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Alex Bregman is owning up to a mistake, and it's the kind of thing that stings when you're already under the microscope. The Cubs third baseman, who signed a massive one hundred seventy-five million dollar deal this past winter, admitted Monday he regrets not running hard to first base during Sunday's win over Milwaukee. Not a great look for a veteran trying to prove he's worth that contract.
Meanwhile, the World Cup is delivering the drama we came here for. Brazil knocked Japan out of the tournament with a two-one victory in the last thirty-two, with Gabriel Martinelli delivering the winner and sending bleary-eyed Tokyo fans home heartbroken. Japan had taken the lead against the five-time champions, which made the collapse even harder to absorb.
And Germany's aura of invincibility took another serious hit. For the first time in World Cup history, Germany lost a penalty shootout, capping off a tournament that started shaky with a group stage loss to Ecuador. The old saying that Germany always wins? It's not aging well, and this exit may force a real reckoning for one of football's most storied programs.
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