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The clearest indicator arrived this spring, when farm bankruptcies reached their highest level in six years. For many Americans, it was just another sad statistic.

Something is breaking in farm country, and the warning signs are growing harder to ignore.

Folarin Balogun, star striker for the United States Men’s National Team, helped to lead his country into the World Cup knockout rounds on Friday. He could just as easily have been trying to knock them out. Born in New York to Nigerian parents and raised in England, he was eligible to represent three nations.

Folarin Balogun, star striker for the United States Men's National Team, helped to lead his country into the World Cup knockout rounds. He could just as easily have been trying to knock them out. Born in New........

Something is breaking in farm country, and the warning signs are growing harder to ignore.

Where will LeBron James play next season? That’s the question consuming basketball after reports emerged that James plans to leave the Los Angeles Lakers. Perhaps he will join the Golden State Warriors for a superteam championship run. Or maybe he’ll go home to Cleveland to finish his career where it started.But James’ decision isn’t just about where he'll finish his career. It’s about what happens when salary stops motivating an iconic superstar.

A place in the World Cup quarterfinals is on the line when the US faces Belgium on Monday night. But even if the US wins, the biggest American story of this tournament has probably already happened.

The Women’s Professional Baseball League is almost ready to play ball. Last week, it unveiled the names of its inaugural franchises, and first pitch is Aug. 1. That’s the easy part.