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Brawl breaks out between players and fans after Colombia-Uruguay Copa America match
After a heated match on the pitch, emotions spilled over into the stands Wednesday night at the Colombia/Uruguay Copa America semi-final match in Charlotte, North Carolina. About a dozen Uruguay players went into the stands and had to be removed by security personnel. "Uruguay players have entered the stands and a fight has broken out between fans and players," read a post on the Fox Soccer X account, which was retweeted by Fox Sports, which aired the match.
US men's national soccer coach Gregg Berhalter fired
U.S. men's national soccer team coach Gregg Berhalter has been fired, officials said. In a statement Wednesday, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Berhalter had "been relieved of his duties ... effective immediately." “I want to thank Gregg for his hard work and dedication to U.S. Soccer and our Men’s National Team,” U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone said in a statement. “We are now focused on working with our Sporting Director Matt Crocker and leveraging his experience at the highest levels of the sport to ensure we find the right person to lead the USMNT into a new era of on-field success.” Berhalter's exit comes after the national team lost 1-0 to Uruguay in the Copa América tournament last week.
Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter pleads guilty to illegal betting
Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single count of wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a gambling scheme that cost him his NBA career. Porter, in a dark suit and tie, said "guilty" when asked by a federal magistrate in Brooklyn how he pleaded to the charge and admitted he withdrew from games so he and others could benefit from electronic bets placed on how he would perform. "I knew what I did was wrong and unlawful and I'm deeply sorry for my conduct," Porter said. An NBA investigation found Porter placed more than a dozen bets on basketball games, including in which he bet the Raptors would lose. He received a lifetime ban from the league in April.
Transforming tennis tradition: The massive new Wimbledon Park Project will more than double its size
Wimbledon is about to get bigger. A lot bigger. If all goes ahead as planned, the Wimbledon Park Project will be a new and ambitious endeavor aimed at transforming the historic Wimbledon grounds by adding an extra 27 acres of land while simultaneously preserving its legacy and enhancing its community impact, according to Andrew Wayro, Wimbledon's senior design landscape manager. "I think it's fundamental to us going forward as a championship," Wayro told ABC News in an interview a few days before the start of the 2024 Championships. "It's fundamental for tennis in the U.K. and for us as a Grand Slam, but it's also fundamental in terms of what we can offer in terms of other benefits to compete with the other Grand Slams as well as what we can offer to patrons who come to the event each year." The project promises to bring significant changes to Wimbledon by expanding the tennis landscape and offering new opportunities for both players and the local community.
Scoreboard roundup -- 7/9/24
Here are the scores from Tuesday's sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEKansas City at St. Louis PPDSeattle Mariners 8, San Diego Padres 3Toronto Blue Jays 3, San Francisco 4Chicago Cubs 9, Baltimore Orioles 2Houston Astros 4, Miami Marlins 3 AMERICAN LEAGUEMinnesota vs. Chi White Sox PPDTexas Rangers 5, Los Angeles Angels 4Tampa Bay Rays 5, New York Yankees 3Cleveland Guardians 9, Detroit Tigers 8Boston Red Sox 12, Oakland A's 9
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