Author: Michael

A dynamic debut season in the U.S. continued for Lionel Messi on Saturday as the superstar forward recorded his latest sensational goal to propel Inter Miami to an early lead in the Leagues Cup final.
Messi, who entered the match with nine goals in six matches for the MLS club, blew past Nashville SC defenders to deliver a jaw-dropping goal with another signature left-footed strike to put Inter Miami up 1–0. 
The 36-year-old forward immediately took a lap as his teammates swarmed him with the crowd in a frenzy.

Out of this WORLD. 💫
Take a bow, Leo Messi. pic.twitter.

Brock Purdy was back from elbow surgery and played well.

Prior to Lionel Messi looking to lead Inter Miami CF  to a Leagues Cup title over Nashville SC on Saturday, sports fans were treated to an NBA star performing one of the most iconic celebrations in all of sports.
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who a minority owner of Nashville SC, showed off his soccer talents prior to the match.
The two-time NBA MVP, after blasting a kick into an empty net from about 35 yards at GEODIS Park in Nashville, sprinted to the center of the pitch and performed Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic “SIU” celebration.

Former USWNT player turned analyst Carli Lloyd has been one of the most vocal critics of the current squad’s performance at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
If the players thought that Lloyd would bite her tongue once the tournament drew to a close, they were wrong.
Very, very wrong.
Lloyd said that she thinks a better job can be done developing players. One of the things she pointed out was that this team had trouble facing adversity.

Pete Carroll couldn’t be any further from the battle to be the NFL’s best quarterback, and yet, somehow, the Seahawks coach’s skills under center have still proven to be divisive on social media.
Well, that is, if you count the responses from Snoop Dogg, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Will Ferrell to the impressive yet heavily-edited montage of the 71-year-old scrambling and throwing passes as a “heated debate.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a rough political season.
It started earlier in the year as they gave a community award to an anti-Catholic hate group that performs in drag. After initially making the correct choice to withdraw the award, the team caved to progressive pressure and reinstated it.
That led to massive protests and incalculable embarrassment for the organization. And they knew it, as evidenced by their decision to bury the award about an hour before first pitch.

Reds star Elly De La Cruz delivered another highlight for the ages on Saturday as the self-proclaimed “fastest man in the world” lived up to the billing against the Blue Jays.
De La Cruz, two months removed from making his bold claim, amazed fans inside the Great American Ball Park with an unreal, rounding of the bases to narrow Cincinnati’s 3–1 deficit against Toronto.
Facing a 1–2 count in the bottom of the fourth inning, De La Cruz launched a ball deep toward right-center field that bounced off the wall, setting in motion the latest electric moment for the rookie phenom.

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso has made up for accidentally tossing Cardinals rookie Masyn Winn’s first hit ball into the crowd.
Friday night in St. Louis, Alonso had a momentary lapse in baseball etiquette when he threw Winn’s first-career hit ball into the crowd instead of into the dugout as is the custom.

Pete Alonso mistakenly threw the ball from Masyn Winn’s first-career hit into the stands.
The fan who got the ball has given it to security to big cheers from the Busch Stadium crowd. pic.twitter.

Mets fans, who have not been given many reasons to smile this season, were treated to a hilarious moment prior to the club’s game at St. Louis.
Saturday’s telecast opened with the cameras focused on Mets play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen joined by color commentator Keith Hernandez. The former first baseman, who was a pivotal member of New York’s 1986 World Series championship team, has been in the booth alongside Cohen for nearly two decades.

The Packers and Patriots reportedly got into a few scuffles during their joint practices this week, and it seems those tensions didn’t fizzle out in the buildup to Saturday’s preseason clash.
Before the game even kicked off on Saturday, a wave of New England and Green Bay players began exchanging words on the field, eventually needing to be separated by officials and coaches.
Groups from the two teams converged along the sideline and got in each other’s faces before referees involved themselves in order to deescalate the situation.