FIFA rescinds Folarin Balogun\u2019s red card punishment<\/p>\n
From Kevin Baxter<\/a>: FIFA made a dramatic discipline change for just the second time in its history, clearing the way for U.S. striker Folarin Balogun<\/a> to play in Monday\u2019s elimination game with Belgium.<\/p>\n The rare move drew celebration from the U.S. players who felt Balogun\u2019s red card was unjust and drew outrage from the Belgium team and others protective of the integrity of the laws of soccer.<\/p>\n FIFA, the global governing body for soccer and the organizer of the World Cup<\/a>, announced Sunday morning that the one-game suspension given to Balogun for a dangerous challenge that could have injured an opponent in last week\u2019s win<\/a> over Bosnia-Herzegovina would be held in abeyance, making him eligible to play in what is arguably the team\u2019s most important game in at least a generation.<\/p>\n It was the first time FIFA has rescinded a red-card suspension during a World Cup in 64 years.<\/p>\n The Belgium team immediately protested the decision, with the country\u2019s soccer federation saying it was \u201castonished\u201d by the ruling and was \u201cinvestigating all potential options\u201d to block it and \u201csafeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and to protect the fundamental principles of fair in our sport.\u201d<\/p>\n It was unclear what those options might be.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Go beyond the scoreboard <\/p>\n Get the latest on L.A.’s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter.<\/p>\n By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service<\/a>, which include arbitration and a class action waiver. You agree that we and our third-party vendors may collect and use your information, including through cookies, pixels and similar technologies, for the purposes set forth in our Privacy Policy<\/a> such as personalizing your experience and ads. <\/p>\n Mexico eliminated by England<\/p>\n Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane carried England to the World Cup quarterfinals, overcoming a raucous crowd, the elevation of Estadio Azteca and a man disadvantage in the second half to beat Mexico in a 3-2 thriller on Sunday night.<\/p>\n Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart in the first half, and six minutes after Jarell Quansah was sent off, Kane converted a penalty to restore England\u2019s two-goal lead.<\/p>\n England moves on to face Norway on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla., for a spot in the semifinals.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Monday\u2019s World Cup results<\/p>\n Round of 16 Today\u2019s World Cup TV schedule<\/p>\n All times Pacific World Cup round of 16 schedule, results<\/p>\n Round of 16 results All times Pacific Monday Tuesday Quarterfinals schedule<\/p>\n All times Pacific Thursday Friday Saturday Emotional day for Dodgers\u2019 Eliezer Alfonzo<\/p>\n From Liana Handler<\/a>: As the announcer called out his name in the lineup, Eliezer Alfonzo<\/a> hugged fellow Venezuelan Miguel Rojas before the catcher walked down the dugout to greet his teammates and coaches. The two had written messages on their caps in silver ink: On Alfonzo\u2019s, \u201cEyP, RIP,\u201d the initials of his stepmother Patricia and his younger sister Eliana. On Rojas\u2019, a cross was drawn next to \u201cAlfonzo\u201d and below \u201cFuerza Matatan.\u201d In other words, stay strong, Matatan, the nickname given to Alfonzo\u2019s father, the former major league catcher Eliezer \u201cEl Matat\u00e1n\u201d Alfonzo<\/a>.<\/p>\n An unimaginable weight rested on his shoulders when Alfonzo stepped into the batter\u2019s box to a standing ovation. Alfonzo\u2019s stepmother and sister were reportedly found dead after the earthquakes in Venezuela last month.<\/p>\n Alfonzo went 0-for-2 in an otherwise quiet Dodgers 5-2 loss<\/a> to the Padres, though even in that performance, he found moments to reflect. His sister, he said after the game, had a dream that she refused to tell him until it came true.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m pretty sure the dream was something about this. I wish she was alive to watch me play in the big leagues,\u201d Alfonzo said. \u201cBut I know she\u2019s in God\u2019s side now, and she\u2019s gonna protect me, and she\u2019s gonna enjoy every moment that I\u2019m gonna have.