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Mitchell gets the max: The Cavaliers are signing Donovan Mitchell to a four-year, $273 million maximum contract extension that includes a player option for the 2030-31 season, keeping the seven-time All-Star in Cleveland through his mid-30's.
️ Historic viewership: 30 million people tuned in on Fox for the USMNT's loss to Belgium on Monday, making it the most-watched soccer telecast in American history.
️ Rice joins the Derby: Yankees 1B Ben Rice has joined Rays 3B Junior Caminero as the second player to commit to next week's Home Run Derby. Rice is in the midst of a breakout season, with his 26 HR and .941 OPS both ranking second in the AL.
Kneeland had CTE: Former Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland, who died by suicide last fall at the age of 24, has been diagnosed with CTE by researchers at the Boston University CTE Center. "Unfortunately, I was not surprised to find CTE in [his brain]," said the director of the CTE Center. "We have found this progressive brain disease in nearly half of the athletes we've studied who have died before the age of 30."
Russia ban lifted: The IOC has provisionally lifted its three-year-old ban on the Russian Olympic Committee, paving the way for Russian athletes to compete at the 2028 Games under their own flag.
See what else is trending on Yahoo Sports.
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Facing a 2-0 deficit to Egypt in the waning minutes on Tuesday in Atlanta, Lionel Messi's World Cup career looked as though it might come to a stunning, sudden end. But Messi had other plans, engineering a historic comeback to remind the entire footballing world that he isn't going anywhere just yet.
Argentina 3, Egypt 2: The defending champions rattled off three goals in the span of 14 frenzied minutes, becoming the first team in World Cup history to win in regular time despite trailing by at least two goals in the 75th minute or later.
United under Leo: National pride is typically enough to unite a World Cup squad, but at this stage, that pride is table stakes. Argentina is fueled by an additional source of motivation. "I told [Messi] on the pitch to enjoy it because he deserved it," Lautaro Martínez said in Spanish after the match. "I told him we would keep giving everything, for ourselves, but above all for him, because this is his last World Cup and he has given us so much."
Bottom line: Argentina had never won a World Cup match when trailing at half or by two goals. But what was close to becoming a tearful goodbye instead became an emotional celebration for Messi, whose dreams of leading an Argentine repeat live on thanks to what would surely be dubbed "The Miracle at Mercedes"... if not for FIFA's clean venue policies.
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Meanwhile, in Vancouver: Switzerland and Colombia played to a 0-0 stalemate over 120 minutes before the Swiss emerged victorious in penalties, punching their ticket to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1954. They'll join Argentina, Norway, England, Spain, Belgium, France and Morocco in the last eight, which kicks off tomorrow.
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The USMNT's magical start to the World Cup came crashing down in Monday's ugly loss to Belgium, and while the old argument that "our best athletes play other sports" is fun on the surface, it belies the fundamental issue holding the U.S. back from being true contenders on the sport's biggest stage.
What they're saying: "Our youth soccer in this country is a disaster," former U.S. star Landon Donovan told 'The Rich Eisen Show' last month. "All these youth clubs charge you crazy fees. It's all about winning. The kids get left behind because the clubs want to make money, the coaches want to make money. They want to win and the kids don't develop."
Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo Sports:
There's little doubt that the U.S. soccer talent pool would be deeper if LeBron James grew up dreaming to become a center back or if Tyreek Hill was using his speed and acceleration to run onto through balls or stretch the field in counter-attacks. The majority of elite NBA, NFL and MLB players never played high-level soccer as kids. Even those who did, like Odell Beckham Jr. or Nolan Arenado, eventually quit to specialize in other sports.
And yet ask those in soccer circles if siphoning talent away from other sports would transform the USMNT into a global power, and the question will inspire plenty of eye rolls. They are quick to point out that skill is the most important quality in soccer, that many global superstars rely on ball control and technical ability rather than speed and strength.
At 5-foot-7 and less than 150 pounds, Lionel Messi has been known since childhood as "La Pulga," which in Spanish means "the flea." Croatian playmaker Luka Modrić is only an inch taller than Messi. Spanish phenom Lamine Yamal is 5-10. So are French superstars Ousmane Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé. For every 6-foot-5 Erling Haaland who dominates by overpowering opposing defenders and winning balls in the air, there are many others who use their decision making and mastery with the ball at their feet to help their teams win.
