Tag: Youth sports
‘Football City, USA’ killings raise sport safety concerns
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Any visitor to Rock Hill, South Carolina, soon learns that “Football City, USA” basks in the glory of the dozens...
Chicharito thrilled with hot start, youth soccer initiative
LOS ANGELES — With five goals in only two games, Javier Hernández is off to a spectacular start to his second year with the...
49ers face consequential decision at QB in draft
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Kyle Shanahan gets advice about what the San Francisco 49ers should do with the No. 3 draft pick wherever he...
Louisiana soccer team sues US after coach is denied entry
A youth soccer club hoping to welcome its new coach from the United Kingdom to the U.S. has been caught up in a morass...
Coyotes to induct inspirational girl into ring of honor
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Lyndsey Fry remembers the day she met Leighton Accardo.
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AP source: Portland gets Women’s International Champions Cup
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Women's International Champions Cup will be held at Portland's Providence Park in August, a person with knowledge of the event...
Following their passion, women go far to play flag football
FREMONT, Neb. — From a distance, it looks like college kids in sweat clothes tossing a football around on a campus green space.
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USA Football recommends 8 procedures for youth safety
USA Football has introduced eight procedures to enhance safety and health for youth players, with all of those methods endorsed by some major medical...
Chairman quits after English sex abuse inquiry faults club
CREWE, England — The chairman of one of the clubs criticized in a review of widespread sexual abuse of young players in English soccer...
German soccer chief slams discrimination facing female stars
BERLIN — German soccer federation president Fritz Keller has slammed the structural discrimination facing female players in his country.
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