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Yordan Alvarez owns the Fourth of July. For the second time in his career, the Astros' designated hitter went deep for a walk-off on Independence Day, crushing a ninety-three mile per hour fastball to end Tampa Bay's nine-game winning streak in a ten to eight Houston victory. Twenty-nine home runs on the season — the man is on a different planet right now.
Shifting to the links, Stewart Cink carries a one-shot lead into Sunday's final round of the U.S. Senior Open at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. Cink fired a brilliant sixty-four in round three, setting up a final-round showdown with Padraig Harrington. Two legends, one trophy — this one is going the distance.
And on the world stage, France are through to the World Cup quarterfinals after a grinding, physical battle with Paraguay, but the celebrations are short-lived. Morocco awaits, and as William Saliba and Les Bleus know, that will be a completely different kind of challenge. France survived the heat — now they have to survive the moment.
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