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It was midmorning and the sun was still rising across the English countryside, but Shakhboz Yakhshiboev had been awake since the early hours. Against the backdrop of first light, Yakhshiboev [...]

Byline: Jack Williams and Ehsan Kassim, Tallahassee Democrat | USA TODAY Network Wheels were up at Tallahassee International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners Season record: 56-1, 18-0 [...]

TENERIFE, Spain -- Bethany Evans's first experience watching Wales in the World Cup had many of the key components she had always envisaged. By her side were her friends and [...]

ROTHERHAM, England -- If anyone questions Alan Haines's left-handed golf swing, he jokingly reminds them that he happens to be the one standing on the right side of the ball. [...]

Kevin Ware Jr. is best known for breaking his leg in a nationally televised N.C.A.A. tournament game. He is determined not to let the moment define him. There are few [...]

As he watched the soccer game playing out on television, the Milanese writer and actor Gianfelice Facchetti felt an emotional tug that he thought might be leading him toward his [...]

On Friday evening, Chris Powell and 23 locals stood in a field roughly a mile from his home in the rolling hills of Rhayader in Mid Wales. All around the [...]

When the pandemic closed stadiums in Britain, soccer clubs sought out their most vulnerable supporters to make sure they were OK. Nine months later, they're still at it. At the [...]

The group needed a fix when the coronavirus canceled games. When they discovered Belarusian soccer was still livestreaming, they converted thousands of fans worldwide. It has been a strange chain [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Outside of cancellations due to the Coronavirus outbreak in March, both of Ball State's men's and women's programs have been extremely busy in welcoming, scouting and seeing [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Coming off a career-high season, junior guard Ishmael El-Amin announced on Twitter Tuesday afternoon that he would be 'opening his recruitment to find his future home'. 'Muncie, [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Freshman guard Lucas Kroft announced via Twitter that he is planning to 'transfer and pursue another opportunity elsewhere' on Monday. The freshman played 14 games with Ball [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Editor's Note: The Daily News worked to find social media posts from each sport but was unsuccessful for men's tennis. The Mid-American Conference made the announcement March [...]

Byline: Jack Williams On March 12, the Mid-American Conference made the announcement that it would be canceling regular season, championship and non-traditional competition for the rest of the 2019-20 academic [...]

Byline: Jack Williams In response to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's recommendation to limit the attendance of athletic events to athletes, parents and other essential to the game due to Coronavirus [...]

Byline: Jack Williams As soon as he set foot inside the Convocation Center on Friday night, redshirt freshman guard Kani Acree couldn't be bothered. Eye's locked in, music blasting from [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Ball State came into its Wednesday night matchup at Northern Illinois with heads high and confidence beaming down the bench. The Cardinals snapped Central Michigan's undefeated streak [...]

Byline: Jack Williams A little under a year ago, the Cardinals were leaving DeKalb with their worst finish at the Mid-American Conference Championships in four years. The team excelled on [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Just over the halfway point of the first half in the Cardinal's matchup against the Rockets, redshirt senior forward Tahjai Teague would commit his third. As the [...]

Byline: Jack Williams For the first time since defeating Kent State at the beginning of the month, Ball State had a sense of security heading into the final five minutes [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Two names hold the significance of royalty in Delaware County. The first is Ball. As the namesake of the local university and the name of the family [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Through the Cardinals' last five games, the winner hasn't been decied the final seconds nor have they dominated the entire game. Only a few of Ball State's [...]

Byline: Jack Williams The Cardinals' last three games have told very similar, yet very different stories. Against Western Michigan on Feb. 8, 29 points from the Bronco's Brandon Johnson proved [...]

Byline: Jack Williams It's been a memorable start to Ball State Gymnastic's season sitting at 6-3 and 1-1 in Mid-American Conference competition. Wins over Pittsburgh and MAC foe Bowling Green [...]

