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First things first: How is Byron Buxton?

Christen Press scored in the 11th minute, Megan Rapinoe added a late goal and the U.S. women beat Brazil 2-0 in the SheBelieves Cup on Sunday.

The team has submitted detailed plans for how it intends to keep fans safe and virus-free during games, and hopes more fans would be let in as the season progresses.

Kobe Johnson ran for 114 yards and a touchdown and three-time FCS defending champion North Dakota State beat Youngstown State 25-7 on Sunday to start its spring season.

In the third period at Anaheim on Saturday, he passed on an opportunity at a hat trick and earned an assist instead.

The U, ranked 12th, will take a five-dual winning streak into the Big Ten Championships.

Very little went right for the No. 5 Gophers (9-1), who lost in three sets to end a 12-match Big Ten road winning streak.

Maybe, just maybe, the thinking went, Novak Djokovic would be just a tad more susceptible to trouble this time around at the Australian Open.

The rest of this season feels doomed. Maybe the Gophers can rally and find a spark, What evidence is there at present that something unexpected is right around the corner?