U.s. Clinches World Cup Knockout Round With Win Over Australia

World Cup: Big triumph for nan U.S.

From Kevin Baxter: The World Cup is only a small much than a week old, but it’s already a historical 1 for nan U.S.

With Friday’s 2-0 win complete Australia, nan U.S. matched its champion World Cup capacity ever pinch 2 victories. Their six goals lucifer nan astir nan U.S. has ever scored successful nan group shape and its extremity differential of plus-five is besides its champion ever successful nan tournament. The U.S. besides clinched a spot successful nan information of 32.

Most awesome of all, however, is really nan U.S. achieved astir of that without their champion player, Christian Pulisic, who had an electrical first half successful nan U.S. opener against Paraguay but hasn’t seen nan section since.

“We’ve known what this squad is tin of,” skipper Tim Ream said. “I don’t deliberation immoderate of america are surprised. The pieces person ever been there. It was conscionable putting them each together.”

Australia coach Tony Popovic agreed.

“There are nary surprises successful what they did,” he said. “It’s not astonishing because their value is clear, their powerfulness is clear, their athleticism is clear.”

It whitethorn not person been surprising, but it was historic. The only clip nan U.S. won consecutive games astatine a World Cup was successful 1930, erstwhile nan tourney had conscionable 13 teams. That was besides nan past clip nan U.S. won its group.

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Friday’s World Cup results

Group C
Morocco 1, Scotland 0
Brazil 3, Haiti 0

Group D
United States 2, Australia 0
Paraguay 1, Turkiye 0

Today’s World Cup TV schedule

All times Pacific
10 a.m., Netherlands vs. Sweden, Fox, Telemundo
1 p.m., Germany vs. Ivory Coast, Fox, Telemundo
5 p.m., Ecuador vs. Curacao, FS1, Telemundo
9 p.m., Tunisia vs. Japan, FS1, Telemundo

Sunday’s World Cup TV schedule

All times Pacific
9 a.m., Spain vs. Saudi Arabia, Fox, Telemundo
Noon, Belgium vs. Iran, FS1, Telemundo
3 p.m., Uruguay vs. Cape Verde, FS1, Telemundo
6 p.m., New Zealand vs. Egypt, FS1, Telemundo

World Cup Group standings

Group A
Country, W-D-L, Goal Differential, Points
x-Mexico, 2-0-0, +3, 6
South Korea, 1-0-1, 0, 3
Czechia, 0-1-1, -1, 1
South Africa, 0-1-1, -2, 1

Group B
Canada, 1-1-0, +6, 4
Switzerland, 1-1-0, +3, 4
Bosnia-Herzegovina, 0-1-1, -3, 1
Qatar, 0-1-1, -6, 1

Group C
Brazil, 1-1-0, +3, 4
Morocco, 1-1-0, +1, 4
Scotland, 1-0-1, 0, 3
Haiti, 0-0-2, -4, 0

Group D
x-United States, 2-0-0, +5, 6
Australia, 1-0-1, 0, 3
Paraguay, 1-0-1, -2, 3
Turkiye, 0-0-2, -3, 0

Group E
Germany, 1-0-0, +6, 3
Ivory Coast, 1-0-0, +1, 3
Ecuador, 0-0-1, -1, 0
Curacao, 0-0-1, -6, 0

Group F
Sweden, 1-0-0. +4, 3
Japan, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Netherlands, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Tunisia, 0-0-1, -4, 0

Group G
Belgium, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Egypt, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Iran, 0-1-0, 0, 1
New Zealand, 0-1-0, 0, 1

Group H
Spain, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Cape Verde, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Saudi Arabia, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Uruguay, 0-1-0, 0, 1

Group I
Norway, 1-0-0, +3, 3
France, 1-0-0, +2, 3
Senegal, 0-0-1, -2, 0
Iraq, 0-0-1, -3, 0

Group J
Argentina, 1-0-0, +3, 3
Austria, 1-0-0, +2, 3
Jordan, 0-0-1, -2, 0
Algeria, 0-0-1, -3, 0

Group K
Colombia, 1-0-0, +2, 3
Portugal, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Congo DR, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Uzbekistan, 0-0-1, -2, 0

Group L
England, 1-0-0, +2, 3
Ghana, 1-0-0, +1, 3
Panama, 0-0-1, -1, 0
Croatia, 0-0-1, -2, 0

x-clinched information of 32

The apical 2 teams successful each group positive nan adjacent 8 champion third-place teams beforehand to nan adjacent round.

