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2 weeks ago

Mitchell Sports Roundup: Madison vs Volga Tonight + Twins and Lynx both with games

Alexandria Angels shutout Parkston Mudcats, Broncos face the Cormorants tonight, Twins close out series with the Dodgers in hopes of at least avoiding a sweep and the Lynx have a road test tonight against the Mystics.

2 weeks ago

US eases restriction on Iran’s World Cup team, allowing travel 2 days before next match

The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran's World Cup team, allowing the squad to travel into the country two days before its next match, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.

2 weeks ago

Mavericks announce hiring of Dusty May as coach hours before the start of the NBA draft

The Dallas Mavericks officially announced Dusty May as their new coach just a few hours before entering the NBA draft with the ninth pick on Tuesday night.

2 weeks ago

Giannis Antetokounmpo getting traded to Heat in blockbuster deal, AP source says

Giannis Antetokounmpo wants more championships. So do the Miami Heat. Their interests are officially aligned — and the Heat finally have another superstar.

2 weeks ago

Mitchell Sports Roundup: Both Parkston Amateur teams in Action & Twins look to bounce back against Dodgers

Pair of Amateur baseball games tonight and a single game tomorrow, Twins looking for bounce back against Dodgers tonight and Lynx will aim to get a road win over the Mystics tomorrow night.

2 weeks ago

Christian Pulisic returns to training with US after missing last World Cup match with injury

Christian Pulisic returned to training with his U.S. teammates on Monday after missing their most recent match of the World Cup with a calf injury.

2 weeks ago

Keith Tkachuk is elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame after his sons become NHL teammates

Keith Tkachuk waited more than a decade and a half from the end of his NHL playing career to get the call from the Hockey Hall of Fame. When it finally came, the timing only gave his family more reason to celebrate.

2 weeks ago

Lionel Messi becomes top scorer in World Cup history with two more goals for Argentina

Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and it's what he did again Monday at the World Cup. The Argentina captain, who many consider the greatest player of all time, scored two more World Cup goals on Monday in his team's 2-0 victory over Austria. That gave him a record total of 18 at the world's biggest tournament.

2 weeks ago

Mitchell Sports Roundup: Amateur Baseball Games Postponed on Sunday & Lynx lose in a Heartbreaker to the Mystics

Weather prevented any Pony Hills league games from happening yesterday for Amateur baseball, Twins win their third straight series and Lynx lose in comeback fashion to Mystics.

3 weeks ago

WEEKEND SPORTS: Amateur & MLB Baseball + WNBA Action

Sunday area Amateur baseball has seven games on tap, Twins play their final two games against the Diamondbacks, and the Lynx host the Mystics at home.

3 weeks ago

Mitchell Sports Roundup: Close Games in Amateur Baseball + Twins get Series Sweep over Rangers

Results from the seven games yesterday in our Area for Amateur baseball, Twins now riding a four-game winning streak and the Lynx will travel to face the Valkyries tonight.

3 weeks ago

MLB owners propose banning high school signings, adding an international draft

Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations Thursday for a new collective bargaining agreement.

3 weeks ago

New Yorkers are set to fete the Knicks with a ticker-tape parade

New York is celebrating the Knicks in classic style Thursday, throwing a ticker-tape parade for the team that brought home the NBA championship longed for by generations of fans.

3 weeks ago

US Open off to a slow and foggy start at Shinnecock Hills

For all the concern at the U.S. Open about wind and Shinnecock Hills drying out, another weather issue popped up Thursday morning. Thirty minutes after it began, play was stopped by fog.

3 weeks ago

Mitchell Sports Roundup: Amateur Baseball Tonight + Olivia Miles scores career-high 31 points for Lynx

Seven-game slate for amateur baseball, Twins close out series with Rangers this afternoon and Olivia Miles posts a career-high 31 points in Lynx win over Sparks.

3 weeks ago

Tale of the ticker tape: The quirky history behind the Knicks’ first NYC parade

New York Knicks fans have waited forever for this. Thursday's ticker-tape parade for the new NBA champions will be a first. When the team won the title before, in 1970 and '73, they weren't honored with New York's signature procession.

3 weeks ago

Argentina is defending its World Cup title, and its fans are more obsessed than ever

As reigning champions Argentina returned to the World Cup stage Tuesday, there was no drive too long and no ticket too pricey for its most fervent fans.

3 weeks ago

Mitchell Sports Roundup: Tomorrow’s Amateur Baseball Slate + Twins win Third Straight Game

Amateur baseball games for Thursday, Twins win three in a row and Lynx trave to face the Los Angeles Sparks.

3 weeks ago

France striker Kylian Mbappé scores his 13th World Cup goal, breaking a tie with Pelé

Kylian Mbappé scored his 13th World Cup goal on Tuesday, one more than Pelé, to move the France forward into a tie for the fourth most in tournament history.

3 weeks ago

Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong becomes 1st MLB player to hit for cycle this season

Pete Crow-Armstrong put his name in the Chicago Cubs' record book next to Hall of Fame slugger Hack Wilson — and then nearly ruined the celebration at Wrigley Field.

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‘Ferytale’ rolls on at Wimbledon as British wild card Fery reaches semifinals after meeting queen

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Bonnie Tyler, who topped the charts with epic ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ has died at 75

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Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star whose 1983 chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" enchanted succeeding generations with its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75.