"I just don’t think it's as simple as if we had 10 LeBrons playing soccer, we'd automatically be a better soccer country," former U.S. men's national team defender and current Portland Thorns general manager Jeff Agoos told Yahoo Sports prior to the World Cup. "Soccer is such a skilled sport. It's really hard to control a soccer ball, and it takes a lot of time to learn that skill. I don't think it's always about being bigger, faster, stronger."
To Agoos and many others, U.S. Soccer's biggest issue isn't insufficient athleticism. It's how the athletes who do want to pursue soccer have been developed.
Keep reading.
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8 straight semifinals
Novak Djokovic outlasted third-seeded Félix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set thriller on Tuesday to reach his eighth straight Wimbledon semifinal, breaking a tie with Roger Federer for the longest such streak ever. It's also his record-extending 55th major semifinal (Federer is next, with 46). The 39-year-old will face top-ranked Jannik Sinner on Friday for a spot in the final.
More from the All England Club: Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Jessica Pegula to reach her first Wimbledon semifinal, becoming the youngest woman (22) to reach the last four at every Grand Slam since Maria Sharapova in 2007. No. 10 Karolína Muchová (over No. 14 Naomi Osaka) also reached her first Wimbledon semifinal, while No. 2 Alexander Zverev (over No. 13 Jiri Lehecka) reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal.
️ 300 home runs
Shohei Ohtani blasted his 300th career home run on Tuesday in his 1,101st game (with at least one plate appearance), becoming the fifth-fastest player in MLB history to reach the milestone. Only Aaron Judge (955 games), Ralph Kiner (1,087), Ryan Howard (1,093) and Juan González (1,096) got there faster.
Becoming legendary: "There is a minor but critical distinction between being the greatest of all time and being the best to ever do it," writes Yahoo Sports' Jake Mintz. "Ohtani is, undeniably, the latter. … [But] home run No. 300 is a reminder that he is crossing over into legend status before our eyes, [providing] an opportunity to appreciate not just what he's doing but also what he has already done."
Tolbert is doused after the Royals' victory on Monday. (Amy Kontras/Getty Images)
️ 21st team
The Royals pulled off one of the rarest feats in baseball in Monday's 15-1 rout of the Phillies, becoming the 21st team in MLB history to score a run in every single inning. Among the sport's standard rarities, only 20-strikeout games (5) and unassisted triple plays (15) have happened less often, while four-homer games are equally rare (21) and perfect games (24) are slightly more common.
And, for their encore… Kansas City followed that up with another slugfest on Tuesday, beating the Mets 16-12 behind, among other things, Tyler Tolbert's second straight 5-for-5 performance. The second baseman, who also went 2-for-2 in the Royals' previous game, has now gotten a hit in an MLB record-tying 12 consecutive plate appearances.
19 in a row
UConn grads Breanna Stewart (Liberty), Paige Bueckers (Wings) and Gabby Williams (Valkyries) were all named starters for this year's WNBA All-Star Game, marking the 19th consecutive edition of the exhibition to feature a former Husky in the starting lineup. The other starters: Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell (Fever), Natasha Howard and Olivia Miles (Lynx), A'ja Wilson (Aces) and Jessica Shepard (Wings).
Reserves: The 12 reserves for the July 25 game in Chicago were announced on Tuesday: Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray (Dream), Nneka Ogwumike and Kelsey Plum (Sparks), Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen (Mystics), Marina Mabrey (Tempo), Courtney Williams (Lynx), Jackie Young (Aces), Jonquel Jones (Liberty) and Dominique Malonga (Storm).
These publicly-traded teams are all significantly outperforming the S&P 500. (Yahoo Finance Alphaspace)
The sports and sports-adjacent universe of publicly traded equities is a diverse set of businesses experiencing the present economic moment in very different ways. In this edition of Jock Stocks, we unpack the performance from the first half of 2026, revealing the year's winners and losers at the midway point.
️ Winner: Sports Franchises
The institutional interest in sports team ownership has extended into the equity market, as three of the premier publicly traded teams are off to red-hot starts: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS: +55.4%), Manchester United (MANU: +44.0%), and the Atlanta Braves (BATRA: +32.5%) have all substantially outperformed the broader market. The Knicks and United both enjoyed successful and commercially lucrative seasons, further bolstering their equity performance.