Byline: Jack Williams In a Saturday night showdown in Kalamazoo, where the score was as stable as a seesaw, there were two consistencies. Western Michigan's Brandon Johnson and the Cardinals [...]

Byline: Jack Williams We all respond to pressure. A lyric echoed from Billy Joel's 1982 hit, the feeling of having hundreds, or even thousands, of eyes upon you can trigger [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Basketball is widely known as a game of runs. Tuesday night at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green, Ohio, was a prime example of that. From tipoff, [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Throughout the entire night, the Cardinals struggled to hold on to the ball. While halftime saw Ball State only down by six, the Cardinals turned over the [...]

Byline: Jack Williams It was as if a switch flipped on for the Cardinals with five minutes left in the first half. With the RedHawks shooting 83 percent from deep [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Through the entirety of their game against the Eagles on Tuesday, the Cardinals had lost the lead just once. Even early on when Eastern went up by [...]

Byline: Jack Williams A lackluster start by both teams eventually saw Ball State Men's Basketball (7-6, 0-0 MAC) jump out in the second half against Portland (8-7, 0-0 WCC) for [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Ball State was never out of it. The Cardinals went down by nine twice to the Miners before rallying back to keep the game competitive, going on [...]

Byline: Jack Williams For the past three seasons, Ball State has been accustomed to early Christmas presents. Dec. 5, 2017: Cardinals upset No. 8 Notre Dame. Dec. 5, 2018: Cardinals [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Head coach James Whitford didn't beat around the bush describing his team's performance in the second half against Loyola Chicago on Tuesday. 'I thought the way we [...]

Byline: Jack Williams The octagon ceiling that encloses the court inside Worthen Arena keeps the players and the fans warm and dry. Around 4 p.m., the National Weather Service predicted [...]

Byline: Jack Williams 'We could be 5-0.' It's an issue that head coach James Whitford has seen throughout the season, but didn't want it to get into his team's head. [...]

Byline: Jack Williams In its past three games, Ball State Men's Basketball has gotten off to a slower start. Whether it's scoring or shooting, at least one facet of the [...]

Byline: Jack Williams The all-familiar voice of Ball State Men's Basketball public address announcer Tom Simpson echoes inside Worthen Arena Nov. 5 before the Cardinals' home opener against Defiance. 'Let's [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Composed, complete and different. Those were a few key words head coach James Whitford used to describe his squad after Ball State Men's Basketball's (2-1, 0-0 MAC) [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Ball State suffered its first loss of the season to Evansville by four. However, if you wound the clock back to halftime, the margin of defeat would [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Halfway through the second half of the Cardinals season opener against Defiance, all five players on the court had seen little to no playing time last season. [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Variety stands a common theme for Ball State Men's Basketball in the early season. In practice and under the lights of Worthen Arena, there is a mix [...]

The list in the files at the headquarters of England's Football Association is peppered with surnames familiar to soccer fans: Rashford, Alexander-Arnold, Pulisic, Özil, Gundogan. But this is not a [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Naming hurricanes and big wildfires is now such an ingrained part of our culture that most people don't think about how and why naming began or how [...]

Byline: Jack Williams The familiar sound of sneakers squeaking across a freshly waxed wooden floor returned to the Dr. Don Shondell Practice Center as Ball State Men's Basketball held its [...]

Byline: Jack Williams The 2018-19 season saw Ball State Men's Basketball finish at 5-9 in Mid-American Conference play and an 11 seed going into the MAC Tournament. An upset over [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Two months out from tip-off, Ball State Men's Basketball has released its full schedule for the 2019-20 season. The current 30-game schedule has the Cardinals traveling to [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Heads hung low as members of Ball State Football walked off the field after a 34-24 loss to Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. There was [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Crimson. Cardinal. Cream. White. It's not the state's most storied rivalry, but it is one that has drawn in thousands of fans for the past two decades. [...]

Byline: Jack Williams Some days are good. Some days are bad. For assistant professor of english Kathryn Gardiner, things could be worse. Like getting punched in the face worse. 'I'll [...]