TRACK & FIELD

Kate Hall, the Casco native and NCAA long jump champion, will join the athletic department at St. Joseph’s College in Standish as an assistant coach in cross country, and track and field.

Hall, the national high school long jump record-holder and a five-time Division I All-American, competed for two years at the University of Georgia before deciding last spring to turn pro and return to Maine to work with her former trainer, Chris Pribish, director of the Medically Oriented Gym in South Portland.

In high school Hall competed for Lake Region, where she won the long jump at both the New Balance national indoor and outdoor championships her senior year. A home-schooled student, Hall was coached and trained by Pribish.

Hall competed for one year at Iowa State before transferring to Georgia, where in two years she earned All-American five times, won two national long jump titles and set school records in the indoor long jump of 22 feet, 1 inch, the indoor 60-meter dash (7.17 seconds), and the outdoor long jump (22-1).

In high school Hall set the national high school outdoor long jump record of 22-5, which broke a 39-year-old record, set the U.S. junior (under-20) record, and ranked Hall ninth in the world. She earned All-American eight times.

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Hall plans to finish her degree in kinesiology in Maine while training to make the 2020 Olympics.

SOCCER

PREMIER LEAGUE: Mohamed Salah won a first-half penalty converted by James Milner and also played in Sadio Mane for a late goal as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at London for its second straight win to open the season.

Salah was also the player fouled by Aaron Wan-Bissaka that earned Wan-Bissaka a straight red card in the 75th minute because he was the last man.

Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo is facing a lengthy spell out after rupturing a tendon in his left foot while training with Manchester City.

SPANISH LEAGUE: Atletico Madrid and Valencia played to a 1-1 draw at Valencia, Spain, in the opening game of the season for two potential title contenders.

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TENNIS

U.S. OPEN: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, a former Top 10 player, pulled out of the tournament because of an injured left knee.

He’ll be replaced by James Duckworth of Australia.

CONNECTICUT OPEN: Top-ranked Simona Halep withdrew from the event, citing a sore right Achilles tendon.

BASKETBALL

NBA: The rebuilding Atlanta Hawks added depth by signing guard-forward Daniel Hamilton and forward Alex Poythress.

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Poythress was signed to a two-way contract, and will split time with the Hawks’ G League Erie team. Hamilton spent most of the season with the G League Oklahoma City Blue.

ASIAN GAMES: Four Japanese players were kicked off their Asian Games team at Jakarta, Indonesia, and sent home after the delegation head, Yasuhiro Yamashita, said they “spent the night in a hotel with women.”

HOCKEY

NHL: The New Jersey Devils signed first-round draft pick Ty Smith to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Smith, a defenseman, was the 17th overall pick in the recent draft.


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