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From Dan Woike: LeBron James said he needs to give something back to the Lakers by taking about $3 million less on his contract to stay with the team from the second cap cap.
“Like when I’m on a date, like I’ve been married for a while. I’ve been with my wife since high school; there are safe things you have to do sometimes,” James said Sunday. . . . You have to perceive that in a courtship, for a courtship to work. . . Both sides have to work.
“To be able to be in a situation where I can protect the franchise under the current apron, understanding this new thing is very complicated for many teams in the sense that they’re looking for and whatever the case may be. “I’ve been dating the Lakers for seven years. I’m all for [taking a pay cut]. “
By staying under the second apron, the Lakers can be more flexible in how they handle the roster—perhaps most importantly, by giving the franchise the ability to sign multiple players for a single player, even if they still can’t get back more money than they can send a deal.
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From Broderick Turner: Speaking to the media for the first time since his playoffs were interrupted in the playoff opener, Clippers star Kawhi Leonard said his injured knee felt fine, which will allow him to compete with Team USA. The U. S. at the next Olympics.
While the knee issues that caused him to miss the final three games of the Clippers’ series against the Mavericks were worrisome enough that Leonard feared missing the Olympics, his return to the court last month put him at ease.
“I took the time,” he said Sunday. I’ve had to turn things around in the last few weeks. Now I’m here and I’m having a good time.
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From Jack Harris: Justin Wrobleski didn’t suffer much developmental pain in his primary league debut Sunday afternoon.
For the first time on a mound in a primary league, the 23-year-old left-hander showed no signs of nervousness or intimidation.
“He even said there were some starts in Triple-A where he felt more nervous than he did today,” manager Dave Roberts said. “Which we don’t hear very often. But I think he meant it.
In the Dodgers’ 9-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers at Dodger Stadium, Wrobleski learned some lessons.
Twice he left a shot over the center of the plate.
And on both occasions he turned to see them leave the yard, the flaws of his MLB debut in five innings, 4 runs and 4 strikeouts.
“It’s part of the game,” Wrobleski said. But at the end of the day, I can’t be too good or too low at anything. It’s a wonderful day for me.
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Hayden Wesneski pitched 61/3 innings, Michael Busch hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs blanked the Angels 5-0 on Sunday.
Wesneski (3-5) gave up just one batter in the moment he faced, then retired the next 18 Angels as Chicago won a series for the first time in five tries. He allowed one hit, one walk and two strikeouts.
“I completed the domain and spun them faster than they wanted,” Wesneski said. “It’s fantastic to help the bullpen. “
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From Marissa Kraus: As Phoenix Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts watched the Sparks play the Las Vegas Aces from his home Friday, he became jealous of the electric atmosphere at Crypto. com Arena and the competitive play he saw. That got him excited about Sunday’s game, opposite the Sparks, who exceeded his expectations.
Natasha Cloud scored a career-high 31 points as the Mercury overcame the absence of Diana Taurasi to beat the Sparks 84-78 after a tense fourth-quarter duel Sunday at Crypto. com Arena.
For Sparks coach Curt Miller, it’s not only a disappointing game, but also a frustrating one.
“I’m frustrated that we didn’t play the way we were capable of,” Miller said. “I don’t think we played with the same spirit, the same intensity and the same concentration. The first thing you realize as a coach losing focus is when you struggle to get out of a waiting time and you look them in the eye and draw anything and they don’t know where they should be.
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Gabriel Pec scored twice, that moment in the final minute of regulation, and the Galaxy overcame Minnesota United in their sixth straight loss with a 2-1 win Sunday night at Dignity Health Sports Park.
The Galaxy (12-4-7) took a 1-0 lead when Pec scored in the minute.
Minnesota United (8-9-5) didn’t even make it until Teemu Pukki scored in the 73rd minute for his third goal of the season.
Pec’s game-winning goal in the 90th minute, his ninth goal of the season, came off a cross from substitute Maurico Cuevas, who deftly touched the ball over a Minnesota defender to create space for his pass.
