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CINCINNATI — Izzy Rodriguez scored in her first appearance for the national team and the United States shut out Ireland 4-0 on Sunday. Lynn Biyendolo, Yazmeen Ryan and Alyssa Thompson also scored for the United States, which beat Ireland by an identical score in Commerce City, Colorado, on Thursday. The United States went up early when Biyendolo took a cross from Emma Sears and calmly scored her 25th international goal in the 11th minute. Biyendolo was captain for the match. “I say this all the time, it’s such an honor to even play for the national team, be a part…

United States midfielder Diego Angel Luna (10) celebrates next to midfielder Maximilian Michael Arfsten (18) after scoring during the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals soccer match against Costa Rica, Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) United States and Costa Rica players get into an altercation during the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals soccer match Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) United States goalkeeper Matthew Freese gives up a goal to Costa Rica defender Francisco Javier Calvo Quesada during the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals soccer…

It was 4 p.m. on Saturday at Silverwood Lake, and Mariana Mayorga was at a birthday party in the popular recreational spot with her husband and two children, ages 3 and 6. As party guests swung at a piñata, she looked towards the horizon and noticed a plume of smoke roughly two miles from the campground. “It just kept climbing up that hill,” said Mayorga, 31. “It kept intensifying and the smoke just kept rising.” It wasn’t long before the smoke reached both sides of the lake. Within 10 minutes, Mayorga and her family headed back to their campsite, only…

By HOWARD FENDRICH LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz’s first match on a grass court came just six years ago. He’s a quick study. When Wimbledon gets started Monday, the 22-year-old from Spain will play in the first Centre Court match of this fortnight, an honor reserved for the previous year’s men’s champion. The contest against Fabio Fognini will open Alcaraz’s bid for a third consecutive championship at the place. That’s something only four men have achieved in the Open era, which began in 1968: Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Not bad company. Alcaraz is already 5-0 in…

Candace Parker looks on as her jersey is retired during halftime of a WNBA basketball game between the Chicago Sky and the Sparks at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer) Candace Parker smiles towards her wife Anna Petrakova in the second half of a WNBA basketball game between the Chicago Sky and the Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer) Candace Parker points as her jersey is retired during halftime of a WNBA basketball game between the Chicago Sky…

While July 1’s opening of NHL free agency is defined for many by four words — “show me the money” — new Kings general manager Ken Holland may prefer “defense, defense, defense, defense.” He addressed the media three times in the week leading up to Tuesday’s FA kickoff, with each session stressing a need for defensemen while revealing that it became increasingly broad and urgent. Holland said defense was “at the top of the to-do list” and had “most of (his) focus,” all while revealing that two of the Kings’ most consistently dressed defensemen last year would not return for…

Getting James Harden to re-sign with the Clippers was the focus of the offseason. President of basketball operations Lawrence Frank called keeping the 11-time All-Star a “priority” for the team. The team didn’t have to wait long to find out if the superstar point guard intended to seek another team or stay put. Harden reportedly declined his $36.3 million player option on Sunday and is expected to sign a new two-year, $81.5 million deal, increasing his yearly salary and cementing his role on the veteran-laden team. According to ESPN, the second year of Harden’s deal has a player option and…

The Ducks are poised to enter Tuesday’s opening of free agency with the second most available cap dollars in the NHL, as well as plenty of impetus to put them to use. They haven’t made the playoffs in seven years and the crescendo of construction equipment leading up to the opening of O.C. Vibe next to the Honda Center is nearly at its peak. They’ve gone all-in on the coaching staff with the hire of Joel Queeneville (and soon Jay Woodcroft) while giving General Manager Pat Verbeek a mandate to push hard for the postseason. Much of Verbeek’s tenure has…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It was more of an acknowledgement than a promise. “I think that Hyeseong (Kim) has earned opportunities, and I don’t want to get him to lose his mojo and sit for four or five, six days and expect good at-bats,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said recently. “So I think that he’s earning the opportunity to get somewhat of a consistent look, and we’ll go from there.” Since that comment 12 days ago, Kim has just 11 at-bats and only one start in the past week. Opportunities haven’t been as plentiful as expected with Tommy Edman limited…

Earlier this month, former president Barack Obama took to X to express his disapproval of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, highlighting that immigrants should be treated with “dignity and respect.” Predictably, many of the responses to the post focused on Obama’s record on deportations, which earned him the moniker of “Deporter in Chief,” and which far exceeded President Trump’s deportations during his first presidency. Many people often conclude that, given deportation numbers, Obama was worse or at least similar to Trump on immigration. But there’s a key difference that most people ignore: Obama didn’t gloat about his deportations and treatment…