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Spain is on top of the sports world right now thanks to a pair of gritty performances by its countrymen.
Carlos Alcaraz went into the day ranked No. 3 in the world in men’s tennis, and faced off against No. 29 Francis Tiafoe of the United States in the third round of Wimbledon. Despite the gaping rank disparity, it was Tiafoe that looked like the higher seed for most of the match.
The American held a 2-1 set advantage after the first three ended with scores of 7-5, 2-6, and 6-4.

A Mikel Merino goal in extra time gives Spain a dramatic 2-1 win over Germany in an enthralling quarterfinal clash.

Look at this! A special holiday weekend edition of The Gripe Report!
I hope your Independence Day was a good one, but in all honesty, when isn’t it good? As far as holidays go, the Fourth of July is as American as they come and that’s wonderful.
Sure, I may be a bit biased, but I think we’ve got the real top dog when it comes to national holidays that fall in July. Canada Day seems nice, but it comes in too early. I’m still in June mode on July 1.

Second-seeded Coco Gauff ended the dream run of British qualifier Sonay Kartal as the American marched into the fourth round of Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-0 victory on Friday.

Last month, we told you about an increasingly long list of women riding their disdain for Caitlin Clark to relevancy. ESPN host Monica McNutt is one of those women.
She first criticized Stephen A. Smith on “First Take” for paying too much attention to Caitlin Clark as opposed to lesser-known players. “Stephen A., respectfully, with your platform, you could’ve been [talking about the WNBA] three years ago if you wanted to.

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman dig into what is going wrong with the Yankees, who was selected as an All-Star starter and give their picks for The Good, The Bad & The Uggla.

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McLaren got off to a strong start Friday at the F1 British Grand Prix
A major story this Formula 1 season centers on how the chasing pack behind Red Bull has caught the 2023 Constructors’ Champions, setting up a vision of a title fight as the season enters its second half. Chief among that group? McLaren, as the darlings of last year’s second half have shown tremendous pace this year.
And if Friday is any indication at the British Grand Prix, that will continue this weekend.

The Cincinnati Bengals will be hoping to bounce back after an underwhelming 2023 campaign that saw quarterback Joe Burrow battling injuries for most of the year. 
He’s hoping to be back in proper form this year, but he’s using a somewhat unusual method of getting his wrist back in shape, and that’s learning how to play the piano.
Ah, yes; the famed “Liberace Method” of rehabilitation…
Burrow talked about gearing up for next season in an interview with Complex, and that’s when he mentioned that he’s been tickling the ivories over the offseason.

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The Houston Astros have woken up. That’s bad news for everybody else in the AL, especially the AL West.
It wasn’t all that long ago when I was using this space to talk about how the Houston Astros had yet to really lift off this season and were spinning their wheels in the mud.

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It’s a busy holiday weekend, and the biggest pro wrestling company in the world is running two major events.
While a lot of folks will be trying to stretch the July 4 holiday out to another weekend here in the United States, WWE is sending its current and future stars to Canada for two major shows in Toronto.
The biggest pro wrestling company in the world will hold one of its most popular events of the year on Sat., July 7 when Money in the Bank hits Scotiabank Arena at 8 p.m. Eastern.