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Behind Ary Borges' hat-trick, the Brazilian national team pitched together a stunning first match of the Women's World Cup, putting the rest of the pack on notice.Within the first minute of the match against Panama, there was a feeling. If it was not for Yenith Bailey between the stick...

Trea Turner has not been what the Phillies hoped he'd be this year. His frustration boiled over on Monday with boos and an ejection.Trea Turner signed an 11-year contract worth $300 million with the Phillies. Year 1 has not gone well.The shortstop is batting a disappointing .249/.302/.3...

The Milwaukee Brewers tried to troll Elly De La Cruz on Monday, but they ended up on the wrong side of a viral trash talk fail.As the game of baseball has progressed and the younger generation has taken over, trash talk has begun to become one of the more normal things in the game. More often th...

While many have pegged the Miami Dolphins as the ideal Dalvin Cook landing spot, it looks like he could end up playing for a division rival instead.The Miami Dolphins have been connected to Dalvin Cook all summer. The Minnesota Vikings' decision to waive the star running back left him free ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers currently occupy first place in the National League West, but it's clear the team isn't as good as in years past. LA is highly-likely to add at the MLB trade deadline. One position that could use an upgrade is third base. And there's a big fish out there to be had.

College GameDay will be coming to an unconventional location for Week One of the college football season.The college football season is a little over a month away, with the main slate of Week One kicking off in early September. Per tradition, ESPN will bring its College GameDay crew to one lucky...

US Women’s National Team (USWNT) striker Alex Morgan, 34, is one of the biggest stars in women’s football, already an Olympic gold medallist and a two-time World Cup winner. The American is heading into her fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup and ranks in the top 10 in USWNT history in goals, assists and multi-goal games. Morgan first caught the eye a decade ago at the 2011 World Cup in Germany when she was the youngest player in the American squad but, undaunted by the international spotlight, scored in both the semi-final and final as the US finished runners-up to Japan. Since then, she has gone from strength to strength, shrugging off her old nickname of “Baby Horse” to be described as a “full-on stallion” by her international teammate Megan Rapinoe. Morgan has become an icon and an inspiration to young girls around the world and is also a New York Times Best-Selling author and film star, playing herself in Alex and Me (2018), even serving with the US State Department on a diplomatic mission to Tanzania in 2017. She has not entirely avoided controversy, however, having been kicked out of the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World resort in Bay Lake, Florida, in October 2017 along with a group of friends said to be “highly impaired” and “verbally aggressive”, an incident for which she swiftly apologised. Morgan also raised eyebrows at the 2019 World Cup in France when she scored against England in the semi-final and celebrated with a tea-sipping celebration, appearing to mock her opposition, although she has since claimed the gesture was misunderstood. Born in the California suburb of Diamond Bar near San Dimas on 2 July 1989, Morgan was a multi-sport athlete known for her speed at high school and did not begin playing football exclusively until she was 14 and joined local club side Cypress Elite. She was soon playing for the Olympic Development Program’s regional and state teams as well, which she credits as integral to her development, and was called up to the US under-20 women’s team at 17, only for an anterior cruciate ligament injury to set back her progress. Morgan subsequently attended UC Berkeley, taking a degree in Political Economy while playing for the California Golden Bears from 2007 to 2010, finishing her college career with an impressive haul of 46 goals. Turning professional in 2011, the same year she announced her arrival at the World Cup, Morgan played for Western New York Flash, before moving to Seattle Sounders for a season, where she played with international teammates Hope Solo and Rapinoe, before being transferred again and spending two years with Portland Thorns FC. In 2015, she joined Orlando Pride in Florida, where she has been even since, barring short spells with Lyon in France in 2017 and Tottenham in England in 2020, where she made just four appearances but scored twice as she continued her return to match fitness after taking time away from the game to give birth to her first child, a daughter, Charlie Elena Carrasco, on 7 May 2020. She subsequently returned to Orlando Pride before signing for San Diego Wave in 2022, scoring an impressive 20 in 28 games so far. Her husband, Servando Carrasco, whom she met at university and married in 2014, is also a footballer, currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Fort Lauderdale FC. Morgan helped Team USA capture gold at the 2012 London Olympics highlighted by her goal in the semi-final win against Canada and subsequently picked up a bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Games, winning the 2015 and 2019 World Cups with the USWNT either side of those honours. Read More FIFA Women’s World Cup fixtures and full schedule Women’s football world rankings: Who could take No 1 at the World Cup? Women’s World Cup TV schedule: How to watch every match today Who is USWNT striker Alex Morgan? World Cup updates and final score from USWNT and Vietnam Rice makes Arsenal debut and Crawley hits Ashes ton – Thursday’s sporting social

One college football analyst things Texas is doing a better job of preparing for the SEC than Oklahoma and warned the Sooners of a rude awakening.Oklahoma and Texas may be focused on getting ready for the 2023 college football season but this whole season carries with it an undercurrent of chang...

The Las Vegas Raiders wanted to improve their secondary and decided to bring in a former two-time All-Pro cornerback for the upcoming season.The Las Vegas Raiders have had a mixed bag of news in the past week. They were unable to agree to terms with running back Josh Jacobs on a long-term contra...

3M Open picks and best bets at TPC Twin Cities this week as we have an outright, Top 10, One and Done, and more PGA Tour expert picks for golf.Coming from Royal Liverpool to TPC Twin Cities is definitely quite the shock to the golf fan's system, but that's where we're heading this...

The Kansas City Chiefs are on track to become the NFL's next dynasty, but Patrick Mahomes claims the team isn't there yet.The Kansas City Chiefs have won two of the last four Super Bowls. Patrick Mahomes is the undisputed best player in the NFL -- the heir apparent to Tom Brady's ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are not only open to listening to trade offers for closer David Bednar but also to a member of their starting pitching rotation.The Pittsburgh Pirates were unable to sustain their strong start to the season. After sitting in first place in the NL Central, the Pirates now f...