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Saturday's Michigan high school schedule includes tournaments for a variety of sports, forcing some multi-sport athletes to choose between sports.

“It’s the best move, and some districts are Friday. It would be a good idea especially for smaller schools like ours where there are more two-sport athletes. The Falcons finished third in the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association team state meet, led by a trio of long-distance stars: Mara Longenecker, Whitney Farrell and Kiera Hansen. Farrell has committed to run for Ferris State, while Hansen will run next season for Eastern Michigan. Longenecker will run as a preferred walk-on at Michigan next season. Slieff who plays shortstop, pitcher and outfield for the Cardinals, is hitting .369 with 16 stolen bases for a Seminary team that is 21-12. “Whenever there’s a scheduling conflict, the athlete goes with the primary sport. “I love softball, and I want to play softball,” Slieff said. Slieff, who has helped lead Michigan Lutheran Seminary to a 21-win softball season, qualified in the 200-meter dash, along with the 400 relay and 800 relay.

Rios, who has hit hit .244/.293/.500 (118 OPS+) with seven home runs in 27 games this season, recently suffered a hamstring tear that will sideline him for ...

Alvarez is best known for his efforts in the Olympics. He won a silver medal during the 2014 Sochi Olympics, finishing second in the men's 5,000-meter relay in speedskating. He won his second silver medal last summer as part of the Tokyo Olympics, when he and the rest of the men's baseball team lost to Japan in the Gold Medal Game. It should be noted that Alvarez is one of two individuals voted by the Team USA athletes to bear the American flag during the Opening Ceremonies. (The other was women's basketball legend Sue Bird.) I literally played in my [backyard!]"

We head now into the French Open's final weekend, a showcase for two suspenseful singles finals. The women's championship match in Paris will feature two ...

The N.W.S.L., for comparison, formed in 2012, and the W.N.B.A in 1997. At the French Open over the past two weeks, the organizers staged night sessions that featured what they billed as the match of the day. For decades, men sucked up all the oxygen, and the stars of the biggest professional sports became worshiped icons. Their match drew 90 million viewers, making it one of the most watched sporting spectacles then or since, and helping launch women’s tennis toward once-unthinkable heights. But the vast majority of women in tennis wear their significant power quietly, behind the scenes, and in a way that does not overly upset the male-dominated status quo. In the game’s modern era, Venus and Serena Williams did it just by showing up and dominating. We still live in a world where strong, powerful women who break the mold struggle for acceptance. Making the final of a major tournament, making it boldly and unapologetically, stamps Gauff as a lasting and considerable force. Tennis is the best example. Off the court, the top players are endorsement and social media gold. Both matches are expected to draw massive and nearly equal public attention, but women’s tennis still must engage in a fight for fair footing. Last week, when I wrote a column about a former star from a top college team struggling to fulfill her dream of latching on with a W.N.B.A. team, the responses were typical.