️ Winner: Golf
Two of the first half's biggest gainers were Callaway Golf (CALY: +61.0%) and Acushnet Holdings (GOLF: +48.5%). Callaway has solidified its balance sheet and pure-play business following the TopGolf sale, while Titleist has launched successful new products and capably defended and reinforced its premium brand status. On a macro level, rounds played in the U.S. were up over 5% in Q1, and golf remains well suited to a K-shaped economy, in which affluent consumers continue to spend.
Sports gambling stocks have not had a good year. (Yahoo Finance Alphaspace)
Loser: Sports Gambling
From sportsbooks like DraftKings (DKNG: -26.7%) and Flutter (FLUT: -52.5%) to data companies like Genius (GENI: -45.0%) and Sportradar (SRAD: -37.0%), 2026 has been unkind to stocks with sports gambling exposure. The emergence and growth of the prediction markets industry, anchored by Kalshi and Polymarket, have weighed on shares, as have unfavorable outcomes and concerns about plateauing domestic growth.
Loser: Media
Many sports-involved media companies have endured a turbulent start to 2026, though their increasingly expensive sports-rights portfolios are not principally to blame. Some of the negative price action is event-driven, as in the case of Paramount Skydance (PSKY: -26.4%) and Fox (FOX: -27.9%), while persistent structural headwinds such as cord-cutting and streaming profitability have weighed on the category broadly. Disney (DIS: -15.4%) and Comcast (CMCSA: -12.3%) have also fared poorly, as has the recently spun-off Versant (VSNT: -20.0%).
Fery celebrates his fourth-round victory. (James Fearn/Getty Images)
Wimbledon, Quarterfinals
On Court 1, it's No. 9 Linda Nosková vs. No. 25 Elise Mertens (8am ET, ESPN2) followed by No. 2 Alexander Zverev vs. No. 6 Taylor Fritz. And on Centre Court, it's No. 12 Marta Kostyuk vs. No. 13 Jasmine Paolini (8:30am, ESPN) followed by No. 9 Flavio Cobolli vs. Arthur Fery.
Last Brit standing: The Brits' home championship started very poorly when only four of 19 Britons made it out of the first round, with three of those four promptly losing their next match. Leave it to Fery — the 23-year-old wildcard who grew up in Wimbledon and had never before made it past the second round of a major — to be the last one standing.
More to watch:
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Lowry during the 2019 playoffs. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Kyle Lowry signed a one-day contract with the Raptors to officially end his 20-year career with the team where he became a star. Toronto also plans to retire his No. 7 jersey, making him the second player in franchise history to earn that honor.
Question: Can you name the only other Raptor whose jersey was retired?
Hint: No. 15
Answer at the bottom.
Lacrosse is one of the fastest-growing sports in the U.S, and through a new partnership with Inside Lacrosse, Yahoo Sports will be able to cover it more thoroughly than ever before.
Just launched: The Yahoo Sports website features a new hub dedicated to lacrosse, with in-depth coverage spanning the sport. Readers can expect:
Check it out:The Yahoo Sports Lacrosse Hub
Trivia answer: Vince Carter
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HEADLINES
Mitchell gets the max: The Cavaliers are signing Donovan Mitchell to a four-year, $273 million maximum contract extension that includes a player option for the 2030-31 season, keeping the seven-time All-Star in Cleveland through his mid-30's.
️ Historic viewership: 30 million people tuned in on Fox for the USMNT's loss to Belgium on Monday, making it the most-watched soccer telecast in American history.️ Rice joins the Derby: Yankees 1B Ben Rice has joined Rays 3B Junior Caminero as the second player to commit to next week's Home Run Derby. Rice is in the midst of a breakout season, with his 26 HR and .941 OPS both ranking second in the AL.Kneeland had CTE: Former Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland, who died by suicide last fall at the age of 24, has been diagnosed with CTE by researchers at the Boston University CTE Center. "Unfortunately, I was not surprised to find CTE in [his brain]," said the director of the CTE Center. "We have found this progressive brain disease in nearly half of the athletes we've studied who have died before the age of 30."
Russia ban lifted: The IOC has provisionally lifted its three-year-old ban on the Russian Olympic Committee, paving the way for Russian athletes to compete at the 2028 Games under their own flag.
See what else is trending on Yahoo Sports.
