The Sports Report: Spain Wins The World Cup

Spanish conquest

From Kevin Baxter: This summer’s World Cup was truthful good, cipher wanted it to end.

So Spain and Argentina played connected and connected successful Sunday’s final, done 90 minutes of regularisation clip and past done a 15-minute other play earlier Ferran Torres gave Spain nan only extremity it needed to declare nan title pinch a 1-0 victory complete nan defending champion astatine a sold-out MetLife Stadium.

It was an epic decorativeness to an epic tournament, 1 that group records for everything from attendance and TV viewers to games played and goals scored. And it was almost surely nan past World Cup for Argentine skipper Lionel Messi, 39, who vanished his record-setting sixth tourney arsenic nan all-time leader successful games (34), assists (12) and extremity contributions (33).

His parting gift was a metallic medal, a handshake from President Trump and a hug from nan King of Spain. But nary of those were nan prize he wanted most, truthful erstwhile he near nan shape aft receiving his medal, he collapsed down successful tears.

A swarming Spanish defense made him small much than a spectator for astir of nan match. So while Argentina came into nan last starring nan tourney successful goals per game, it besides became nan first squad to spell 90 minutes without a changeable successful a World Cup final. It was outshot 20-2 for nan game, and Spanish keeper Unai Simón, who gave up conscionable 1 extremity successful 8 matches, was not forced to make a prevention successful registering his seventh cleanable sheet.

He was named nan outstanding keeper of nan tournament.

That allowed Torres, who started conscionable erstwhile successful nan tournament, to go nan hero.

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Great time for Eliezer Alfonzo

From Maddie Lee: Eliezer Alfonzo jumped connected a first-pitch cutter, keeping his hands wrong to nonstop it into shallow halfway field.

Two weeks aft making his awesome convention debut nether tragic circumstances, Alfonzo recorded his first hit.

“The guys person been supporting me, pushing maine each day,” Alfonzo said. “And they told me, ‘You’re going to get it present astatine Yankee Stadium, it’s going to beryllium really good.’”

It was a heartwarming infinitesimal early successful nan Dodgers’ 2-1 loss to nan New York Yankees successful nan 2nd crippled of Sunday’s doubleheader. By dropping nan bid finale aft an 8-2 win successful nan opener, nan Dodgers settled for a bid triumph alternatively of sweep.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 3rd profession complete crippled was nan item of nan triumph successful Game 1 of a doubleheader connected Sunday. It was his first complete crippled since Game 2 of nan World Series against nan Toronto Blue Jays.

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Dodgers Game 1 container score

Dodgers Game 2 container score

MLB standings

Angels separator nan Tigers

Ryan Johnson struck retired 5 and gave up 1 tally successful 5 coagulated innings, Jorge Soler and Zach Neto delivered RBI hits and nan Angels ended a four-game skid pinch a 3-2 win complete nan Detroit Tigers connected Sunday.

Johnson (2-4) gave up 2 hits and walked three. The right-hander escaping a bases-loaded, two-out jam successful nan 5th erstwhile he struck retired Dillon Dingler pinch an 82-mph sweeper. Samy Natera Jr., Chase Silseth and Sam Bachman worked scoreless innings of relief.

Ryan Zeferjahn, who gave up conscionable 2 earned runs successful 19 1/3 innings of his erstwhile 18 games since June 1, gave up a homer to Riley Greene successful nan apical of nan ninth arsenic Detroit closed wrong 3-2. But, Zeferjahn retired nan adjacent 3 batters and earned his 3rd save.

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Angels container score

MLB standings

Sparks suffer 4th successful a row

Paige Bueckers had 25 points earlier leaving nan crippled pursuing a scary collision, Arike Ogunbowale scored six of her 20 down nan agelong and nan Dallas Wings hit nan Sparks 90-82 connected Sunday to widen their winning streak to a franchise-record six games.

Bueckers deed a three-pointer that capped a 14-5 spurt and gave nan Wings an eight-point lead pinch 9:12 near successful nan game.

Jessica Shepard had 11 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for nan Wings (17-8) and Azzi Fudd besides scored 11.

The Sparks (10-15) person mislaid 4 consecutive games, each connected nan road.

Nneka Ogwumike made 7 of 12 from nan section and vanished pinch 17 points and 10 rebounds for nan Sparks. Dearica Hamby added 16 points connected eight-of-12 shooting, Cameron Brink scored 10 and Erica Wheeler had 10 assists to spell pinch 9 points for L.A.

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Sparks container score

WNBA standings

Ryan Fox wins British Open

Ryan Fox of New Zealand survived a chaotic thrust on nan backmost 9 of Royal Birkdale and delivered nan biggest putt of his life Sunday, making a 12-foot birdie connected nan last spread to triumph nan British Open for his first awesome title.

Four players had a stock of nan lead astatine immoderate constituent Sunday. American Cameron Young was atop nan leaderboard for 2 hours because he vanished his astonishing six-under 64 erstwhile nan leaders were connected nan beforehand nine.

Fox ne'er mislaid hope, moreover aft a brace of bogeys connected nan backmost nine, and nan 39-year-old boy of an All Blacks rugby subordinate delivered nan equipment erstwhile it counted. He birdied nan 16th to necktie Young for nan lead, and past made birdie connected nan toughest spread to go nan 3rd Kiwi to triumph a major.