Dodgers walk-off nan Orioles

From Maddie Lee: Dalton Rushing had been disappointment for overmuch of nan game, a truth he hadn’t hidden connected his trips backmost to nan dugout. But erstwhile it mattered nan most, he came up clutch.

Down to his past onslaught successful nan bottommost of nan ninth inning, Rushing lined a azygous into correct section to thrust successful Alex Call for nan tying run. Then, an errant propulsion by Baltimore correct fielder Tyler O’Neill allowed Ryan Ward to people and seal nan Dodgers’ 6-5 win complete nan Orioles.

Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki had faced conscionable 1 complete nan minimum done 5 innings, allowing nan Dodgers (49-27) to jump retired to a 3-0 lead, erstwhile nan Orioles (35-42) yet figured him retired nan 3rd clip done nan order.

With 2 retired and a runner on, Sasaki threw a splitter connected nan wrong separator of nan onslaught area to Gunnar Henderson, who homered to correct field. Pete Alonso followed suit, blasting an wrong fastball astir loop precocious to left-center section to necktie nan score.

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MLB standings

Angels rustle 11-4 lead and lose

Pinch-hitter Jonah Heim launched a tying homer pinch 2 outs successful nan ninth and nan Athletics surrendered 11 consecutive runs earlier rallying from 7 down to conclusion nan Angels 12-11 successful 10 innings Friday night.

Zack Gelof started nan comeback pinch an RBI azygous successful nan sixth, and nan A’s sewage two-run homers from Jacob Wilson successful nan seventh, Max Muncy successful nan eighth and Heim successful nan ninth to necktie it 11-11.

Nick Kurtz walked pinch nan bases loaded successful nan bottommost of nan 10th to unit location nan winning run. It was nan largest comeback triumph for nan A’s (38-38) this season.

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Angels container score

MLB standings

Wyndham Clark sets grounds astatine U.S. Open

The USGA group up a different play people astatine Shinnecock Hills to support it playable successful beardown wind. And erstwhile nan upwind subsided precocious Thursday afternoon, Wyndham Clark looked for illustration he was playing successful a different U.S. Open.

Clark seized connected a much gentle people — somewhat calmer and still soft pinch receptive greens — by pulling distant precocious to scope six-under-par done 16 holes.

He near successful acheronian pinch a four-shot lead complete 7 players, 1 of them Oklahoma inferior Ryder Cowan, different nan amazingly resurgent Dustin Johnson.

Rory McIlroy thought he had made a good effort pinch a 69 successful gusts that topped 30 mph successful nan mediate of nan day, erstwhile nan scoring mean was good supra 74. The day started reliable until nan upwind kept subsiding, and players began taking purpose astatine flags. The day activity was playing astatine slightest a changeable easier than nan early starters who faced relentless wind.

“Everything was benignant of clicking,” said Clark, who came into nan U.S. Open playing arsenic good arsenic anyone. “We were decidedly fortunate pinch nan upwind laying down. Overall a bully round.”

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U.S. Open leaderboard

This time successful sports history

1908 — Colin wins nan Tidal Stakes astatine Sheepshead Bay and retires undefeated aft 15 starts. No awesome American racehorse approaches this grounds until 1988, erstwhile Personal Ensign retires pinch a cleanable 13-for-13 career.

1936 — Jesse Owens sets a 100-meter grounds of 10.2 seconds astatine a meet successful Chicago.

1940 — Joe Louis stops Arturo Godoy successful nan eighth information astatine Yankee Stadium to clasp nan world heavyweight title.

1960 — Floyd Patterson knocks retired Ingemar Johansson successful nan 5th information successful New York to go nan first boxer to regain nan world heavyweight title.

1966 — Billy Casper thumps Arnold Palmer by 4 strokes successful a playoff to triumph nan U.S. Open.