️ THE INEVITABILITY OF LEO MESSI
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Facing a 2-0 deficit to Egypt in the waning minutes on Tuesday in Atlanta, Lionel Messi's World Cup career looked as though it might come to a stunning, sudden end. But Messi had other plans, engineering a historic comeback to remind the entire footballing world that he isn't going anywhere just yet.
Argentina 3, Egypt 2: The defending champions rattled off three goals in the span of 14 frenzied minutes, becoming the first team in World Cup history to win in regular time despite trailing by at least two goals in the 75th minute or later.
- First came a Cristian Romero header in the 79th minute, served on a platter by a perfect cross from Messi, whose ninth career World Cup assist broke a tie with Diego Maradona for the most ever. Naturally.
- Four minutes later Messi scored the equalizer himself on a venomous volley, giving him a record-extending nine consecutive World Cup games with a goal and vaulting him back to the top of the Golden Boot race with eight in this tournament. Safe to say this one made up for his missed penalty in the first half.
- And finally the game-winner, a 92nd-minute Enzo Fernández header that broke the short-lived deadlock and completed a comeback that even Tom Brady conceded might've been better than the Patriots' 28-3 Super Bowl reversal. Hey, he said it, not us.
United under Leo: National pride is typically enough to unite a World Cup squad, but at this stage, that pride is table stakes. Argentina is fueled by an additional source of motivation. "I told [Messi] on the pitch to enjoy it because he deserved it," Lautaro Martínez said in Spanish after the match. "I told him we would keep giving everything, for ourselves, but above all for him, because this is his last World Cup and he has given us so much."
Bottom line: Argentina had never won a World Cup match when trailing at half or by two goals. But what was close to becoming a tearful goodbye instead became an emotional celebration for Messi, whose dreams of leading an Argentine repeat live on thanks to what would surely be dubbed "The Miracle at Mercedes"... if not for FIFA's clean venue policies.
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Meanwhile, in Vancouver: Switzerland and Colombia played to a 0-0 stalemate over 120 minutes before the Swiss emerged victorious in penalties, punching their ticket to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1954. They'll join Argentina, Norway, England, Spain, Belgium, France and Morocco in the last eight, which kicks off tomorrow.
WHY THE U.S. STILL ISN'T A WORLD CUP CONTENDER
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The USMNT's magical start to the World Cup came crashing down in Monday's ugly loss to Belgium, and while the old argument that "our best athletes play other sports" is fun on the surface, it belies the fundamental issue holding the U.S. back from being true contenders on the sport's biggest stage.
What they're saying: "Our youth soccer in this country is a disaster," former U.S. star Landon Donovan told 'The Rich Eisen Show' last month. "All these youth clubs charge you crazy fees. It's all about winning. The kids get left behind because the clubs want to make money, the coaches want to make money. They want to win and the kids don't develop."
- Indeed, the annual cost to play elite youth soccer in the United States can reach upwards of $15,000, pricing out plenty of talented youngsters who might otherwise thrive in the beautiful game, if only they could afford to pursue it.
- Compare that to how it works in most other countries — namely the ones who routinely dominate the tournament the Americans just stumbled out of — where top clubs foot the bill themselves, and it's not hard to connect the dots on where the competitive gap is born.
Jeff Eisenberg, Yahoo Sports:
There's little doubt that the U.S. soccer talent pool would be deeper if LeBron James grew up dreaming to become a center back or if Tyreek Hill was using his speed and acceleration to run onto through balls or stretch the field in counter-attacks. The majority of elite NBA, NFL and MLB players never played high-level soccer as kids. Even those who did, like Odell Beckham Jr. or Nolan Arenado, eventually quit to specialize in other sports.
And yet ask those in soccer circles if siphoning talent away from other sports would transform the USMNT into a global power, and the question will inspire plenty of eye rolls. They are quick to point out that skill is the most important quality in soccer, that many global superstars rely on ball control and technical ability rather than speed and strength.
At 5-foot-7 and less than 150 pounds, Lionel Messi has been known since childhood as "La Pulga," which in Spanish means "the flea." Croatian playmaker Luka Modrić is only an inch taller than Messi. Spanish phenom Lamine Yamal is 5-10. So are French superstars Ousmane Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé. For every 6-foot-5 Erling Haaland who dominates by overpowering opposing defenders and winning balls in the air, there are many others who use their decision making and mastery with the ball at their feet to help their teams win.
