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The 19-year-old substitute scored in extra time to put Spain over the top against the Netherlands
For the first time in their history at the Women’s World Cup, Spain saw a match go into extra time as their quarterfinals game against the Netherlands could not be settled after 90 minutes.
And now for the first time in their history at the Women’s World Cup, La Roja is onto the semis.
Spain advanced with a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands, but they needed a little magic from a teenager to move on.

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After sharing the NBA’s opening night doubleheader earlier in the day, The Athletic’s Shams Charania revealed the league’s 2023–24 Christmas Day slate in a report late Thursday evening.
The Christmas Day games will feature the Bucks heading to MSG to take on Jalen Brunson and the improving young Knicks. Following that matchup, Joel Embiid and the 76ers will travel to Miami to take on last season’s Eastern Conference champion Heat.

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After 18 seasons as an NBA player, two seasons as the Knicks coach and four seasons as the coach of the WNBA’s Sparks, Derek Fisher will be taking on a new role: high school boys basketball coach.
Fisher will take the coaching position at Crespi Carmelite High School in Los Angeles, KABC reported this week. The all-boys private school basketball team has won two state championships.
“Coaching and teaching is a true passion and I look forward to continuing this focus on the next generation of young student-athletes. Go Crespi!!” Fisher said, via a statement from the school.

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