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Husband of slain ex-Kansas women’s soccer player charged with murder, says God told him to do it: police
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Chad Joseph Marek, 26, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder after the Lawrence Police Department responded to a call at around 7:30 p.m. and found Marek and Gibbs, who was dead, in their apartment...
Ryan Reynolds’ Welsh soccer club subject of FX docuseries
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Surely, it will be offering a behind-the-scenes look a Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, and their team. The series, "Welcome to Wrexham," may even have a feel-good ending following an array of obstacles. Just like one of Re...
Crucial tropical forests were destroyed at a rate of 10 soccer fields a minute last year
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The area of tropical forest destroyed in 2021 was enough to cover the entire island of Cuba, and sent more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as India does in an entire year from burning fossil fuels, according to a...
Former US women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo arrested on DWI, misdemeanor child abuse charges
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Former US women's soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo has been arrested in North Carolina on charges of misdemeanor child abuse, resisting arrest and impaired driving, police said. The Winston-Salem Police Department said ...
World Cup draw: US men’s soccer team learns their fate for Qatar
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Even though the team lost to C on Wednesday night 2-0, the Americans are back in the World Cup for the first time since 2014. In 2014, the U.S. was placed in Group G with Germany, Portugal and Ghana. The squad manage...
After an 8-year wait, the US men’s soccer team will once again compete in a World Cup
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After an eight-year wait, the US Men's National team secured a spot Wednesday in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, although not in a way the team would have preferred. In its 14th and final match of CONCACAF World Cup qualif...
A community in mourning will gather Saturday to honor Katie Meyer, the Stanford star soccer player who died by suicide
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If you or a loved one have contemplated suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text TALK to 741741. The International Association for Suicide Prevention and Befrienders Worldwide ...
10 suspects arrested in Mexico soccer match brawl
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The federation and top-division league owners announced that the host team in Saturday’s match, Queretaro, will have to play home matches without fans for one year after stadium security was shown to be inadequate. C...
Mexico suspends 5 officials over soccer match brawl
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Guadalupe Murguía, the interior secretary of Queretaro state said late Sunday the private company partly responsible for security at the soccer stadium would also have its contracts cancelled. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPO...
Mexico suspends league soccer matches after massive brawl
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"We regret and condemn these events, which run contrary to the spirit of our soccer," the Mexican Soccer Federation said in a statement. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . The Saturday match was suspended in ...
At least 26 injured as fights break out among fans at Mexican soccer game
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A mass brawl broke out in the stands of a soccer game in Mexico on Saturday and left at least 26 people injured, two of whom are in a serious condition. The Liga MX game between Querétaro and Atlas was abandoned in...
Ukraine soccer asks FIFA to postpone World Cup qualifier vs Scotland
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Ukraine asked FIFA to postpone the match with the World Cup draw around the corner and no end in sight to the Russian invasion of the country. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . A Seattle Sounders suppo...
Stanford soccer star Katie Meyer, 22, died by suicide, coroner says
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Meyer, 22, was found dead Tuesday at one of the university’s residence halls. The County of Santa Clara Medical Examiner-Coroner said in a statement there was no foul play in Meyer’s death. "We are exceedingly sadden...
Brazilian soccer players are stuck in Ukraine, beg their government for help: ‘We are going through chaos’
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The players are huddled together in a hotel room with their wives and children. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . David Neres reacts during the match between Brazil U23 and Korea Republic at Al Salam S...
Russian soccer player Fedor Smolov becomes first to speak out against invasion of Ukraine
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Smolov, a 32-year-old striker for Dynamo Moscow, posted a black square to his Instagram just hours after Russia launched the largest military attack of one state against another on the European continent since World ...