"I just don’t think it's as simple as if we had 10 LeBrons playing soccer, we'd automatically be a better soccer country," former U.S. men's national team defender and current Portland Thorns general manager Jeff Agoos told Yahoo Sports prior to the World Cup. "Soccer is such a skilled sport. It's really hard to control a soccer ball, and it takes a lot of time to learn that skill. I don't think it's always about being bigger, faster, stronger."
To Agoos and many others, U.S. Soccer's biggest issue isn't insufficient athleticism. It's how the athletes who do want to pursue soccer have been developed.
Keep reading.
BIG NUMBERS
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8 straight semifinals
Novak Djokovic outlasted third-seeded Félix Auger-Aliassime in a five-set thriller on Tuesday to reach his eighth straight Wimbledon semifinal, breaking a tie with Roger Federer for the longest such streak ever. It's also his record-extending 55th major semifinal (Federer is next, with 46). The 39-year-old will face top-ranked Jannik Sinner on Friday for a spot in the final.
More from the All England Club: Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Jessica Pegula to reach her first Wimbledon semifinal, becoming the youngest woman (22) to reach the last four at every Grand Slam since Maria Sharapova in 2007. No. 10 Karolína Muchová (over No. 14 Naomi Osaka) also reached her first Wimbledon semifinal, while No. 2 Alexander Zverev (over No. 13 Jiri Lehecka) reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal.
️ 300 home runsShohei Ohtani blasted his 300th career home run on Tuesday in his 1,101st game (with at least one plate appearance), becoming the fifth-fastest player in MLB history to reach the milestone. Only Aaron Judge (955 games), Ralph Kiner (1,087), Ryan Howard (1,093) and Juan González (1,096) got there faster.
Becoming legendary: "There is a minor but critical distinction between being the greatest of all time and being the best to ever do it," writes Yahoo Sports' Jake Mintz. "Ohtani is, undeniably, the latter. … [But] home run No. 300 is a reminder that he is crossing over into legend status before our eyes, [providing] an opportunity to appreciate not just what he's doing but also what he has already done."
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Tolbert is doused after the Royals' victory on Monday. (Amy Kontras/Getty Images)
️ 21st teamThe Royals pulled off one of the rarest feats in baseball in Monday's 15-1 rout of the Phillies, becoming the 21st team in MLB history to score a run in every single inning. Among the sport's standard rarities, only 20-strikeout games (5) and unassisted triple plays (15) have happened less often, while four-homer games are equally rare (21) and perfect games (24) are slightly more common.
And, for their encore… Kansas City followed that up with another slugfest on Tuesday, beating the Mets 16-12 behind, among other things, Tyler Tolbert's second straight 5-for-5 performance. The second baseman, who also went 2-for-2 in the Royals' previous game, has now gotten a hit in an MLB record-tying 12 consecutive plate appearances.
19 in a row
UConn grads Breanna Stewart (Liberty), Paige Bueckers (Wings) and Gabby Williams (Valkyries) were all named starters for this year's WNBA All-Star Game, marking the 19th consecutive edition of the exhibition to feature a former Husky in the starting lineup. The other starters: Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell (Fever), Natasha Howard and Olivia Miles (Lynx), A'ja Wilson (Aces) and Jessica Shepard (Wings).
Reserves: The 12 reserves for the July 25 game in Chicago were announced on Tuesday: Angel Reese, Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray (Dream), Nneka Ogwumike and Kelsey Plum (Sparks), Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen (Mystics), Marina Mabrey (Tempo), Courtney Williams (Lynx), Jackie Young (Aces), Jonquel Jones (Liberty) and Dominique Malonga (Storm).
JOCK STOCKS: WINNERS AND LOSERS
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These publicly-traded teams are all significantly outperforming the S&P 500. (Yahoo Finance Alphaspace)
The sports and sports-adjacent universe of publicly traded equities is a diverse set of businesses experiencing the present economic moment in very different ways. In this edition of Jock Stocks, we unpack the performance from the first half of 2026, revealing the year's winners and losers at the midway point.
️ Winner: Sports Franchises
The institutional interest in sports team ownership has extended into the equity market, as three of the premier publicly traded teams are off to red-hot starts: Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS: +55.4%), Manchester United (MANU: +44.0%), and the Atlanta Braves (BATRA: +32.5%) have all substantially outperformed the broader market. The Knicks and United both enjoyed successful and commercially lucrative seasons, further bolstering their equity performance.