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From Kevin Baxter: The Western States Endurance Race is not so much a race as it is torture, slowly and sadistically stretching over a hundred miles. It’s a test of willpower, courage, and pain tolerance rather than a measure of endurance, speed, or athleticism. talent.
It is also, he adds, a test of intellectual aptitude.
Still, there are so many people who want to take part in the world’s longest 100-mile race, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last weekend, that organizers use a lottery each year to whittle the roughly 10,000 applicants down to a pool of 375.
The California tour begins in the Olympic Valley, home of the 1960 Winter Games, and ends in the small town of Auburn, a former mining and railroad center at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. 3 miles for steep and steep issues and dives for over 4 miles in narrow canyons. The course is so complicated that calling it a race is more ambitious than factual, as all the fastest runners cover about 20 of the 100 miles.
“It’s the legends, the history, the stories that span more than 50 years that make Western States Array special,” said John Trent, a former sportswriter and Western States board member who has finished the race 11 times.
“It will replace your life. It will replace your understanding of yourself and, more importantly, understanding of others.
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Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and leader Jannik Sinner are one step away from the high-stakes Wimbledon semifinal.
Both men reached the quarterfinals on Sunday, with Alcaraz holding off a comeback through Ugo Humbert to win 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 on Centre Court. Sinner then beat Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(9) on Court 1 after saving 4 set problems in the 3rd set.
Alcaraz beat Sinner in five sets in the Roland Garros semi-finals in June en route to his first Roland Garros title, and the two would meet in the last four if they win their next matches. Alcaraz will face No. 12 winner Tommy Paul and Roberto Bautista Agut, while Sinner, this year’s Australian Open champion, will face No. five Daniil Medvedev or No. 10 Grigor Dimitrov.
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1889: John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain at Circular 75 in Richburg, Mississippi, for the United States Heavyweight Championship. It was the last unarmed boxing match before the Marquess of Queensbury’s regulations were introduced.
1939: Bobby Riggs defeats Elwood Cooke in sets to win the men’s singles category at Wimbledon.
1941 – Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox hits a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give the American League a dramatic 7-5 All-Star victory at Detroit’s Briggs Stadium.
1967 – Billie Jean King wins three Wimbledon titles. King defeats Ann Hayden Jones 6-3, 6-4 in the singles category; with Rosie Casals for the women’s doubles name and partners with Owen Davidson for the combined doubles name.
1978 – Bjorn Borg defeats Jimmy Connors, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 to win his third consecutive Wimbledon men’s title.
1984 – John McEnroe defeats Jimmy Connors 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 in 100-degree temperatures to win the men’s singles at Wimbledon.
1990 – West Germany wins the World Cup thanks to a goal by Andreas Brehme with 6 minutes left in a 1-0 win over defending champion Argentina in an unsuccessful final.
1995 – Steffi Graf, the top-ranked player, wins her sixth Wimbledon singles title, defeating Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 4-6, 6-1, 7-5.
1995 – NHL Draft: Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) defenseman Bryan Berard, first overall pick of the Ottawa Senators.
2000: Venus Williams defeats Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 (3) to win her first Grand Slam title. Williams is the first black women’s champion at Wimbledon since Althea Gibson in 1957-58.
2007: Roger Federer wins his fifth consecutive Wimbledon championship by defeating Rafael Nadal 7-6(7), 4-6, 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-2. It is Federer’s eleventh Grand Slam title.
2010: Paul Goydos becomes the fourth PGA Tour golfer to achieve a 59.
2012: Roger Federer equals Pete Sampras’ record of seven men’s singles names at the All England Club and wins his Grand Slam title overall by beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.
2014 – Germany inflicts its heaviest World Cup defeat on Brazil with a shock 7-1 semi-final defeat that stuns the host nation.
2022 – Gymnast Simone Biles, 25, becomes the youngest to earn the U. S. Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden.
Compiled via Associated Press
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