At the altitude of more than 3,000 meters in La Paz, Bolivia, Fluminense lost to Bolívar 2-0 this Thursday (30), in the third round of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores group stage.Highlights coming up …

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Crew hits the road again

Apr. 30—ABERDEEN — Mia Larson shot a season-best score for the Mitchell High School girls golf team and paired up with Maddie Childs for a pair of top-five finishes for the Kernels on Thursday at the Hub City Invitational. Larson shot a 3-over-par 75, good for third place, while Childs shot 77 and finished fourth in the field of 36 individuals from seven schools. Playing in their home city, …

Apr. 30—SIOUX FALLS — Augustana University track and field standout Ashton Massey, a Menno High School graduate, has had a strong season in the multi-events for the Vikings. Massey, a sophomore from Olivet, set a personal-best score of 4,737 points at the Drake Relays on April 22-23 in the heptathlon, which was good for sixth place in the field. She had the best score among Division II …

Boston tries to close out and advance.

GLENDALE – There’s a difference between a rebuild and a rebrand. The Cardinals may be staring at both, and Aaron Rodgers is sitting squarely in the middle of that tension.

Apr. 30—FREMONT, Neb. — Dakota Wesleyan University softball’s bid for a Great Plains Athletic Conference tournament title ended Thursday, as No. 1-seeded Midland picked up a 5-3 elimination-round win over the No. 4 Tigers at Schilke Fields. Midland got on the scoreboard with two runs in the third and added three more runs in the fourth inning to create a 5-0 lead. The Warriors’ offense was led …