Angel City’s Ali Riley fighting notion she might have to retire
There’s a line every athlete approaches late in their career. It’s a finish line of sorts, one that separates their prime years from their borrowed-time…
For many Paris Paralympic hopefuls, sound and touch guide the way
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Forty-five strokes.McClain Hermes knows precisely what it takes to swim, as fast as possible, to the far end of a 50-meter pool.…
‘New objectives’: Paulo Dybala isn’t done climbing mountaintops
Paulo Dybala has been to soccer’s mountaintop, winning a World Cup with Argentina before his 30th birthday. And once you’ve made it to top of…
How ex-soccer players are revitalizing the NFL kicking game
It was Brandon Aubrey’s wife Jenn who first realized her husband might have been playing the wrong sport. Two years after being selected in the…
Sondheimer: Steven Ramos shows how to ‘Bend it like Beckham’
Soccer players practice day and night to be able to control the ball with their feet and send it flying with a spin as unpredictable…
Giovani Giuria is the go-to voice for amateur soccer leagues at the park he used to sleep at
Giovani Giuria’s pregame preparation is meticulous. There’s no press box, no roster program and no pregame stats. On most nights, he’s a one-man show. Just…