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Sports Trending Reporter for @PennLive. Previously: On3 Sports, Clemson beat writer for The State newspaper (Columbia, S.C.).
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Star of ‘Ted Lasso’ makes professional U.S. soccer debut

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By Matt Connolly Verified
| AL.com Verified
Sports Updated: Jul. 12, 2026, 11:43 a.m. |Published: Jul. 12, 2026, 11:42 a.m. 'Ted Lasso' actor Cristo Fernández debuted for El Paso Locomotive FC on Saturday. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)FIFA via Getty Images Mexican actor and soccer player Cristo Fernández, who starred as Dani Rojas in the hit show “Ted Lasso,” made his United States professional soccer debut on Saturday.
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Dodgers criticized for White House visit: ‘An insult to their fans’

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By Matt Connolly Verified
| Yahoo Sports Verified
The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to return to the White House on July 23 to celebrate their 2025 World Series victory, according to multiple reports. Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke believes that decision is a mistake. Plaschke wrote a column criticizing the Dodgers for their decision on Thursday. He posted the column on X and said, “Are the Dodgers tone deaf?
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Former NFL first-round pick, Super Bowl champion dies at 69 Original

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By Matt Connolly Verified
| Syracuse.com Verified
Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Greg Hawthorne, who helped the Steelers to a win in Super Bowl XIV, has died. He was 69. Hawthorne’s sister announced his death in a post on Facebook. “On behalf of the Hawthorne family, it is with deep sadness that our brother Gregory Dale Hawthorne passed away last night,” Michelle Payton said.
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