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The NFL is making it crystal clear that player safety is a priority this year.
The league slapped Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Kwon Alexander with a $43,709 fine Saturday for his hit on Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Chase Edmonds.
The problem, though, is it looked like a textbook tackle.
“Beautifully done by Kwon Alexander,” the announcer said at the time.

The NFL fined #Steelers LB Kwon Alexander $43,709 for unnecessary roughness in last week’s preseason game against Tampa Bay.
These types of hits with the head lowered are a point of emphasis this season.

It was a scary scene Saturday night at Lambeau Field when Patriots rookie cornerback Isaiah Bolden was taken off the field on a stretcher in the fourth quarter of a preseason game between New England and Green Bay.
Bolden suffered a hit to the head, and both teams were noticeably concerned, leading to the teams’ deciding to suspend the preseason game with 10 minutes remaining. Subsequently, the longest-tenured player on New England’s roster lauded coach Bill Belichick for the decision.

Olga Carmona sealed Women’s World Cup glory for Spain in Sydney with a first-half goal that clinched a 1-0 victory against England.

Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden has been released from a hospital in Green Bay after he was immobilized on a stretcher following a hit from a teammate on Saturday night.

Diamondbacks outfielder Tommy Pham got into a verbal altercation Saturday with a Padres fan while standing in the on-deck circle at Petco Park after the fan allegedly called him a “piece of s—.”
Another fan at the game recorded Pham on video arguing with the heckler, and the Arizona veteran appeared upset with the way the San Diego fan was behaving.
“It’s always funny when you’ve got a white man—a white man—feel like they can disrespect me,” Pham appeared to say in the video. “A black man or a Latin [man] don’t do that s—.

Isaiah Bolden has been released from the hospital and will travel with the New England Patriots back to Foxborough Sunday.
The rookie cornerback sustained a head injury during Saturday night’s preseason game between the Patriots and the Green Bay Packers. He was carted off the field, and both teams agreed to suspend the game.
After the game, the Patriots announced Bolden had full movement in his extremities but that he would remain at a hospital overnight for observation. On Sunday morning, the team gave a positive update.

U.S. men’s national team captain Tyler Adams is back in the Premier League after signing for Bournemouth on Sunday.
Adams joins Bournemouth on a five-year deal after the south-coast club agreed to a deal worth more than £20 million ($25.5 million).
After joining Leeds in a £20 million move from RB Leipzig last summer, Adams impressed with 24 league appearances in his debut season in the Premier League before a hamstring injury ended his season in March. He also became the youngest U.S. captain at a World Cup squad since 1950 when he led the team in Qatar and is the reigning U.S.

Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden was released from a Green Bay hospital Sunday morning and will travel home with the team, according to a press release.
During Saturday night’s preseason game against the Packers, Bolden was removed from the field by stretcher following a hit to the head in the fourth quarter. The rookie was taken to Aurora Bay Medical Center, where he spent the night for observation, but he had feeling in all of his extremities after leaving the game.
New England and Green Bay decided to suspend the game with just over 10 minutes to go as a result of the injury.

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Just weeks after joining the club, Lionel Messi has brought a trophy to Miami
When Inter Miami signed Lionel Messi, their trophy cupboard was bare. The MLS franchise, in just its fourth year of operation, had yet to hoist a trophy aloft.
Just weeks after adding Messi, they now have a title to their name.
Inter Miami topped Nashville on Saturday night in the Final of the Leagues Cup, giving the Miami-based franchise its first title.

Less than one year after Spanish players staged a historically powerful revolt against their coach and federation, La Roja shocked the world of women’s soccer with its first Women’s World Cup title in a 1–0 win over favored England in Sydney..
Last September, 15 Spanish players sent letters to the Spanish federation asking for a change to its training conditions and unprofessional atmosphere, which many interpreted as a demand to dismiss unpopular manager Jorge Vilda.