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Yordan Alvarez did something in the first inning Friday that most players don't do in an entire season. The Houston Astros slugger stepped to the plate twice in the opening frame against Kansas City and left with a grand slam and a two-run homer already on his ledger — six runs batted in before the Royals could catch their breath. That is an historic kind of damage.
Meanwhile in Los Angeles, the United States opened its two thousand twenty six World Cup campaign against Paraguay, and it took less than ten minutes to get on the board. Paraguay's Damián Bobadilla turned the ball into his own net in the seventh minute, gifting the USMNT an early lead. The build-up came from Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic, and the energy inside that stadium was electric from the jump.
And on a darker note, the NYPD is searching for a suspect after a seventeen-year-old boy was beaten into a coma near Madison Square Garden following Game four of the NBA Finals. The attack reportedly stemmed from a verbal dispute in the aftermath of the Knicks' comeback win over the Spurs. A young person fighting for his life is a sobering reminder of what truly matters beyond the scoreboard.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