1967 — Cassius Clay, later known arsenic Muhammad Ali, is convicted of violating nan United States Selective Service laws by refusing to beryllium drafted. Clay is sentenced to 5 years successful situation and fined $10,000, nan maximum punishment for nan offense. Ali remains free while his condemnation is connected appeal.

1968 — The Night of Speed. In a span of 2½ hours, nan world grounds of 10 seconds for nan 100 meters is surgery by 3 men and tied by 7 others astatine nan AAU Track and Field Championships successful Sacramento. Jim Hines wins nan first semifinal successful a tight decorativeness pinch Ronny Ray Smith, becoming nan first man to break nan 10-second barrier. Both runners are credited pinch a clip of 9.9 seconds. Charlie Greene wins nan 2nd semifinal and past ties Hines’ 9.9 grounds successful nan final.

1976 — UEFA European Championship Final, Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia: Czechoslovakia upsets West Germany, 5-3 connected penalties pursuing 2-2 draw.

1980 — Roberto Duran wins a 15-round determination complete Sugar Ray Leonard astatine Olympic Stadium successful Montreal to triumph nan WBC welterweight crown.

1982 — Tom Watson wins nan U.S. Open by 2 strokes complete Jack Nicklaus.

1984 — Jockey Pat Day equals a thoroughbred racing grounds for an eight-race paper erstwhile he wins 7 races astatine Churchill Downs. Day’s only nonaccomplishment is successful nan 4th race.

1993 — Lee Janzen holes a 30-foot spot for birdie connected No. 16 and adds birdies connected nan par-5 closing holes for a two-stroke triumph complete Payne Stewart successful nan U.S. Open. Janzen ties Jack Nicklaus’ grounds 272 full and Lee Trevino’s 4 consecutive rounds successful nan 60′s.

1993 — John Paxson hits a 3-pointer pinch 3.9 seconds near arsenic nan Chicago Bulls triumph their 3rd consecutive NBA title pinch a 99-98 triumph complete nan Phoenix Suns successful Game 6 of nan finals.

1994 — Ernie Els of South Africa becomes nan first overseas victor of nan U.S. Open since 1981, beating Loren Roberts connected nan 2nd sudden-death hole.

2004 — Retief Goosen captures his 2nd U.S. Open successful 4 years. In nan toughest last information astatine nan U.S. Open successful 22 years, Goosen closes pinch a 1-over 71 for a two-shot triumph made imaginable erstwhile Phil Mickelson three-putts from 5 feet connected nan 17th.

2006 — Dwyane Wade caps his magnificent playoffs pinch 36 points and 10 rebounds to lead Miami past nan Dallas Mavericks 95-92 arsenic nan Heat roar backmost from a two-game shortage to triumph nan NBA finals successful six games.

2013 — LeBron James has 37 points and 12 rebounds, and nan Miami Heat repetition arsenic champions pinch a 95-88 triumph complete nan San Antonio Spurs successful Game 7 of nan NBA Finals.

2017 — Tiger Woods checks into a session to negociate his symptom medicine and slumber disorder, pursuing his apprehension for driving nether nan influence.

2018 — Christiano Ronaldo scores a extremity against Morocco to go nan all-time starring European goalscorer (85) successful world compitition.

2019 — Duke powerfulness guardant Zion Williamson is nan first subordinate chosen successful nan 2019 NBA Draft.

2020 — Tiz nan Law, ridden by Manuel Franco, wins nan 152nd Belmont Stakes becoming nan first New York-bred equine to triumph nan arena since 1882.

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This time successful shot history

1912 — The New York Giants outslugged nan Boston Braves 21-12 pinch nan teams scoring a full of 17 runs successful nan ninth inning. The Giants scored 7 runs to return a 21-2 lead and nan Braves scored 10 runs successful nan ninth.

1932 — Philadelphia’s Doc Cramer deed six singles successful six at-bats and Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx and Mule Haas each drove successful 4 runs successful nan Athletics’ 18-11 triumph complete nan Chicago White Sox. Haas deed a expansive slam successful nan sixth inning to put nan A’s up 12-6.

1956 — Mickey Mantle deed 2 location runs into nan correct centerfield bleachers astatine Detroit’s Briggs Stadium. Mantle deed some blasts disconnected Billy Hoeft successful nan 7-4 win. He became nan first subordinate to scope nan bleachers since they were were built successful nan precocious 1930s.

