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Lionel Messi and Argentina were moments away from one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history, but when it mattered most, the greatest of all time found a way. Cape Verde pushed Argentina to the absolute edge in what the round of thirty-two delivered as an instant classic — a match nobody saw coming and nobody will forget.
Shifting to the hardwood, the Los Angeles Lakers are building around Luka Doncic with real intention, re-signing a twenty-four-year-old defensive specialist who made his name turning heads in Warriors Summer League. It's a smart, low-risk move that tells you the Lakers front office is serious about surrounding their new franchise cornerstone with the right pieces.
And out at Coors Field, Jake McCarthy of the Colorado Rockies just etched his name into the record books. Against NL Pitcher of the Week Logan Webb, McCarthy went off — leadoff home run, grand slam, stolen base — setting a single-game MLB record in a fifteen to three obliteration of San Francisco. On the biggest stage, against the hottest pitcher, McCarthy was simply untouchable.
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