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Switzerland is headed to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since nineteen fifty-four after edging Colombia four to three in a penalty shootout in Vancouver on Tuesday. The Swiss showed nerves of steel in the shootout, and now they've got Argentina standing between them and the final four. That's a heavyweight matchup nobody saw coming.
Shifting to baseball, the All-Star picture got reshuffled in a big way. Skenes, Misiorowski, and Meyer are all out of next week's Midsummer Classic, with Riley O'Brien, Jesus Luzardo, and Braxton Ashcraft stepping in as pitching replacements. Willson Contreras also gets the call, sliding in for Vladimir Guerrero Junior, who's managing a bad back and choosing rest over the showcase.
And in the WNBA, the two thousand twenty-six All-Star reserves are set, with Nneka Ogwumike and Angel Reese among the twelve coaches selected. First-timers Marina Mabrey and Dominique Malonga will also make the trip to Chicago for the July twenty-fifth game, giving the league's showcase a genuinely exciting mix of veterans and rising stars.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
