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Messi ties men’s World Cup goals record

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lionel Messi used the front of his white-and-blue, sweat-soaked jersey to wipe the tears from his eyes, a flood of emotions cracking his usually calm, confident demeanor after he gave Argentina an early lead in its World Cup opener against Algeria. Then he scored ...

Michigan’s frontcourt trio holds lottery potential

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Michigan is set to be well-represented in the NBA draft. The Wolverines have three frontcourt players looking like potential lottery prospects in big man Aday Mara, and forwards Yaxel Lendeborg and Morez Johnson Jr. That trio helped the program win its first NCAA championship since 1989, ...

Ronaldo looks to make history by scoring in 6th World Cup

National Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo looks to make history by becoming the first player to score a goal in six World Cups when Portugal meets Congo today. The 41-year-old Ronaldo has scored in each tournament dating to 2006. His debut comes one day after Lionel Messi opened his sixth World Cup for ...

Sports briefs

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Kane ties record ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Harry Kane scored twice to equal the English record for World Cup goals, Jude Bellingham added another two minutes into the second half and England beat Croatia 4-2. Martin Baturina and Petar Musa answered each of Kane's first-half goals in a ...

Brewers slip by Cleveland 2-1

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Garrett Mitchell hit a solo homer in the seventh inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night. After the Guardians tied it 1-all in the seventh, Hunter Gaddis (1-2) relieved and Mitchell opened the bottom half of the ...

Shortstop prospect Pratt called up by Brewers

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cooper Pratt has reached the major leagues 2 ½ months after the Milwaukee Brewers signed the shortstop prospect to an eight-year, $50.75 million contract. The Brewers called the 21-year-old Pratt up from Triple-A Nashville before their Tuesday night game with the ...