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Afternoon, folks. It’s fair to say that, of the two semi-finals this weekend, this one’s history is by far the less storied. Argentina and Australia have met twice at World Cups but neither match was especially memorable. Both 1991 and 2003 were early pool stage encounters and both resulted in comfortable Wallaby victories (on their way to the final, omen fans), while the Pumas’ impact on those tournaments was minimal….

Buy Photo Ashlyn Harris walks toward the net during a practice at the Citrus Bowl Saturday.(Photo: Michael Parsons/FLORIDA TODAY)Buy Photo Saturday morning Ashlyn Harris was on the field at the Citrus Bowl, getting ready to play a “home” game with her U.S. Women’s National Team teammates. The Satellite High graduate and goalkeeper will take the field with her teammates as the victory tour hits stop No. 6 Sunday afternoon when…

When it comes to restrictor-plate qualifying no one has been better than Jeff Gordon this season, supremacy that continued Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. Gordon (194.500 mph) edged Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kasey Kahne (193.638 mph) and Jimmie Johnson (193.584 mph) to take the No. 1 starting spot for Sunday’s CampingWorld.com 500. Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr., the fourth driver in Hendrick’s lineup, completed the top-five qualifiers. The pole…

A look at Mason’s final goal in its 3-0 victory over Chelsea in a Division 2 district final. John Kingman and Christian Jordan combined on the score. Brian Calloway/LSJ Brian Calloway/Lansing State Journal

Buy Photo Ashlyn Harris walks toward the net during a practice at the Citrus Bowl Saturday.(Photo: Michael Parsons/FLORIDA TODAY)Buy Photo Saturday morning Ashlyn Harris was on the field at the Citrus Bowl, getting ready to play a “home” game with her U.S. Women’s National Team teammates. The Satellite High graduate and goalkeeper will take the field with her teammates as the victory tour hits stop No. 6 Sunday afternoon when…

Four Stewart-Haas Racing cars, including those of Chase contenders Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch, failed inspections on Saturday ahead of qualifying at Talladega. The problems: a cooling system component that reports say didn’t conform to NASCAR rules. MORE: Chase standings before Talladega | Kurt Busch earns extension Harvick, Busch, Tony Stewart and Danica Patrick were among drivers whose cars were flagged ahead. After the components were replaced on their Chevrolet…

It’s elimination time at NASCAR‘s Chase for the Sprint Cup as the 12 drivers remaining take to the dangerous Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday for the CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega. Joey Logano enters the event sitting cozy after winning the first two races of Round 2, but everything behind him is up for grabs. Four more racers will bow out of the Chase after the event, and some can only stay…

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The voices booming off the walls of the packed ballroom at the Midpointe Event Center in St. Paul on Friday said it all. “We love United, we do … United we love you!” supporters of the Minnesota United soccer team shouted as city and team leaders officially announced a not-so-well-kept secret: St. Paul will be the new home for the Major League Soccer-bound team, which has committed to playing in…

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0 Shares print TALLADEGA, Ala. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. has always felt comfortable at Talladega Superspeedway. “It was so much fun coming here; this was a great racetrack to come to when I was a kid,” Earnhardt recalled. “We didn’t really watch the races. When the race would start, we would wait for the wrecked cars to come in. We loved walking around those things forty times, looking at every…

The Copa America, among soccer’s most prestigious international tournaments, will be played in the United States for the first time next June, officials from U.S. Soccer and the ruling federations for the sport in both North and South America announced Friday. Twenty-four cities are under consideration to play host to tournament games, including Pasadena, which staged the finals of both the 1994 World Cup and 1999 Women’s World Cup. The…

Joey Logano chalked up contact with Matt Kenseth as aggressive racing for a win. Kenseth thinks Logano is a liar. That’s where things stood Friday at Talladega Superspeedway, where Kenseth had hardly softened his stance toward Logano after their incident at Kansas Speedway last weekend. Kenseth was racing for a win he needed to advance into the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs when contact from behind from Logano caused him…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Saturday’s Daily Mirror back page Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola, 44, will be ready to move to the Premier League at the end of the season if he fails to agree a new contract with the German club, with London his preferred destination. (Daily Mail)  …

Oct 23, 2015 3:30p ET

Now that St. Paul will be the new home of the Minnesota United FC, fans are cheering the future site of the Major League Soccer team’s stadium. Jim Oliver, president of the Minnesota United fan club the Dark Clouds, said many of his group’s nearly 500 members live in the Twin Cities’ urban core and look forward to ditching the drive up to the National Sports Center in Blaine, where…

Truck Series points leader Erik Jones is worried about just one other driver as the season winds down. That’s Matt Crafton, who trails Jones by four points heading into Saturday’s Fred’s 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. “I feel like it’s pretty much between me and Matt now,” said Jones. “As much as we want to go out and win races, we just need to go out and finish of (Crafton) and…

After months of aggressive pursuit by city leaders, St. Paul will become home to Minnesota’s new Major League Soccer franchise. Minnesota United owner Bill McGuire and St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman on Friday announced the team’s — and the league’s — commitment to play at a new, privately built 18,000-seat stadium in St. Paul’s Midway area. The team, which is essentially transforming from a lower-tier squad that plays in Blaine…

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa- On Friday morning Iowa was introduced to something called Bubble Soccer. The concept takes a little explaining, but once understood can lead to some fun. Players are inside of a giant air inflated bubble.  They enter the bubble and wear it kind of like a back pack. Players can be knocked flying with out much risk of being injured. “In theory the goal is to play soccer…