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- Elena Delle Donne had 30 points and 10 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics beat the New York Liberty 95-78 on Saturday in a WNBA game. The All-Star captain
- With a Breeders' Cup berth at stake, Sagamore Racing, Allen Rosenblum and The Club Racing LLC's Miss Temple City became the first filly in 22 years to win the $1 million Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes on Saturday at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky.
- Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury celebrated Maryland Pride Day at Laurel Park on Saturday by saddling Ben's Cat for his sixth straight victory in the Mister Diz Stakes.
- With Tim Howard taking a one-year break from the team, Brad Guzan has emerged as the potential No. 1 goalkeeper for Team USA not only in this year's Gold Cup but as it gets ready for the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 World Cup.
- The United States faces Portugal with an opportunity to advance to the Round of 16 Sunday in the 2014 World Cup.
- The U.S. Men's National Team defeated Azerbaijan with goals from Mix Diskerud and Aron Johannsson Tuesday night in San Francisco
- Landon Donovan was left off the United States World Cup team, but Crofton's Kyle Beckerman and Maryland Terrapins Graham Zusi and Omar Gonzalez will all travel to Brazil.
- Crofton native Kyle Beckerman and former Terps stars Omar Gonzalez, Clarence Goodson, Graham Zusi, and Maurice Edu were all named Monday to the United States¿ 30-man provisional roster ahead of next month¿s World Cup in Brazil.
- In the past, El Salvador has been a tough soccer out for the U.S. national team, particularly on the road. Not Sunday.
- After the U.S. men's national soccer team lost a friendly to Belgium in May, a disgusted coach Jurgen Klinsmann tried to talk about what positives the Americans could get out of the surprising defeat.
- The U.S. men's national soccer team's first appearance in Baltimore since 1997 took a couple of interesting twists this week leading up to Sunday's CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal against El Salvador at M&T Bank Stadium.