Mexico Gets Important World Cup Victory

World Cup: Mexico defeats South Korea

From Eduard Cauich: Three and a half years aft its biggest nonaccomplishment connected nan World Cup stage successful half a century, nan Mexican nationalist squad needed only 2 games to beforehand to nan knockout information of this year’s tourney arsenic victor of Group A.

Mexico’s defense held disconnected a spirited last push by South Korea, earning a 1-0 win connected Thursday nighttime astatine Guadalajara Stadium successful beforehand of a fiery announced sellout crowd of 45,522.

Goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu made a correction successful nan 50th minute, failing to extremity what appeared to beryllium a elemental transverse and bobbling nan ball. That allowed Mexico’s Luis Romo to easy pat nan shot into nan nett and declare a 1-0 lead.

South Korea put unit connected nan Mexican squad passim nan game. Late successful nan scoreless first half, Jae-sung Lee came adjacent to giving South Korea nan lead. Mexico coach Javier Aguirre hoped his squad would shingle disconnected nerves pursuing nan affectional opener astatine Azteca Stadium and show much wound successful its 2nd crippled against South Korea, but his squad didn’t person overmuch powerfulness down its onslaught during nan game’s first 45 minutes.

The crowd successful Guadalajara grew disappointment and began booing nan Mexican nationalist team’s capacity astatine nan extremity of nan first half.

Mexico, however, won backmost their cheers erstwhile it capitalized connected South Korea’s costly correction and converted it into a goal.

El Tri earned a triumph without immoderate different goals thanks, successful part, to a awesome nighttime by goalkeeper Raúl Rangel, who stopped a header by Cho Gue-sung successful nan 87th minute. Captain Edson Álvarez helped move distant South Korea’s onslaught late, holding up comparatively good contempt having near ankle room during nan past year.

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Christian Pulisic uncertain for today’s game

From Kevin Baxter: Christian Pulisic’s position for nan United States’ 2nd World Cup lucifer Friday successful Seattle is uncertain a week aft he aggravated a near calf injury.

“Tonight, we person a gathering pinch our aesculapian staff. We will measure nan full group,” U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino told reporters Thursday. “He’s evolving and overmuch amended from Friday. We will see.

“If [he’s] not disposable tomorrow, he’ll beryllium backmost for Turkey.”

The U.S. faces Australia pinch a chance to fastener down first successful Group D pinch a triumph coupled pinch a nonaccomplishment aliases tie by Turkey successful its crippled Friday pinch Paraguay. But that task will beryllium overmuch much difficult without Pulisic, who group up nan first 2 goals successful nan Americans’ tournament-opening win complete Paraguay past week.

Pulisic near that crippled astatine halftime aft being kicked successful his near calf. He said he had been deed successful that aforesaid spot successful training earlier nan World Cup began. When Pulisic said pinch reporters aft that game, he was stepping without a limp and said he didn’t judge nan wounded was serious.

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Wednesday’s World Cup results

Group A
Mexico 1, South Korea 0
Czechia 1, South Africa 1

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

Today’s World Cup TV schedule

All times Pacific
Noon, U.S. vs. Australia, Fox, Telemundo
3 p.m., Scotland vs. Morocco, Fox, Telemundo
5:30 p.m., Brazil vs. Haiti, Fox, Telemundo
8 p.m., Turkiye vs. Paraguay, FS1, Telemundo

World Cup Group standings

Group A
Country, W-D-L, Goal Differential, Points
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
Scotland, 1-0-0, +1, 3
Morocco, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Brazil, 0-1-0, 0, 1
Haiti, 0-0-1, -1, 0

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

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

Angels put Mike Trout connected IL, past lose

Angels outfielder Mike Trout is backmost connected nan injured list.

The squad announced earlier Thursday night’s 5-0 nonaccomplishment to nan Athletics that nan 11-time All-Star was put connected nan 10-day IL owed to a correct hamstring strain. The Angels recalled infielder Christian Moore from Triple-A Salt Lake among a flurry of moves.

Injuries person hindered Trout for overmuch of this decade. Since winning his 3rd AL MVP grant successful 2019, Trout has played much than 82 games successful a play conscionable doubly — 119 successful 2022 and 130 successful 2025.

The 34-year-old Trout had played successful 74 of 75 games this twelvemonth successful a resurgent season. He’s batting .234 pinch an .866 OPS, 17 homers, 36 RBIs and 7 steals.

He entered Thursday pinch an AL-leading 54 runs, a full that was tied for 2nd successful nan fields down Washington’s James Wood. Trout’s 66 walks besides classed 2nd successful nan large leagues, down nan Athletics’ Nick Kurtz.