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Dodgers\u2019 Edwin D\u00edaz pushes back against alleged links to illegal cockfighting<\/a> <\/p>\n Dodgers\u2019 Eliezer Alfonzo to start after his sister and stepmother died in Venezuela<\/a> <\/p>\n Dodgers box score<\/a> <\/p>\n MLB standings<\/a> <\/p>\n Angels lose sixth in a row<\/p>\n Jarren Duran and Willson Contreras homered, and five Boston pitchers combined to give up two runs over 6\u2153 innings in relief of injured starter Ranger Suarez to lead the Red Sox to a 7-5<\/a> win over the Angels<\/a> on Sunday night.<\/p>\n Boston\u2019s eighth victory in 10 games completed a three-game sweep of the Angels, who have lost six straight and 12 of 19 since June 14.<\/p>\n Suarez, named to the American League All-Star team Saturday, exited with two outs in the third because of left adductor tightness, an injury he sustained when he jumped for Jo Adell<\/a>\u2019s chopper over the mound.<\/p>\n The left-hander was followed by Greg Weissert (1-2), Tyron Guerrero and Garrett Whitlock, who combined for 4\u2153 hitless innings. Justin Slaten gave up a run in the eighth, and Aroldis Chapman gave up a solo homer to Zach Neto in the ninth before earning his 18th save.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Pikachu magic: how a tiny Pok\u00e9mon powered Zach Neto and the Angels in June<\/a> <\/p>\n Angels box score<\/a> <\/p>\n MLB standings<\/a> <\/p>\n Adou Thiero and Cameron Carr are a good team<\/p>\n From Thuc Nhi Nguyen<\/a>: At 22 years old, Adou Thiero<\/a> can barely believe he\u2019s fielding the questions meant for veterans. This is still the Lakers<\/a> forward\u2019s first summer league after all.<\/p>\n The former second-round pick is suddenly one of the Lakers\u2019 primary summer league players and hopes to use the experience as an important stepping stone, building up his game while also establishing a leadership voice.<\/p>\n Thiero, who missed last year\u2019s summer league because of a knee injury, had 13 points in the Lakers\u2019 thrilling, 93-91 double-overtime win<\/a> over the Miami Heat on Sunday at Chase Center. Instead of his NBA role as a defensive spark plug who adds a jolt of athleticism off the bench, Thiero showed his unselfish playmaking Sunday while working with rookie Cameron Carr, who had 26 points and eight rebounds on four-of-nine three-point shooting.<\/p>\n Thiero, a 6-foot-7 forward, ignited the offense down the stretch Sunday. He is a threat to drive to the rim, and when combined with Carr\u2019s shooting ability, the two-man game creates confusion for defenses, Lakers summer league coach Ty Abbott said.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n Pavel Mintyukov signs contract extension with Ducks<\/p>\n Defenseman Pavel Mintyukov<\/a> has agreed to five-year contract extension worth $36 million with the Ducks<\/a>, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n The person spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday because the Ducks didn\u2019t announce the financial terms of their deal through the 2030-31 season with the 22-year-old Mintyukov. The promising Russian blueliner was a restricted free agent this summer after recording 17 goals and 52 assists over 204 games in his first three NHL seasons.<\/p>\n The Ducks belatedly got this pricier-than-expected deal done with one of their most important young players only two days after they blundered into a precarious situation with their cornerstone center.<\/p>\n Leo Carlsson signed a five-year, $90-million offer sheet<\/a> with Philadelphia last Friday, which means the 21-year-old Swede is likely to be the NHL\u2019s highest-paid player next season for the Flyers or for the Ducks, who can match the offer or receive four first-round draft picks as compensation. Anaheim must decide by Friday.<\/p>\n Continue reading here<\/a> <\/p>\n This day in sports history<\/p>\n 1887 \u2014 Lottie Dod of Britain, 15, becomes the youngest woman to win the women\u2019s singles championship at Wimbledon, defeating Blanch Bingley 6-2, 6-0.<\/p>\n 1957 \u2014 Althea Gibson becomes the first Black person to win a title at the All England Lawn Tennis Club by beating Darlene Hard 6-3, 6-2 in the women\u2019s singles title match.<\/p>\n 1968 \u2014 Billie Jean King wins her third consecutive women\u2019s singles title at Wimbledon by beating Australia\u2019s Judy Tegart 9-7, 7-5.