1973 — San Francisco’s Bobby Bonds collapsed Lou Brock’s National League grounds for leadoff location runs. Bonds’ 22nd profession leadoff location tally came disconnected Don Gullett successful a 7-5 nonaccomplishment to nan Cincinnati Reds.

1973 — Chicago’s Cy Acosta becomes nan first American League pitcher to bat since nan designated hitter norm went into effect. Acosta strikes retired successful nan eighth inning and gets nan triumph successful nan White Sox’ 8-3 triumph complete nan Angels.

1980 — Freddie Patek, 1 of baseball’s smallest players astatine 5-foot-5, deed 3 location runs and a double to lead nan Angels successful a 20-2 rout of nan Boston Red Sox successful Fenway Park.

1992 — Kelly Saunders became nan 2nd female to service arsenic a nationalist reside announcer astatine a awesome convention crippled erstwhile she filled successful for Rex Barney successful Baltimore.

1994 — The Detroit Tigers’ drawstring of 25 consecutive games hitting a location tally ended successful a 7-1 nonaccomplishment to Cleveland. The streak matched nan awesome convention people group by nan 1941 New York Yankees.

2004 — Ken Griffey Jr. deed nan 500th location tally of his career, disconnected Matt Morris, to thief nan Cincinnati Reds hit nan St. Louis Cardinals 6-0.

2007 — Sammy Sosa deed his 600th location run, making him nan 5th subordinate to scope nan milestone. Sosa, playing for nan Texas Rangers aft a twelvemonth retired of baseball, deed a solo homer disconnected Jason Marquis. It came successful nan 5th inning against nan Chicago Cubs, nan squad he played for from 1992-2004.

2009 — Two games ended connected chaotic pitches successful other innings. Nate Schierholtz scored nan winning tally for San Francisco connected a chaotic transportation by Jason Jennings pinch 2 retired successful nan 11th inning and nan Giants hit nan Texas Rangers 2-1. Earlier, nan Chicago Cubs hit Cleveland 6-5 successful 13 innings erstwhile Andres Blanco came location connected Kerry Wood’s gaffe.

2011 — The Florida Marlins named Jack McKeon interim manager. The 80-year-old McKeon became nan second-oldest head successful awesome convention history. Connie Mack managed nan Philadelphia Athletics successful a suit, necktie and straw chapeau until 1950, erstwhile he was 87.

2015 — Max Scherzer sounded a no-hitter, losing his cleanable crippled pinch 2 retired successful nan ninth inning erstwhile he deed a batter successful nan Washington Nationals’ 6-0 triumph complete nan Pittsburgh Pirates. Scherzer dominated successful retiring nan first 26 batters and was 1 onslaught from throwing nan 22nd cleanable crippled successful awesome convention history since 1900. Pinch-hitter Jose Tabata fouled disconnected a brace of 2-2 pitches earlier Scherzer clipped him connected nan elbow pinch a breaking ball. Scherzer past retired Josh Harrison connected a heavy alert to left.

2016 — Colorado hit Miami 5-3 wherever 8 solo homers accounted for each nan runs successful nan crippled and group a awesome convention record. Mark Reynolds deed 2 homers and Trevor Story, Nick Hundley and Charlie Blackmon besides went heavy for nan Rockies. Marcell Ozuna homered doubly and Giancarlo Stanton deed 1 for nan Marlins. The erstwhile MLB people was five. The 8 location runs were besides nan astir successful a crippled astatine Marlins Park since it opened successful 2012. Five of nan game’s first 13 batters connected.

2017 — Umpire Joe West worked his 5,000th awesome convention game. West was down nan sheet for a matchup betwixt nan Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies astatine Coors Field. The 64-year-old, nicknamed “Cowboy,” is nan 3rd umpire to activity astatine slightest 5,000 games, joining Hall of Famer Bill Klem (5,375) and Bruce Froemming (5,163). West made his awesome convention debut arsenic a 23-year-old connected Sept. 14, 1976, astatine Atlanta’s Fulton County Stadium successful a crippled betwixt nan Braves and Houston Astros. He joined nan NL unit afloat clip successful 1978. His 40 seasons umpiring successful nan fields are nan astir by immoderate umpire.

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