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Ducks’ Troy Terry has hep surgery

Anaheim Ducks guardant Troy Terry is expected to retrieve from hep room successful 5 to six months, nan squad announced Thursday.

Terry had room connected June 9 “to reside hep impingement and a labral tear,” nan Ducks said successful a statement, and he has begun nan rehabilitation process.

The 28-year-old Terry had 19 goals and 38 assists during nan regular play earlier getting nan first playoff acquisition of his nine-year NHL profession past spring. He had 3 goals and 8 assists successful 12 games while Anaheim reached nan 2nd round, but nan squad announced aft nan play ended that Terry needed room for a chronic hep impingement.

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Angel City fires coach

Angel City FC fired coach Alex Straus connected Wednesday aft a small much than a twelvemonth connected nan job.

Angel City opened nan play 4-6-1 and is successful 12th spot successful nan National Women’s Soccer League standings. The NWSL is connected a summertime break for nan men’s World Cup and resumes regular-season play July 3.

Angel City adjunct coach Leif Gunnar Smerud will lead nan nine successful nan interim while a hunt is conducted for a caller caput coach.

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Sam Stevens has a bewitching first information to lead U.S. Open

Shinnecock Hills has ne'er looked for illustration this for a U.S. Open, not pinch specified receptive greens and putting surfaces slow capable to support shots from rolling disconnected nan edges and down nan slopes.

About nan only familiarity Thursday was nan scoring, kept successful cheque by a beardown upwind that yet shooed distant nan fog and gave Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and nan remainder each they could handle.

Sam Stevens overcame a double bogey to commencement his information — a spread that took him complete 2 hours to play because of nan fog — and strung together six birdies that carried him to a two-under-par 68, making him 1 of only six players from nan early starters to hit par.

McIlroy saved par connected a chaotic thrust on nan 4th hole, deed a pitching wedge wrong 12 feet of nan pin connected nan downwind par-five 5th spread for eagle, closed pinch 2 bogeys and was much than happy pinch a 69, peculiarly considering it was 11 shots amended than nan commencement he had astatine Shinnecock successful 2018.

Also astatine 69 were Ludvig Aberg, 2023 British Open champion Brian Harman, Max Greyserman and Ben James, nan assemblage prima successful his 2nd week arsenic a pro.

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This time successful sports history

1867 — Ruthless, ridden by J. Gilpatrick, wins nan inaugural Belmont Stakes astatine Jerome Park successful nan Bronx. The filly earns $1,850 for her victory.

1914 — Harry Vardon wins his sixth and last British Open by shooting a 306, 3 strokes up of J.H. Taylor astatine Prestwick Club.

1936 — German heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling knocks retired antecedently unbeaten Joe Louis successful nan 12th round. Schmeling’s triumph sets disconnected a propaganda warfare betwixt nan Nazi authorities and nan United States connected nan eve of World War II.

1938 — FIFA World Cup Final, Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris, France: Luigi Colausig & Silvio Piola each people 2 goals arsenic Italy thumps Hungary, 4-1.

1954 — Ed Furgol edges Gene Littler by 1 changeable to triumph nan U.S. Open, nan first play tourney to beryllium televised nationally.

1955 — Jack Fleck thumps Ben Hogan by 3 strokes successful a playoff information to triumph nan U.S. Open.

1977 — Hubert Green wins nan U.S. Open by 1 changeable complete Lou Graham.

1986 — Len Bias, nan 2nd prime successful nan NBA draught made by nan Boston Celtics 2 days before, dies of a bosom onslaught induced by cocaine use.

1992 — Evander Holyfield wins a unanimous determination complete Larry Holmes to stay unbeaten and clasp nan undisputed heavyweight title.

1992 — Charlie Whittingham becomes nan 2nd trainer successful history, down D. Wayne Lukas, to apical $100 cardinal successful purse net erstwhile Little by Little finishes 2nd successful nan sixth title astatine Hollywood Park.

1999 — Dallas wins its first Stanley Cup, arsenic Brett Hull’s arguable extremity astatine 14:51 of nan 3rd overtime gives nan Stars a 2-1 triumph complete nan Buffalo Sabres successful Game 6.

2000 — NBA Finals: Lakers hit Indiana Pacers, 116-111 successful Game 6 to triumph nan franchise’s first title successful 12 years; MVP: Shaquille O’Neal.

2005 — Michael Campbell answers each situation Tiger Woods throws his measurement for a two-shot triumph successful nan U.S. Open. Retief Goosen, nan two-time U.S. Open champion, turns successful a illness that ranks among nan top successful awesome title history. He loses his three-shot lead successful 3 holes and closes pinch an 81 to necktie for 11th astatine 8 over.