<\/p>\n 1975 \u2014 Ruffian, an undefeated filly, and Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure compete in a match race. Ruffian, racing on the lead, sustains a severe leg injury and is pulled up by jockey Jacinto Vasquez. She is humanely destroyed the following day.<\/p>\n 1994 \u2014 Leroy Burrell breaks the world record in the 100 meters in Lausanne, Switzerland. Burrell\u2019s time of 9.85 seconds betters Carl Lewis\u2019 9.86 clocking set in the 1991 World Championships.<\/p>\n 1996 \u2014 Steffi Graf beats Spain\u2019s Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-3, 7-5 in the Wimbledon final for the German star\u2019s 20th Grand Slam title and 100th tournament victory.<\/p>\n 1997 \u2014 Pete Sampras wins the fourth Wimbledon title and 10th Grand Slam title of his career, easily defeating Frenchmen Cedric Pioline 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.<\/p>\n 1998 \u2014 Twenty-year-old Se Ri Pak becomes the youngest U.S. Women\u2019s Open champion after hitting an 18-foot birdie on the 20th extra hole to beat amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn in the longest Women\u2019s Open in history.<\/p>\n 2000 \u2014 Venus Williams beats her younger sister Serena 6-2, 7-6 (3) to reach the Wimbledon final. Their singles match is the first between sisters in a Grand Slam semifinal.<\/p>\n 2003 \u2014 Martina Navratilova claims her 20th all-time Wimbledon title as she and Leander Paes beat Andy Ram and Anastassia Rodionova 6-3, 6-3 in the mixed doubles final.<\/p>\n 2008 \u2014 Rafael Nadal ends Roger Federer\u2019s bid to become the first man since the 1880s to win a sixth consecutive championship at the All England Club. Two points from victory, the No. 1-ranked Federer succumbs to No. 2 Nadal 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (8), 9-7 in a 4-hour, 48-minute test of wills that\u2019s the longest men\u2019s final in Wimbledon history \u2014 and quite possibly the greatest.<\/p>\n 2013 \u2014 Twin brothers Mike and Bob Bryan capture their fourth straight major with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo at Wimbledon. The Americans become the first men\u2019s team in Open-era tennis to hold all four Grand Slam titles at the same time.<\/p>\n 2013 \u2014 Jimmie Johnson becomes the first driver in 31 years to sweep Daytona International Speedway. The Daytona 500 winner is the first driver since Bobby Allison in 1982, and the fifth overall, to win both races in a season at Daytona.<\/p>\n 2014 \u2014 Novak Djokovic wins his second Wimbledon title and denies Roger Federer his record eighth by holding off the Swiss star in five sets. Djokovic wastes a 5-2 lead in the fourth set but holds on for a 6-7 (7), 6-4, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-4 victory.<\/p>\n 2014 \u2014 Florida teen Kaylin Whitney breaks the world junior record by running the 200 meters in 22.49 seconds at the U.S. junior national track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. The 16-year-old Whitney broke the world 17-and-under mark of 22.58 set by Marion Jones in 1992.<\/p>\n 2015 \u2014 Floyd Mayweather Jr. is stripped of his WBO welterweight boxing title after failing to pay $200,000 sanctioning fee and vacate his two junior middleweight titles.<\/p>\n 2016 \u2014 Roger Federer\u2019s bid for a record eighth Wimbledon title remains alive after he comes from two sets down and saves three match points before overcoming Marin Cilic in five sets, advancing to the semifinals at the All England Club for the 11th time. It\u2019s the 10th time in Federer\u2019s career he erases a two-set deficit to win in five sets. This is also his 80th match win at Wimbledon, equaling Jimmy Connors\u2019 record.<\/p>\n 2019 \u2014 Jorge Masvidal sets a UFC record with a KO of Ben Askren five seconds into their bout in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n 2019 \u2014 The Clippers acquire two NBA megastars in one day; Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard from Toronto in free agency, and Paul George from Oklahoma City for an unprecedented trade bounty of players and picks.<\/p>\n 2020 \u2014 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes agrees to the largest contract for an athlete in sports history, inking a 12-year deal that could end up being worth $503 million.