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British Open leaderboard

This time successful sports history

1958 — The PGA title calls for badge play for nan first clip and Dow Finsterwald thumps Billy Casper.

1963 — Mary Mills wins nan U.S. Women’s Open play title by 3 strokes complete Sandra Palmer and Louise Suggs.

1974 — Carl Rosen’s Chris Evert thumps Miss Musket by 50 lengths successful nan winner-take-all lucifer title astatine Hollywood Park.

1975 — Sandra Palmer wins nan U.S. Women’s Open play title by 4 strokes complete Nancy Lopez, Joanne Carner and Sandra Post.

1980 — Tom Watson wins nan British Open by 4 strokes complete Lee Trevino. Watson shoots a 13-under 271 astatine Muirfield Golf Links astatine Gullane, Scotland. Watson becomes nan 4th American to triumph 3 Open titles, joining Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones and Jack Nicklaus.

1997 — Justin Leonard closes pinch a 65 to triumph nan British Open astatine 12-under 272 astatine Royal Troon. Leonard, whose closing information is 1 of nan champion successful awesome title history, takes nan lead from Jesper Parnevik pinch a birdie connected No. 17.

2002 — Tiger Woods, trying to triumph nan 3rd limb of nan Grand Slam, shoots his worst information (81) arsenic a pro, knocking himself retired of contention.

2008 — Padraig Harrington is nan first European successful much than a period to triumph golf’s oldest title 2 years successful a row. Harrington pulls distant from mistake-prone Greg Norman and holds disconnected a precocious complaint by Ian Poulter for a four-shot triumph successful nan British Open.

2009 — Lauren Lappin homers to commencement a three-run rally successful nan 3rd inning, and nan United States thumps Australia 3-1 successful nan World Cup of Softball title crippled astatine Oklahoma City.

2013 — China’s Wu Minxia and Shi Tingmao wins nan first diving golden badge astatine nan world championships successful Barcelona, Spain. Wu earns a grounds sixth world title successful nan women’s 3-meter synchronized springboard.

2014 — Rory McIlroy completes a wire-to-wire triumph successful nan British Open to seizure nan 3rd limb of nan profession Grand Slam. McIlroy closes pinch a 1-under 71 for a two-shot triumph complete Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler. McIlroy, victor of nan 2011 U.S. Open and nan 2012 PGA Championship, joins Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods arsenic nan only players pinch 3 different fields astatine property 25 aliases younger.

2015 — Zach Johnson rolls successful a 30-foot birdie putt connected nan 18th spread and outlasts Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman successful a three-man playoff to triumph nan British Open. Jordan Spieth, looking to triumph his 3rd consecutive major, falls 1 changeable short of joining nan playoff.

2020 — Cristiano Ronaldo becomes nan first man to people 50 goals successful Serie A, La Liga and nan Premier League.

2021 — The Milwaukee Bucks conclusion nan Phoenix Suns 105-95 successful crippled six of nan NBA Finals to triumph their 2nd NBA Championship. It was nan 4th triumph successful a statement aft falling down 2-0 successful nan series. The Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo was named NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.

Compiled by nan Associated Press

This time successful shot history

1906 — Malcolm Eason of Brooklyn sounded a 2-0 no-hitter against nan Cardinals successful St. Louis.

1925 — Brooklyn’s Dazzy Vance struck retired 17 batters arsenic nan Dodgers tripped nan Chicago Cubs 4-3 successful 10 innings.

1933 — Babe Herman deed 3 location runs, including a expansive slam, to gait nan Chicago Cubs successful a 10-1 rout of nan Philadelphia Phillies astatine Wrigley Field.

1941 — New York’s Joe DiMaggio had 3 doubles and a homer successful a 12-6, 17-inning Yankee triumph complete nan Tigers successful Detroit.

1958 — Jim Bunning of nan Detroit Tigers threw a no-hitter, beating nan Boston Red Sox 3-0 successful nan first crippled of a doubleheader.

1970 — Bill Singer of nan Dodgers sounded a no-hitter against nan Philadelphia Phillies for a 5-0 triumph successful beforehand of 12,454 astatine Los Angeles.

1973 — Wilbur Wood of nan Chicago White Sox mislaid some ends of a doubleheader to nan New York Yankees, 12-2 and 7-0.

1976 — Hank Aaron deed nan 755th and last location tally of his profession to lead nan Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 triumph complete nan Angels.

2008 — Francisco Rodriguez became nan fastest pitcher to 40 saves successful large convention history erstwhile he closed retired nan Angels’ 5-3 triumph complete Boston. Rodriguez, who struck retired nan broadside successful nan ninth inning, reached 40 saves successful 98 games — 10 faster than John Smoltz did 5 years ago.

2009 — Matt Holliday homered twice, including a tying expansive slam successful nan seventh inning, and Jack Cust followed pinch different shot, helping nan Athletics rally from a 10-run shortage — nan largest comeback successful Oakland history — and hit nan Minnesota Twins 14-13.

2013 — The Seattle Mariners negociate only 1 deed but conclusion nan Astros 4-2.

2015 — Women’s shot is played successful The Pan American Games for nan first time.

2017 — Matt Carpenter hits 3 location runs and 2 doubles arsenic nan Cardinals conclusion nan Cubs 17-5.

Compiled by nan Associated Press

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