2006 — Cam Ward stops astir everything giving nan Carolina Hurricanes their first Stanley Cup title pinch a 3-1 triumph complete Edmonton successful Game 7.

2011 — Rory McIlroy runs distant pinch nan U.S. Open title, winning by 8 shots and breaking nan tourney scoring grounds by a whopping 4 strokes. McIlroy shoots a 2-under 69 to adjacent nan 4 days astatine Congressional successful Bethesda, Md., astatine 16-under 268.

2016 — Dustin Johnson atones for his past mishaps successful nan fields winning nan U.S. Open by 3 shots. Shane Lowry, who began nan last information pinch a four-shot lead, Jim Furyk and Scott Piercy decorativeness tied for second.

2016 — LeBron James and his relentless Cavaliers pulls disconnected an improbable NBA Finals comeback to springiness nan metropolis of Cleveland its first title since 1964. James delivers connected a committedness from 2 years agone to bring a title to his autochthonal northeast Ohio, and he and nan Cavs go nan first squad to rally from a 3-1 finals shortage by beating nan defending champion Golden State Warriors 93-89.

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This time successful shot history

1927 — Jack Scott of nan Philadelphia Phillies sounded 2 complete games successful a doubleheader. Scott hit nan Cincinnati Reds 3-1 and mislaid 3-0 successful nan 2nd game. Scott was nan past pitcher successful awesome convention history to complete 2 games connected nan aforesaid day.

1938 — Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Vander Meer coming disconnected 2 consecutive no-hitters, extended his drawstring of hitless innings to 21 2/3 against nan Boston Bees. Vander Meer gave up a azygous to Debs Garms successful nan 4th inning. The Reds won 14-1 down Vander Meer’s four-hitter.

1941 — En way to 56, Joe DiMaggio deed successful his 32nd consecutive game, going 3-for-3, including a location run, against nan Chicago White Sox.

1942 — Paul Waner sewage deed number 3,000 — a azygous disconnected Rip Sewell — but nan Boston Braves mislaid to nan Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6.

1952 — Brooklyn Dodger Carl Erskine sounded a 5-0 no-hitter against nan Chicago Cubs astatine Ebbets Field.

1961 — Roger Maris’ ninth-inning homer disconnected Kansas City’s Jim Archer was his 25th of nan year, putting him 7 games up of Babe Ruth’s gait successful 1927.

1973 — Pete Rose of nan Cincinnati Reds and Willie Davis of nan Dodgers some cod their 2,000th hits. It is simply a azygous for Rose against nan San Francisco Giants and a location tally for Davis against nan Atlanta Braves.

1974 — Steve Busby of nan Kansas City Royals hurled his 2nd no-hitter successful 14 months and gave up conscionable 1 locomotion successful beating nan Brewers 2-0 astatine Milwaukee.

1977 — The Boston Red Sox deed 5 location runs successful an 11-1 triumph complete nan New York Yankees. The 5 homers gave nan Red Sox a awesome convention grounds 16 successful 3 games. Boston deed six homers connected nan 17th and 5 connected nan 18th, besides against nan Yankees. In nan bid nan Yankees had nary homers.

1990 — Gary Carter plays successful his 1,862nd profession crippled arsenic a catcher to break nan National League people group by Al Lopez.

1994 — John Smoltz became nan 14th awesome convention pitcher to springiness up 4 homers successful an inning erstwhile he was tagged by Cincinnati. The Reds group a squad grounds for location runs successful an inning, connecting 4 times successful nan first inning. Hal Morris, Kevin Mitchell, Jeff Branson and Eddie Taubensee homered. Smoltz allowed 20 full bases successful nan first inning, nan astir fixed up successful nan NL since 1900.

2015 — Alex Rodriguez homered for his 3,000th profession deed arsenic nan New York Yankees hit nan Detroit Tigers 7-2.

2017 — Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger launched 2 much location runs, mounting a awesome convention grounds pinch his powerful start, and Clayton Kershaw became nan first 10-game victor successful nan National League contempt giving up a career-high 4 agelong balls arsenic Los Angeles held connected for a 10-6 triumph complete nan New York Mets. Bellinger reached 21 homers successful 51 profession games — faster than immoderate different subordinate successful large convention history.

2019 — One time aft fouling a bunted shot successful his look during batting believe and breaking his nose, Max Scherzer takes nan mound for nan Nationals against nan Phillies sporting a salient achromatic eye. He still stymies nan guidance pinch 7 scoreless innings successful a 2-0 win. “Trust me, this point looks a batch worse than it really feels,” he explains to journalists.

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