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[Mike @Mwhit12_]

Pathetic performance last night. No one showed up. Complete lack of leadership.

That said, impressive run. No one with a brain predicted USA would get past round of 16. Beating Paraguay 4-1 who beat one of the best teams in the world in Germany, is promising. Belgium looks GOOD

[Jeff Darlington @JeffDarlington]

From today's broadcast at Wimbledon, produced by Tory Zawacki Roy, this is the story of a farmer's desire to create a grass tennis court that turned into something so much more. ESPN presents The Court of Dreams:

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

BREAKING: The USMNT's win against Bosnia-Herzegovina averaged 24.4 million viewers on Fox, peaking at 31.8 million.

That makes it the most-watched soccer telecast in English-language U.S. history.

[John Fanta @John_Fanta]

This Malik Tillman strike will live on forever in USMNT history.

Couple that with the heart & guts of a team that spent half an hour down a man in a knockout game yet still posted a clean sheet and it’s a performance that unites a country.

What a win. 🇺🇸

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

ABSOLUTE GOOSEBUMPS AS THE ENTIRE STADIUM SINGS 'TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS' WITH THE USMNT PLAYERS AFTER THE WIN AGAINST AUSTRALIA

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[ESPN Insights @ESPNInsights]

Chris Richards 83/83 completed passes are the most passes with 100% accuracy by any player in a FIFA World Cup match since 1966 👏

[Mike @Mwhit12_]

https://t.co/6BWPKbWH2r

[Mike @Mwhit12_]

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[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Maja Chwalinska has changed her life at this year’s Roland Garros.

Her total career earnings before Roland Garros:

$864,030.

What she’s earned at this tournament:

$1,624,000.

Because the players don’t get the money til after the tournament, she was worried she wouldn’t be able to cover her costs for a hotel as she went further and further in the draw.

Polish company OSHEE had to step in and pay for the rest of her hotel fees.

It’s nothing short of heartwarming to see this happening to such a humble person who has overcome her share of struggles.

She overcame a battle with depression and stopped playing tennis entirely for a period to take care of her mental health.

She wasn’t sure if she’d ever come back to this sport.

Absolutely unreal story. 🥹

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[Mike @Mwhit12_]

Winner of Jodar vs Zverev will win the tournament 🍿🎥🎬

[Mike @Mwhit12_]

Amazing battle by the 🐐 @DjokerNole Almost 40 and still competing with the best teenagers in the world.

The future of tennis is insanely bright: Sinner, Alcaraz, Forehand Fonseca, Jodar 🤩

[James Purchin @JamesPurchin]

Mike Tirico told me his secret.

It wasn't talent.
It wasn't luck.
It was what he does on every flight home.

A few years ago, I met him at a restaurant bar in Indianapolis during the Big Ten tournament. One of the biggest voices in sports.

He didn't lead with his résumé. He introduced himself. He asked questions. He cared about every person in the room before anyone cared about him.

Eventually, I asked him what made him great.

He said after every game he calls, on the flight home, he pulls up the broadcast and watches it back.

Listens to his own voice. Hunts for the misses. The dead air. The calls he wishes he could have over.

Every game. Twenty-plus years in.

He wasn't born world-class. He worked his way there one flight at a time.

The best in any room are usually the ones still grading themselves the hardest.

World-class isn't a personality.

It's a habit.