Sacramento Republic makes 13-year-old soccer phenom youngest pro athlete in U.S. history

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Da’vian Kimbrough is three years from being able to secure a driver’s license and eight years from being allowed to sip champagne, but he’s not too young to live out his dream. Kimbrough can run circles around people of any age on the pitch as a young soccer phenom who is just scratching the surface of his remarkable potential, according to those who marvel at his skills. Kimbrough on Tuesday signed a contract with Sacramento Republic FC, thus becoming the youngest professional athlete in American team sports history at 13 years, five months and 13 days. Republic FC held a...