sportsTuesday, June 30, 2026
The World Cup knockout stage delivered a historic penalty shootout loss for Germany and an upset win for Morocco over the Netherlands, while Canada's victory set a domestic TV record. Elsewhere in sports, the Dodgers got Teoscar Hernández back, and the Nuggets face a crossroads with Jokic's extension looming.
The knockout rounds brought history and upsets, with Germany's penalty curse broken and Morocco advancing past the Netherlands.
Germany's perfect World Cup penalty shootout record is over after a first-ever defeat, breaking a streak that included four previous wins and just one miss in 18 attempts.
Morocco knocked out the Netherlands on penalties in the round of 32, with goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saving the decisive spot-kick to send his team through.
Canada's round-of-32 win over South Africa averaged 5.2 million viewers on Bell Media, the most-watched non-final knockout match in Canadian World Cup history.
The Dodgers got a key bat back while the White Sox shuffled their bullpen, and a columnist pitched a blockbuster trade to keep Jokic in Denver.
Teoscar Hernández returned from injury and the Dodgers piled up 17 hits in a 9-4 win over the Athletics, with Shohei Ohtani hitting a monster home run.
A Denver columnist argues the Nuggets should trade Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon for Jaylen Brown to convince Nikola Jokic to sign an extension, suggesting the current core has plateaued.
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Seranthony Dominguez loses closer role — for now — in fluid White Sox bullpen - Chicago Sun-Timeschicago.suntimes.com
Meet Maya Joint, the Michigan-born Aussie who hopes to spoil Serena Williams’ Wimbledon returnwww.chicagotribune.com
USA say they are ready for surprises from Bosnia and Herzegovinawww.theguardian.com
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