World Cup tiebreakers
The US has a decent chance of advancing to the knockout round in the World Cup, even as Brazilians protest the country's spending on soccer.
Athletics & Activities
IL baseball & softball champs
llinois's baseball and softball state champions: Warren Twp, Glenwood, Alleman, Altamont; Providence, Lemont, Pleasant Plains, Illinois Lutheran.
Baltimore girls' lacrosse team named
Congratulations to the girls' lacrosse players chosen to represent Baltimore at the Under Armour All-America Underclass Lacrosse Tournament in July.
IL girls' soccer champs
Congratulations to the 2014 state champs: Manteno (Class 1A), Lake Forest (2A), and New Trier (3A).
California Chrome, Ky. Derby & Preakness champ
We congratulate California Chrome, winner of Baltimore's most famous horse race, the 139th Preakness Stakes.
Md. to make football safer
Football players at several Maryland high schools will use a new tackling method next fall, aimed at reducing the number of concussions they suffer.
UConn star says he sometimes goes to bed hungry
What can be done to help college athletes with expenses above and beyond the scholarships they receive? Some say they starve frequently.
US ED orders a Mich. school to take down new bleachers
When athletic boosters raise funds to improve bleachers on a baseball field, do they have to make similar improvements at the softball field?
A few U. of Ariz. students riot after Elite Eight loss
Students rioted at the University of Arizona after a basketball loss and at the University of Dayton after a basketball victory.
Some college athletes, with diplomas, still can't read
A disturbing report by HBO Sports suggests that elite athletes are graduating from college without getting much of an education for their efforts.