The USMNT falls to Mexico in the Gold Cup final

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🚨 Headlines

⚽️ Remaining 4: Actual Madrid (Spain), Paris Saint-Germain (France), Chelsea (England) and Fluminense (Brazil) are the last teams standing at the Club World Cup.

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⚾️ Nats clear home: The last-place Nationals fired GM Mike Rizzo and manager Davey Martinez on Sunday, parting methods with the architect of their 2019 title-winning staff and their longest-tenured supervisor (eight years) since shifting to D.C. in 2005.

🏀 WNBA All-Stars: The ten starters and 12 reserves have been announced for this month’s WNBA All-Star Sport in Indianapolis. For the primary time since 2011, three rookies (Paige Bueckers, Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen) will play within the sport.

⚾️ Playing investigation: Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz has been placed on paid leave whereas MLB investigates probably unlawful playing exercise. Two recent pitches he threw had been flagged as suspicious by a betting integrity agency.

🏀 CP3’s final dance: Chris Paul, 40, says he would play “at the most, a year” more in the NBA. The 12-time All-Star is presently an unrestricted free agent.

⚽️ Mexico 2, USA 1

Mexico beat the USMNT, 2-1, on Sunday in Houston to repeat as Gold Cup champions and snap a six-game shedding streak to the People in official matches.

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Match recap: Chris Richards scored almost immediately to open the scoring for the U.S., which led for 23 fleeting minutes. From then on, it was just about all Mexico, which dominated possession (60-40) and nook kicks (12-0) as their “A” staff outclassed and overpowered what was basically America’s “B-minus” staff.

Controversial calls: Supervisor Mauricio Pochettino and USMNT gamers sharply criticized the refereeing after the match. They felt they need to have had a penalty on a handball that wasn’t called and that Mexico’s profitable aim ought to have been disallowed for offside.

“Homie palmed the ball like Shaq within the field. After which on the opposite finish … in another league, it could’ve been known as offsides. However once more, that is CONCACAF for you. They hate us.”

— Richards

Event rewind: From Yahoo Sports’ Henry Bushnell:

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Lower than 4 weeks in the past, the People had been reeling. Half their A-team was lacking. The opposite half headlined a depleted, makeshift, MLS-heavy squad, which arrived on the Gold Cup hounded by critics.

After a 4-0 capitulation to Switzerland, their fourth straight loss, “everybody mainly counted us out,” defender Tim Ream later mentioned.

In actuality, they had been nonetheless the second-favorites; however amongst a disillusioned fan base, and amongst former gamers, doubts rippled.

Within the sanctity of locker rooms and meal rooms, although, on flights and coaching fields, all through their final true event earlier than the 2026 World Cup, they jelled. “We now have grow to be a household,” goalkeeper Matt Freese mentioned on the eve of the ultimate.

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And collectively, they strolled by means of Group D. They scraped previous Costa Rica in a quarterfinal shootout. They survived a Guatemalan scare within the semis. They by no means wowed with their soccer, however they gained again a skeptical public.

Over 3 million folks tuned into their quarterfinal, and did not see Christian Pulisic or Weston McKennie; however did see Diego Luna and a gaggle of likable underdogs who, as Pochettino mentioned, had been “determined” to “combat for our flag, for our shirt.”

They got here to Houston with some expectations already met. Their drawback, although, was that they got here with second-place expertise.

The countdown begins: The USMNT’s subsequent official match will probably be on June 12, 2026 (340 days from now) once they play their World Cup opener at SoFi Stadium.

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Good learn: The Diego Luna story (Henry Bushnell, Yahoo Sports activities)

⚾️ MLB All-Stars: Rosters introduced

The 2025 MLB All-Stars have been announced, with 65 gamers set to symbolize their leagues subsequent week in Atlanta. That features 19 first-timers and 11-time All-Star Clayton Kershaw, who was chosen by the commissioner as a “Legend Choose” days after he joined the 3,000-strikeout club.

Nationwide League: No staff in both league is healthier represented than the Dodgers, who’re sending 5 gamers to the Midsummer Traditional (Kershaw, Shohei Ohtani, Will Smith, Freddie Freeman, Yoshinobu Yamamoto).

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• Six groups are sending three gamers (Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Giants, Mets, Padres) and two are sending two (Phillies, Nationals).

• Six groups may have only one consultant in Atlanta, the minimal required by the league (Brewers, Cardinals, Marlins, Pirates, Reds, Rockies).

Largest snubs: It is baffling that Juan Soto won’t be an All-Star until known as upon as an damage substitute. Even along with his uncharacteristically gradual begin, he is high 10 within the NL in WAR (3.7), OPS (.904), HR (21) and runs (65). Ditto for Trea Turner, who leads the league in hits, and Seiya Suzuki, who leads all of baseball in RBIs.

American League: The Mariners (Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodríguez, Andrés Muñoz, Bryan Woo) and Tigers (Tarik Skubal, Riley Greene, Javier Báez, Gleyber Torres) cleared the path with 4 gamers every.

• A trio of groups are sending three gamers (Astros, Crimson Sox, Yankees), whereas 5 extra are sending two every (Athletics, Blue Jays, Guardians, Rays, Royals).

• That leaves 5 groups with the requisite one All-Star (Angels, Orioles, Rangers, Twins, White Sox).

Largest snubs: How about four-time All-Star George Springer, having fun with his finest season in no less than three years and powering the Blue Jays to the highest of the AL East? Or Astros lefty Framber Valdez (10-4, 2.90 ERA), Angels slugger Jo Adell (19 HR, .823 OPS) or Twins nearer Jhoan Duran (13 saves, 1.56 ERA).