️ Winner: GolfTwo of the first half's biggest gainers were Callaway Golf (CALY: +61.0%) and Acushnet Holdings (GOLF: +48.5%). Callaway has solidified its balance sheet and pure-play business following the TopGolf sale, while Titleist has launched successful new products and capably defended and reinforced its premium brand status. On a macro level, rounds played in the U.S. were up over 5% in Q1, and golf remains well suited to a K-shaped economy, in which affluent consumers continue to spend.
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Sports gambling stocks have not had a good year. (Yahoo Finance Alphaspace)
Loser: Sports Gambling
From sportsbooks like DraftKings (DKNG: -26.7%) and Flutter (FLUT: -52.5%) to data companies like Genius (GENI: -45.0%) and Sportradar (SRAD: -37.0%), 2026 has been unkind to stocks with sports gambling exposure. The emergence and growth of the prediction markets industry, anchored by Kalshi and Polymarket, have weighed on shares, as have unfavorable outcomes and concerns about plateauing domestic growth.
Loser: Media
Many sports-involved media companies have endured a turbulent start to 2026, though their increasingly expensive sports-rights portfolios are not principally to blame. Some of the negative price action is event-driven, as in the case of Paramount Skydance (PSKY: -26.4%) and Fox (FOX: -27.9%), while persistent structural headwinds such as cord-cutting and streaming profitability have weighed on the category broadly. Disney (DIS: -15.4%) and Comcast (CMCSA: -12.3%) have also fared poorly, as has the recently spun-off Versant (VSNT: -20.0%).
WATCHLIST: WEDNESDAY, JULY 8
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Fery celebrates his fourth-round victory. (James Fearn/Getty Images)
Wimbledon, Quarterfinals
On Court 1, it's No. 9 Linda Nosková vs. No. 25 Elise Mertens (8am ET, ESPN2) followed by No. 2 Alexander Zverev vs. No. 6 Taylor Fritz. And on Centre Court, it's No. 12 Marta Kostyuk vs. No. 13 Jasmine Paolini (8:30am, ESPN) followed by No. 9 Flavio Cobolli vs. Arthur Fery.
Last Brit standing: The Brits' home championship started very poorly when only four of 19 Britons made it out of the first round, with three of those four promptly losing their next match. Leave it to Fery — the 23-year-old wildcard who grew up in Wimbledon and had never before made it past the second round of a major — to be the last one standing.
More to watch:
- ️ MLB: Yankees at Rays (6:40pm, Prime); Phillies at Reds (7pm, ESPN); Diamondbacks at Padres (10pm, ESPN) … Cincinnati right-hander Chase Burns (10-1, 2.40 ERA) is part of a loaded NL Cy Young race.
- WNBA: Lynx at Sun (7:30pm, USA); Fever at Sparks (10pm, USA) … Minnesota (15-6) is tied for the league's best record, while Connecticut (5-16) has the worst.
- Tour de France: Stage 5 (8am, NBCSN/Peacock) … The first flat stage, spanning 98 miles from Lannemezan to Pau, will give the sprinters an opportunity to shine.
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NBA TRIVIA
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Lowry during the 2019 playoffs. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Kyle Lowry signed a one-day contract with the Raptors to officially end his 20-year career with the team where he became a star. Toronto also plans to retire his No. 7 jersey, making him the second player in franchise history to earn that honor.
Question: Can you name the only other Raptor whose jersey was retired?
Hint: No. 15
Answer at the bottom.
INTRODUCING THE YAHOO SPORTS LACROSSE HUB
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Lacrosse is one of the fastest-growing sports in the U.S, and through a new partnership with Inside Lacrosse, Yahoo Sports will be able to cover it more thoroughly than ever before.
Just launched: The Yahoo Sports website features a new hub dedicated to lacrosse, with in-depth coverage spanning the sport. Readers can expect:
- Content from Inside Lacrosse, the Premier Lacrosse League, the Women's Lacrosse League, The Lacrosse Network, and USA Lacrosse Magazine.
- Comprehensive coverage of high school, collegiate, and professional lacrosse, including breaking news, in-depth written stories, video analysis, game highlights, and more.
- And news from USA Lacrosse — the sport's official national governing body — to help fans get ready for lacrosse's long-awaited return to the Olympic Games in 2028.
Check it out:The Yahoo Sports Lacrosse Hub
Trivia answer: Vince Carter
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