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Jose Delgado put the punctuation mark on a big week for West Morgan soccer. Just as it got to the point where Delgado, the three defenders and the Austin keeper converged, the Morgan County Tournament Most Valuable Player slipped the ball in for his third goal of the game. Delgado’s …

There is the worry that younger fans will be bored with the game and its slower action, as the length of games has continued to increase. And yet, the length of games continue to increase, getting longer every year. However, there is a way to change that without fundamentally altering …

As the initial dismay from players and other observers suggests, administering this game changer of a rule in the name of safety promises to be more of a gray area when the full-speed games begin than it may have appeared when NFL owners passed it without the typical public airing. …

Maryland sophomore Justin Jackson is foregoing his final two seasons of eligibility and declaring for the 2018 NBA draft. The 6-foot-7 combo forward emerged on the NBA radar with a strong freshman season at Maryland, averaging 10.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 44 percent from 3-point range, …

Alexander Zverev capitalised on a fast start against Australian Nick Kyrgios to grind out a 6-4 6-4 victory in a battle between two of the sport’s brightest prospects to advance to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday. The 20-year-old German is looking to win the third Masters event …

The Wildcats won the tournament by four strokes over runner-up Washington, wrapping the tournament up by shooting a final round score of 277 (-11.) The win marks the second in as many weekends for the UA, as they won the Hawkeye El Tigre Invitational last weekend in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. …

In his first full season with the Red Bulls, BWP scored 27 goals, tying the MLS single-season record held by Roy Lassiter and Chris Wondolowski. But after he broke the Red Bulls’ record with his 19th and 20th goals of the season in late August 2014, his teammate, the great …

Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright was suspended 15 games without pay for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy, the commissioner’s office announced Friday. Wright regrets what transpired that evening, takes full responsibility for his actions and has committed himself to treatment and counseling components of the [MLB domestic …

Martellus Bennett, the charitable tight end whose work off the field matched his contributions on it, is retiring from the NFL. The 10-year NFL veteran announced he’d put an end to his career after being released by the Patriots on March 7. It’s a fitting way for Bennett to announce …

Harden was just 2 of 16 from the floor after four quarters, including a missed shot that would have won the game for Houston in regulation. In the extra period of the Rockets’ 100-96 win Harden scored 10 of Houston’s 12 points. The sloppy game saw 27 combined turnovers and …