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Honeycutt’s Breakout Year Earns Top State Baseball Honors

Tavis Honeycutt, a Newberry junior committed to the University of Florida, placed fourth in the 2026 Florida Mr. Baseball voting while earning Class 2A Player of the Year honors, as Gio Rojas secured the overall award and Nick Borthwick was celebrated as Coach of the Year.

Jun 12, 2026

USC Legends Drafted Into a World Cup Soccer Lineup

With the FIFA World Cup set to open in the United States, a tongue‑in‑cheek analysis imagines a soccer XI built from the most iconic Trojan football stars, from Mike Williams in goal to Lawrence Jackson as head coach.

Jun 12, 2026

World Cup Dreams Reach Wayland

From blind lottery wins to Right‑To‑Ticket triumphs, residents of Wayland, Massachusetts, are weaving their own stories into the fabric of the first U.S. hosted World Cup in decades.

Jun 12, 2026

Why the United States Calls It ‘Soccer’ While the World Calls It ‘Football’

The 2026 World Cup will be hosted by Mexico, Canada and the United States, but the word ‘soccer’ remains an American oddity. Its origin lies in 19th‑century Oxford, where students coined the abbreviation from ‘association football’. Although the term spread across Europe and South America, it survived only in a handful of countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa and Japan.

Jun 12, 2026