Spirit to play NWSL game at United’s new Audi Field
The Washington Spirit will host the Portland Thorns in a National Women’s Soccer League game at Audi Field, D.C. United’s new stadium, on Saturday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNEWS. The Spirit will also host the Orlando Pride next Saturday at 7 p.m. on ESPNEWS. INDOOR SOCCER: Mohawk Valley Garden CEO Rob Esche and Major Arena Soccer League commissioner Joshua Schaub, along with other officials, announced Wednesday that Utica will field a professional indoor soccer team — called Utica City Football Club, or FC for short — that will play home games at the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium beginning with the 2018-19 season this fall. The team — which relocates from Syracuse after seven seasons — will play in the MASL, which is the highest level of professional arena soccer. The league has 17 teams in the United States, Canada and Mexico, including the Blast. MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pa., will host the Army-Navy Cup Through 2022. Keystone Sports and Entertainment announced the rivalry will return to the venue via a contract extension for five additional seasons. This year’s matchup is set for Oct. 12. Kickoff time and broadcast information are to be determined. MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Salisbury senior defenseman Kyle Tucker was named Intercollegiate Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Association MidAtlantic All-Region Defensive Player of the Year. BASEBALL CAMP: The University of Maryland Eastern Shore is hosting a Nike baseball camps July 8-11 on campus in Princess Anne for ages 9-18. Registration is open for both overnight and extended day campers. New Hawks coach Brian Hollamon will lead the Nike camp that is managed by U.S. Sports Camps. To register, go to USSportsCamps.com or call 1-800-645-3226. TRACK AND FIELD CAMP: Mount St. Mary’s will host a throws and pole vault camp from July 20-22 for high school athletes ages 14-18. The camp will offer specialized coaching, specific strength exercises, and video analysis in small group settings. For more information, email Tim Nickas at Nickas@msmary.edu or go to mountathletics.com. — OL Donald Stephenson has been suspended two games by the NFL for violating its substance-abuse policy. ... Cowboys DL David Irving was suspended for four games for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy, the second straight year he is facing a ban to start the season.
The Senators suspended Randy Lee, the assistant general manager facing a harassment charge from an incident during the NHL’s pre-draft scouting combine. Lee is charged with second-degree harassment after allegedly making lewd comments and rubbing the shoulders of a 19-year-old male hotel shuttle driver in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 30. He has pleaded not guilty. ... The Blackhawks agreed to two-year contract extensions with F Vinnie Hinostroza and F John Hayden. ... Sonia Scurfield, the former Flames owner and only Canadian woman to have her name engraved on the Stanley Cup, has died. She was 89. She had cancer.
Roger Federer defeated Guido Pella 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the Stuttgart Open semifinals and set up a meeting with Nick Kyrgios. Kyrgios defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Federer can reclaim the No. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal with a win on Saturday. ... Johanna Konta reached the semifinals after beating Dalila Jakupovic 6-4, 6-2 at the Nottingham Open. Konta next faces Donna Vekic, who beat Mona Barthel 7-5, 6-1.
Two Michigan State trustees are calling for interim school president John Engler to resign, joining a chorus of sexual assault victims of disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar and top legislators.