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n This day in baseball history<\/p>\n 1929 \u2014 The St. Louis Cardinals scored 10 runs in the first and fifth innings in beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 28-6, in the second game of a doubleheader. The Cardinals had 28 hits and set an NL record with the 28 runs.<\/p>\n 1933 \u2014 The first major league All-Star game was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The AL, managed by Connie Mack, defeated the NL, managed by John McGraw, 4-2 on Babe Ruth\u2019s two-run homer.<\/p>\n 1938 \u2014 Johnny Vander Meer, Bill Lee and Mace Brown combined to limit the AL to one run and seven hits as the NL won the All-Star game 4-1 at Cincinnati\u2019s Crosley Field. Lefty Gomez of the New York Yankees suffered his first defeat in four All-Star starts.<\/p>\n 1942 \u2014 The AL beat the NL 3-1 in the All-Star game at the Polo Grounds in New York on first-inning home runs by Lou Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians and Rudy York of the Detroit Tigers. York\u2019s shot came with a man on base.<\/p>\n 1949 \u2014 Walker Cooper of Cincinnati went 6-for-7, including three home runs and drove in 10 runs, against Chicago at Crosley Field. Cooper also had three singles and scored five times to lead the Reds to a 23-4 rout of the Cubs.<\/p>\n 1966 \u2014 Boog Powell of the Baltimore Orioles knocked in 11 runs in a doubleheader against the Kansas City A\u2019s to tie an AL record. In the first game, Powell hit two home runs, including a grand slam, two doubles and a sacrifice fly to drive in seven runs as the Orioles won 11-0. Powell had four RBIs in the nightcap.<\/p>\n 1983 \u2014 On the 50th anniversary of the All-Star game, Fred Lynn\u2019s grand slam off Atlee Hammaker, the first in All-Star competition, capped a record seven-run third inning. The AL also set a record for runs scored in a 13-3 victory that ended an 11-game NL winning streak. Chicago\u2019s Comiskey Park was the site, as it was for the first All-Star game in 1933.<\/p>\n 1986 \u2014 Atlanta\u2019s Bob Horner became the 11th player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game and it still wasn\u2019t enough to win. The Montreal Expos pounded the Braves\u2019 pitching staff for an 11-8 victory.<\/p>\n 2000 \u2014 Keith McDonald of the St. Louis Cardinals became the second player in major league history to homer in his first two at-bats, connecting in the second inning of a 12-6 loss to Cincinnati.<\/p>\n 2005 \u2014 Florida pitchers retired 28 consecutive batters from the third inning on and set a team record with 22 strikeouts in a 12-inning, 5-4 victory over Milwaukee. A.J. Burnett matched his career high and the club record with 14 strikeouts in six innings.<\/p>\n 2007 \u2014 Justin Morneau homered three times in the second game of a doubleheader to help Minnesota sweep Chicago 20-14 and 12-0. The Twins won the opener behind Jason Kubel\u2019s seven RBIs.<\/p>\n 2009 \u2014 Chase Utley hit a three-run homer and Shane Victorino and Greg Dobbs each had two-run shots during a 10-run first inning, helping the Philadelphia Phillies rout the Cincinnati Reds 22-1.<\/p>\n 2010 \u2014 Alex Rodriguez hit the 21st grand slam of his career and adds a solo home run to bring his career total to 597.<\/p>\n 2016 \u2014 The Orioles and the Dodgers combine for 36 strikeouts in a 14 inning game at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n 2017 \u2014 With two hits in a 4-3 loss to the Cardinals, Florida Marlins Ichiro Suzuki become the all-time leader for hits by a player born outside the United States with 3,054, passing Rod Carew.<\/p>\n 2022 \u2014 Aaron Judge hits his 30th homer of the year, a grand slam, in the Yankees\u2019 16-0 demolition of the Pirates. He is the fourth Yankees hitter to reach the mark before the All-Star Game, following Roger Maris in 1961, Alex Rodriguez in 2007 and himself in 2017.<\/p>\n Compiled by the Associated Press<\/p>\n Until next time…<\/p>\n That concludes today\u2019s newsletter. If you have any feedback, ideas for improvement or things you\u2019d like to see, email me at houston.mitchell@latimes.com<\/a>. 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France 1, Paraguay 0
Norway 2, Brazil 1
England 3, Mexico 2<\/p>\n
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Argentina vs. Egypt, 9 a.m.
Switzerland vs. Colombia, 1 p.m.<\/p>\n
All games on Fox and Telemundo<\/p>\n
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U.S. or Belgium vs. Portugal or Spain, noon<\/p>\n
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