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TOP STORIES Jonathan Tannenwald: The legacy of this generation of USMNT players rests on this World Cups knockout rounds SOC-TANNENWALD-COLUMN-SPORTSPLUS:PH IRVINE, Calif.
The assertion on these pages of the importance of this World Cups first knockout round for the U.S.
mens soccer team drew a noteworthy response from a history-minded reader.
Just because they changed how to make it from 32 to 16 doesnt automatically make doing it more meaningful, it said.
Not to be too Bluesky reply guy but portraying it otherwise empowers FIFAs money grab imo.
On Wednesday the USMNT will try to do something theyve done 5 of the last 8 mens World Cups.
729 words by Jonathan Tannenwald, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
MOVED WORLD CUP Why Switzerland picked a small San Diego school as its World Cup training base SOC-WORLDCUP-SWITZERLAND-TRAINING:SD SAN DIEGO When the San Diego Jewish Academy in Carmel Valley commissioned a local construction firm in 2006 to build an outdoor sports complex on a parcel of land carved into a picturesque hillside, it was called the Ballfield for Kids.
Nothing about it becoming a coveted training facility for some of the planets top soccer teams.
1090 words by Mark Zeigler, The San Diego Union-Tribune.
MOVED BASEBALL Why only 7 home runs at PNC Park have reached the Allegheny River on the fly BBO-PNCPARK-ALLEGHENY-HOMERUNS:PG PITTSBURGH They gathered in their brightly colored kayaks and rubber rafts, several dozen of them at least.
There along the north shore of the Allegheny River they waited, surveyed by the watchful eye of the United States Coast Guard.
It was July 10, 2006, and nearby, under the lights illuminating an evening sky above PNC Park, eight of MLBs top sluggers competed in the Home Run Derby.
2069 words by Matt Press, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
MOVED Tuesdays games TNS expects coverage from the following games: Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 6:35 p.m.
ET Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 6:40 p.m.
Detroit at NY Yankees, 7:05 p.m.
NY Mets at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
St.
Louis at Atlanta, 7:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 7:40 p.m.
San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
Miami at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
LA Angels at Seattle, 9:40 p.m.
LA Dodgers at Athletics, 9:40 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
NBA Kevin Sherrington: Mavericks fans should like a college coach like Dusty May, but will Kyrie Irving? BKN-SHERRINGTON-COLUMN:DA DALLAS Dusty May toiled as a student manager under Bobby Knight over the last four years of the legends tumultuous Indiana tenure, which ought to leave an impression, if not nightmares.
May didnt flinch when asked about it during his introduction Monday at American Airlines Center.
He paid his respects, but he didnt dwell on it, either.
Does that make you feel any better? 943 words by Kevin Sherrington, The Dallas Morning News.
MOVED Troy Renck: Want to give Nuggets Nikola Jokic reason to sign extension? Trade for Celtics Jaylen Brown.
BKN-RENCK-COLUMN:DP DENVER No team is better in transition than the Denver Nuggets.
Now, it is time to prove no team is better at transition.
The clock has struck midnight on the core of Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon.
For three straight postseasons, the valet keeps bringing back keys to a pumpkin.
995 words by Troy Renck, The Denver Post.
MOVED NHL It's hard to tell Penguins draft picks Liam and Markus Ruck apart.
The twins don't seem to mind.
HKN-PENGUINS-RUCK-TWINS:PG PITTSBURGH When Carter Casey got to Medicine Hat, the young goalie faced a common problem.
He couldnt tell the Ruck twins apart.
1109 words by King Jemison, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
MOVED COLLEGE HOCKEY Brett Larson embraces high expectations with Minnesota hockey: It just feels bigger here HKC-MINNESOTA-LARSON:MS MINNEAPOLIS Brett Larson grew up in blue-collar West Duluth, and the proud Denfeld High School product still embraces both the lessons in perseverance he learned through sports and of course the Hunters hockey rivalry with the Duluth East Greyhounds.
We hated Duluth East.
We called them the cake-eaters, Larson said with a chuckle, roughly a month after being named the Minnesota Gophers mens hockey coach.
It was a fun rivalry.
1618 words by Randy Johnson, The Minnesota Star Tribune.
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