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US blanks Australia to reach knockout round

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SEATTLE — 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 Cup in history. "C.P. is a fantastic player — the quality and the leadership that he gives us," said Folarin Balogun, who scored two goals in the 4-1 victory over Paraguay on June 12. "We didn't have him today, but I think you saw we're still capable to go out there and get a result and put up a ...

Stupp helps ’Cats slam Scarlets

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The optimist sees a doubleheader sweep and the eighth win in the last nine games. A pessimist will point out how close the games were on the final scoreboard. First-year head coach Madaline Dalke has her eyes open to both ends of the spectrum. Emma Stupp homered in both games of ...

East steals twinbill from Bobcats

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The youthful Marshalltown baseball team continues to take its lumps, but the Bobcats put up a fight on Thursday night. Despite having just two hits in the opening game, Marshalltown fought back to take a lead before Des Moines East reclaimed it in a 12-9 Scarlet victory at the MHS ...

US Open braces for windy Shinnecock Hills

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By DOUG FERGUSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The final day of practice for the U.S. Open brought a most unfamiliar sight Wednesday morning at Shinnecock Hills: The nine USGA flags atop the grandstand behind the 18th green, and the large American flag atop the century-old clubhouse, hung limply. Just not for very long. Wind at Shinnecock Hills is as inevitable as traffic along the Montauk Highway from the infamous "trade parade." And that's what has everyone nervous — not only the players, but USGA officials in charge of the course — going into the 126th edition of ...

Former Bobcat leads Arkansas to national title

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EUGENE, Ore. — The Arkansas men’s 4x100-meter relay team dropped the baton in last Friday’s finals of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The way the Razorbacks rolled on without showing signs of that speed bump is what made them champions. Scoring 56 points without an ...

Carnegie added to USA 3x3 basketball

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TIMES-REPUBLICAN IOWA CITY — University of Iowa guard Dani Carnegie was named to the 2026 United States 3x3 Women’s Nations League Team on Wednesday. Carnegie and Team USA will compete in the 2026 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference July 27 to July 3 in Ñuñoa, Chile. The team ...