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Spring football isn’t about the superstars, even if Penn State has many of them. James Franklin’s team will start spring practice Tuesday afternoon, and the next month offers a chance for younger ...

One day soon after he’d moved here Franklin was dribbling a soccer ball on a field near his apartment when he was approached by a soccer coach who, after observing Franklin, asked him if he’d ...

The Stars suffered a 6-0 loss to the reigning champion Pride in the NWSL season opener in Orlando. Barbra Banda scored a pair ...

In its home and season opener Wednesday, the Franklin County girls JV soccer team tied Patrick Henry 1-1 in a nondistrict contest in Rocky Mount.