Orlando City wins at home over Houston in Leagues Cup | Sophia Smith propels U.S. past Vietnam in Women’s World Cup opener | Lionel Messi drills stunning buzzer-beater in Inter Miami debut

Sophia Smith propels U.S. past Vietnam in Women’s World Cup opener • Rescheduled Challenge Cup matchup between Pride, Gotham this weekend

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Sentinel Sports Final Saturday, July 22, 2023

Orlando City wins at home over Houston in Leagues Cup | Sophia Smith propels U.S. past Vietnam in Women's World Cup opener | Lionel Messi drills stunning buzzer-beater in Inter Miami debut Orlando City wins at home over Houston in Leagues Cup Orlando City opened up Leagues Cup play with a 5-4 penalty-shootout win at home against fellow MLS member Houston on Friday night, giving the Lions 2 points heading into their last group-stage game against Santos Laguna. Houston took an initial lead after a questionable foul was called on Orlando City defender Rafael Santos, giving the […] Read more → Sophia Smith propels U.S. past Vietnam in Women's World Cup opener She scored twice in the opening half and the two-time defending champs kick off their tournament with a 3-0 victory over the World Cup first-timers. Read more → Rescheduled Challenge Cup matchup between Pride, Gotham this weekend It was originally scheduled for June 28 but was postponed due to travel issues for Gotham. That matchup kicks off at 7 p.m. at Exploria Stadium and is airing on Paramount+ Read more → Lionel Messi drills stunning buzzer-beater in Inter Miami debut Lionel Messi didn't play in the first half, but scored a spectacular game-winner in stoppage time in his Inter Miami debut. Read more → Dave Hyde: Messi delivers the moment that brings his arrival to life Sports is a did-or-didn't business. Messi did in his opening night with Inter Miami. Read more → Gators picked fifth in SEC East during Billy Napier's 2nd season Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Kentucky landed ahead of the Gators, who were 6-7 in 2022 and are coming off consecutive losing seasons for the first time since the late 1970s. Read more → GATORS PODCAST: Happy Birthday, Billy Napier, you're picked 5th in SEC East (Ep. 174) Georgia, Tennessee, South Carolina and Kentucky landed ahead of the Gators, who were 6-7 in 2022 and are coming off consecutive losing seasons for the first time since the late 1970s. At SEC Media Days, Napier was optimistic despite the skeptics and lack of buzz outside of UF's program. Read more → Eflin gets 11th win as Rays beat Orioles in 2nd game of 4-game series between AL leaders Baltimore, which won 4-3 in 10 innings on Thursday night in the opener of the four-game set, leads the AL East with a .608 winning percentage compared to Tampa Bay's .604. Read more → Harman matches British Open records at Hoylake to build 5-shot lead over Fleetwood Brian Harman is in the hunt for his first major championship. He shot a 65 to match the lowest score in a British Open at Royal Liverpool. His 36-hole score of 132 matches the record of Tiger Woods in 2006 and Rory McIlroy in 2014. Read more → Tour de France: Matej Mohorič wins 19th stage by 0.004 seconds Slovenian rider captures the closest stage finish ever as defending champion Jonas Vingegaard protects his commanding lead over two-time winner Tadej Pogačar. Read more →

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