Friday at home.

TULSA, Okla. — Justin Thomas wrapped his arms around the 27-pound Wanamaker Trophy after winning his second PGA Championship, and thousands of fans ringing the 18th green amid the setting sun at Southern Hills showered him in adulation.

Malik Tillman, Haji Wright, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Djordje Mihailovic are joining the U.S. national team for four World Cup prep matches next month, signaling open spots remain on what is expected to be a 26-man roster in November.

The U.S. women’s national team has not only been wildly successful on the field, the players have also been unabashedly outspoken, using their platform to advocate for equal rights for themselves and others.

DETROIT — College football is a wonderful mess, as usual. The NCAA is clueless, as usual. Boosters are relentless, as usual. Fans are gleefully willing to overlook escalating concerns as long as Johnny Fivestar sticks to his commitment and Coach Bigbucks beats State U.