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The United States men's national team is out of the World Cup, and it wasn't pretty. Belgium dismantled the co-hosts four goals to one, capitalizing on a string of costly American blunders that had fans in cities like Oshkosh packing bars only to watch the hope drain right out of the room. A painful, listless exit on home soil.
Now the conversation turns to what comes next, and that means Mauricio Pochettino's future is suddenly the hottest question in American soccer. His contract situation remains unresolved following the elimination, and with a World Cup co-hosting embarrassment fresh in the federation's memory, the pressure to make a decision — keep him or move on — is mounting fast.
Shifting to baseball, and Cam Schlittler had a point to prove after getting roughed up by Detroit. He made it loud and clear, going eight innings for the second time this season as the Yankees knocked off the Tampa Bay Rays five to one in the opener of what shapes up as a pivotal AL East showdown. He called it personal. The scoreboard backed him up.
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