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Gabby Williams scores 16 points, Kaila Charles comes off bench for 13, Valkyries top Sparks 78-58
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (304+ words) Rae Burrell scored 13 points for the Sparks while Kelsey Plum and Nneka Ogwumike were held to nine points apiece in an off night shooting for Los Angeles, which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Forward Cameron Brink went down hard…...
Elijah Just's 2-goal World Cup breakthrough lifts New Zealand to a gritty 2-2 draw
31+ min ago (314+ words) Midland Daily News It wasn't quite enough for the team from the bottom of the world to pull off its first-ever win The All Whites held Iran to a 2-2 draw on Monday night in the Los Angeles area, the fourth…...
Midland Bay City Road hotel sites head to July auction
4+ hour, 55+ min ago (576+ words) Set to be sold at auction in July are the former Days Inn on Bay City Road, the adjacent land that once held the former Best Western, and an RV park near the Great Hall Banquet & Convention Center. Rick Levin…...
World Cup what to know: Argentina's Lionel Messi kicks off expected last hurrah against Algeria
9+ hour, 10+ min ago (785+ words) Argentina's bid to become the first back-to-back World Cup champion in 62 years begins on Tuesday. The match against Algeria in Kansas City, Missouri, also marks the start of the sixth and possibly final World Cup for Lionel Messi. One of…...
Ty Cobb's grandson to sign memoir in mid-Michigan on Father's Day weekend
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (680+ words) Midland resident and podcaster A. J. Hoffman shows the memoir "Heart of a Tiger: Growing Up With My Grandfather, Ty Cobb." Hoffman is flying the book's author, Herschel Cobb, from California to Michigan to sign copies of the book on June 19 at'Curveball…...
Pierre Sage leaves Lens to take over as Crystal Palace manager after Glasner's departure
13+ hour, 8+ min ago (627+ words) Pierre Sage left his position as Lens coach on Monday to take over at English Premier League club Crystal Palace. The 47-year-old Sage led Lens to its first Coupe de France title last season as well as a second-place finish…...
One Extraordinary Photo: Unique look at Ivory Coast goal
10+ hour, 47+ min ago (62+ words) Midland Daily News I used a remote camera that was triggered by cable and a foot paddle. I positioned the camera on the side in an angle rather than in the center, and then of course I had a bit…...
Cape Verde stuns Spain with a surprising 0-0 draw in the country's World Cup debut
13+ hour, 13+ min ago (272+ words) An impressive performance by 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha helped Cape Verde play one of the favorites to win the tournament to a surprising 0-0 draw. The final score is the biggest shock of the tournament so far, with Spain a -1200 favorite to…...
Knicks' long-awaited championship brings 'camaraderie and craziness' to NYC. Fans hope it continues
15+ hour, 16+ min ago (526+ words) Heads lowered in quiet prayer. Boxes of pizza passed from people in jerseys to people in suits. And Matos " a retired correctional officer with a strictly enforced policy against premature celebration " waited until the final buzzer before leading the shrieking,…...
Don't expect a repeat. UFC boss Dana White says 'never again' to another White House fight night
16+ hour, 4+ min ago (538+ words) Just say no to the White House. "It was an amazing, experience, this was a one-of one," UFC CEO Dana White said. "It will never happen again." Forget it, almost impossible to top on a night where fighters essentially treated…...