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Spain has built its way to World Cup final

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NEW YORK — Spain reaching the World Cup final is still something of a novelty, given this is just the second time the country has gotten this far. Rodri sees it as the culmination of years building to this point. Winning the Nations League in 2023 and the European Championship in 2024 set the foundation for the success the team has achieved over the past several weeks. An even bigger challenge awaits against defending champion Argentina on Sunday, and Spain’s captain wants his teammates to be more eager to win than scared to lose. “We’ve been gradually growing,” Rodri said ...

Trump, Infantino praise World Cup

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NEW YORK — FIFA President Gianni Infantino deemed the World Cup a success on Friday, again lauding President Donald Trump for his role in the event and saying the tournament achieved its mission of uniting people from all corners of the globe. Infantino pointed to many numbers — sold-out ...

Curve’s Gray blasts homer in debut

Altoona Curve

READING — Altoona’s bullpen fired five scoreless innings of relief, and Murf Gray cranked a long solo homer in his Double-A debut to lead the Curve to a 6-2 win over the Reading Fightin Phils on Friday night at First Energy Stadium. The Curve wasted no time getting the offense rolling in ...

F1’s Antonelli reveals advice from Federer

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On the grass courts of Wimbledon or racing through the Belgian forests, what matters is staying in control. Kimi Antonelli went fastest in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday after sharing a piece of advice he picked up recently from Roger Federer. After a run of car problems cut ...

MLB restricts dugout iPad use

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NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent the tablets from running artificial intelligence to help make strategy decisions, and former reliever Adam Ottavino said the New York Mets’ use of technology helped prompt the move. The tablets have access ...

Caitlyn Clark fastest to 200 treys

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INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark became the fastest WNBA player to reach 200 career 3-pointers in the second quarter of Indiana’s game against Seattle on Friday night. Clark reached the milestone with a 26-footer on an assist from Tyasha Harris with 7:29 left before halftime. The 2024 ...