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Soccer

ALL-STARS DRAW CHELSEA The champion of the English Premier League is coming to Major League Soccer. For one day, at least.

Chelsea, which is a point away from winning its second straight Premier League title, will play in the MLS All-Star game on Aug. 5. Chelsea will be the third foreign team in four years to play in the midseason exhibition.

"This game will feature our best players against players from one of the best teams in the world," MLS commissioner Don Garber said. "These are players that are celebrated not just when playing for England, but celebrated when they play for their club team. We're pleased to have a team of Chelsea's stature coming here to play."

The game will be played at Bridgeview Stadium, the Chicago Fire's soccer-specific stadium that is scheduled to open in June.

BEASLEY FACES CHARGE: United States midfielder DaMarcus Beasley has been charged with drunken driving, prosecutors in the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven said Thursday. Beasley, a forward with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, will have his case heard today.

If convicted, Beasley will be asked to pay a $680 fine, said prosecution spokeswoman Astrid Buijs. She said there was a possibility Beasley could be banned from driving in the Netherlands.

College basketball

MOSS TAKES HELM: Benny Moss, an assistant coach at UNC Charlotte, was introduced Thursday as the new basketball coach at UNC-Wilmington. The 36-year-old Moss recently completed his sixth season as the top aide for Bobby Lutz with the 49ers, who compiled a 114-69 record during his stay.

"I want to continue to carry on the positive things that are associated with UNCW basketball, build on the tradition here and take the program to the next level," Moss said Thursday.

He succeeds Brad Brownell, who stepped down March 31 after running the Seahawks' basketball program for four years.

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