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Good learn: One thing to know about all 65 All-Stars (Jake Mintz, Yahoo Sports activities)

🇺🇸 Photographs throughout America

Denver — All 30 MLB groups performed on the Fourth of July for the third straight yr because the league appears to plant its flag on the holiday just like the NBA and NFL do with Christmas and Thanksgiving. “There’s a chance for baseball to personal that day,” says commissioner Rob Manfred.

East Rutherford, N.J. — Kylian Mbappé’s spectacular scissor-kick goal in stoppage time helped lead Real Madrid past Borussia Dortmund and into the Membership World Cup semifinals. Subsequent up: His former staff, PSG, which knocked off Bayern Munich.

Chicago — Shane van Gisbergen won the third annual Chicago Street Race on Sunday, driving 75 laps by means of the town’s momentary downtown circuit in what’s NASCAR’s solely avenue race.

New York — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut made a triumphant return to the Nathan’s Well-known Scorching Canine Consuming Contest, winning his 17th Mustard Belt by consuming 70.5 scorching canine (and buns) in 10 minutes.

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Enjoyable hypothetical: Eat a scorching canine. Run 100 meters. Joey Chestnut vs. Usain Bolt. Who wins? The PGA Tour posed this oddly fascinating question over the weekend to a few of its gamers, who principally agreed that the race is Chestnut’s to lose.

🌎 Photographs all over the world

London — Novak Djokovic earned his 100th career Wimbledon victory on Saturday, becoming a member of Martina Navratilova and Roger Federer as the one gamers to succeed in the century mark on the All England Membership. No. 11 Alex de Minaur awaits within the Spherical of 16.

In the meantime, on the ladies’s aspect: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka fought off No. 24 Elise Mertens on Sunday to succeed in her eleventh consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal.

Lauwin-Planque, France — The 112th Tour de France started on Saturday in Lille, kicking off a 21-stage race to Paris that, for the primary time since 2020, will happen completely inside France.

Zurich, Switzerland — England’s title protection obtained off to a rocky begin on Saturday at Girls’s Euro 2025, the place a 2-1 loss to France made the Lionesses the first reigning champion to drop their opener.

Northampton, England — Kick Sauber’s Nico Hülkenberg finally got the monkey off his back on the British Grand Prix, incomes his first podium (third place) after 239 Components 1 begins — by far the most ever on the time of an inaugural podium.

📊 By the numbers

🏀 7 groups

The June commerce between the Rockets and Suns for Kevin Durant grew to become official on Sunday and now consists of the Hawks, Nets, Warriors, Lakers and Timberwolves, making it the first seven-team trade in NBA history.

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🎾 27 of 64

Of the 64 seeded gamers at Wimbledon, solely 27 (14 ladies, 13 males) made it to the third spherical. That is the fewest at a Grand Slam for the reason that 32-seed format was first adopted in 2001.

⚾️ 35 HR

Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has the third-highest home run total earlier than the All-Star break in MLB historical past — and he nonetheless has six video games so as to add to his tally. The one gamers with extra? Barry Bonds in 2001 (39), Chris Davis in 2013, Mark McGwire in 1998, Reggie Jackson in 1969 and Luis Gonzalez in 2001 (every with 37).

🎮 19-year wait

EA Sports activities delighted video-game followers final July with the discharge of “School Soccer 25.” Now, the corporate plans to bring back its college basketball franchise in 2028, ending a 19-year hiatus. “NCAA March Insanity” was an annual staple within the late Nineties and early 2000s earlier than being discontinued after the 2009 version.

📺 Watchlist: Monday, July 7

🎾 Wimbledon, Spherical of 16 | ESPN/ESPN2/ESPN+

Taylor Fritz and Amanda Anisimova are already within the quarterfinals. Will fellow People Ben Shelton and Emma Navarro be part of them there?

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Males: Marin Čilić vs. No. 22 Flavio Cobolli (6am ET); No. 6 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 11 Alex de Minaur (8:30am); No. 10 Ben Shelton vs. Lorenzo Sonego (9:10am); No. 1 Jannik Sinner vs. No. 19 Grigor Dimitrov (11:20am)

Girls: No. 18 Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Belinda Bencic (8am); No. 19 Luidmila Samsonova vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (8:05am); No. 7 Mirra Andreeva vs. No. 10 Emma Navarro (10:10am); No. 8 Iga Świątek vs. No. 23 Clara Tauson (10:50am)

Extra to look at:

• 🚲 Tour de France: Stage 3 (7am, Peacock) … The third stage takes riders throughout gently rolling terrain from Valenciennes to Dunkirk.

• 🏀 NBA Summer season League: Thunder at 76ers (7pm, ESPN); Grizzlies at Jazz (9pm, NBA) … In Salt Lake Metropolis.

• ⚽️ Girls’s Euros: Spain vs. Belgium (12pm, FS1); Portugal vs. Italy (3pm, Fox) … Group B motion in Switzerland.

• ⚾️ MLB: Rays at Tigers (6:40pm, FS1) … Detroit (57-34) hosts Tampa Bay (49-41) in a battle of AL contenders.

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🏀 WNBA trivia

The WNBA granted expansion teams to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia final week, rising to a league-record 18 franchises.

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Query: Cleveland and Detroit beforehand had WNBA franchises. What had been the names of these two groups?

Reply on the backside.

🍿 Baker’s Dozen: High performs of the weekend

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Trivia reply: Cleveland Rockers (1997-2003) and Detroit Shock (1998-2009)

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