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Leavenworth’s new boys soccer coach might look familiar. But hopefully not too familiar.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The first semifinalist at this year’s Wimbledon is the oldest woman remaining in the draw. Tatjana Maria, a 34-yearold German who returned to the tour less than a year ago following the birth of her second daughter, advanced to the semifinals at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her 35th appearance.

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Alex Morgan scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women’s national team defeated Haiti 3-0 on Monday night in the opening match of the CONCACAF W Championship.

TONGANOXIE – The Leavenworth Riptides finished off another East Kansas Swim League season Friday. Competing in the 18-and-under boys division, Brendan Madden led the Riptides at Tonganoxie, winning the 200-meter free, 50 free, 50 fly and 50 back.

In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024. The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12’s current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

This is our hottest day of the year. The temperature reads 98 degrees and my Labrador retriever’s trips into the yard are quick.

The Leavenworth Post 23 Nationals will get a chance to see what it’s like to be a professional ball player. The American Legion baseball team will play Lawrence Thursday, July 7 at Legends Field, home of the Kansas City Monarchs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches who will be inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame in November.

The first year of the athlete compensation era in college sports evolved into almost everything the NCAA didn’t want when it gave the green light last summer. What was envisioned as a way for college athletes to make some pocket money based on their celebrity has turned into bidding wars for top recruits and transfers who can command millions for their services.

Bradi Basler returned to Kansas City Kansas Community College to send the softball program where the Blue Devils had not been in 16 seasons. The 2019 Lansing graduate did that and much more.