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Congrats to 
 
Maybe the greatest night in Venezuelan sports history.

Just saw on FB that there won't be any live streaming available for us here with the Golden League (but they will be shown on Scandinavian TV, and the US team said they'd post live updates on Instagram, etc.).

Oh well. Congrats to . They deserved to win. Happy for them that they won in their biggest sport.
 
Our hitting wasn’t good all tournament and it finally bit us.

Congrats to 
 
Maybe the greatest night in Venezuelan sports history.

and he's out after 4.1 innings.
 
Did not have 5.02 ERA Eduardo Rodriguez shutting down the US lineup on my bingo card.

Great run by . Bummed out that they lost.
 
 Vs  in the final!

Great run by . Bummed out that they lost.
 
 Vs  in the final!

Venezuela with 3 runs in the top of the 7th and they have a 4-2 lead

Not sure if there'll be qualification or not but if there isn't, I'm guessing the 8 countries will be 
Canada USA Sweden Finland Czech Republic Switzerland Germany Slovakia

vs.  Starting Lineups:
 
 Venezuela
1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (Right Field)
2. Maikel Garcia (3rd Base)
3. Luis Arraez (1st Base)
4. Eugenio Suarez (Designated Hitter)
5. Ezequiel Tovar (Shortstop)
6. Gleyber Torres (2nd Base)
7. Wilyer Abreu (Left Field)
8. William Contreras (Catcher)
9. Jackson Chourio (Center Field)
Starting Pitcher: Keider Montero
 
 Italy
1. Sam Antonacci (Shortstop)
2. Jon Berti (2nd Base)
3. Jakob Marsee (Center Field)
4. Vinnie Pasquantino (1st Base)
5. Zach Dezenzo (Designated Hitter)
6. Jac Caglianone (Right Field)
7. Andrew Fischer (3rd Base)
8. J.J. D'Orazio (Catcher)
9. Dante Nori (Left Field)
Starting Pitcher: Aaron Nola

The 2028 World Cup of Hockey will be hosted in  Calgary, Edmonton, and  Prague in February.
 
Calgary and Prague will host the pool rounds and Edmonton will host the finals.

LA28 competition will begin the MONDAY before the Opening Ceremony with football group stage matches.

LA28 competition will begin the MONDAY before the Opening Ceremony with football group stage matches.

Lot of great success this past week in Squash, Road Cycling, Basketball 3x3, Rugby Sevens, and of course Baseball.
 
Here's what's coming up this week (Week 10):
 
Tuesday - Women's Basketball vs.  on TruTV at 5 ET (Final qualifier for the WC that we've already qualified for), Baseball final at 8 ET on FOX
 
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday - The US Men's Handball team will be playing matches in Denmark as part of Norlys Golden League.  Thursday vs.  , Saturday vs.  , and Sunday vs.  . (8, 4, and 4pm local time, so rewind 5 hours I think for ET).  No idea if this will be streamed anywhere.  Information is scarce online. No streaming here, but check the US Handball page for updates.
 
Later this week, we have the Panamerican Road Cycling Championships - I don't think we have any elite Men, and just a few elite Women participating.  No idea on streaming.  Check Road Cycling page for streaming link.  There will be TT and RR.
 
Two team Equestrian events are happening in Florida - One in Jumping, and one in Dressage.  
 
Miami Open in Tennis (Men and Women) kicks off today.  Level 1000, so all the top dogs are there.
 
Beach volleyball has a Challenger (Tier 2) event in Mexico.
 
Fencing will be back underway this weekend in Lima with Foil.  (Should be able to stream on fencingtv.com) 
 
Judo will be in Tbilisi for another Grand Slam this weekend.  Can watch live on judotv.com with no subscription (but with ads and no replays).
 
Flag Football has an event in Los Angeles called the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, where Team USA will go up against some other NFL dudes it looks like.  I think it's like 4-8 on Saturday on Fox.
 
Our Men's Rugby Sevens will be playing in Montevideo this weekend, hoping to nab a spot in the World Championships coming up.
 
There is an Open Water Swimming PanAm event in Aruba, but I haven't figured out if it's just a qualifier for the Central American/Caribbean Games, or if it's also a PanAm event that we might send someone to.  Edit: No USA athletes participating.
 
And finally, Road Cycling will be in Italy for the Milano-San Remo event for Men and Women this weekend.
 

how can this be strike

I fell asleep (oops)...but happy to see the results!  

Brilliant catch by  Julio Rodriguez!

Great 4th inning at the plate! Gunner Henderson & Roman Anthony both hit home runs to give us the 2-1 lead!

I need these teams to pull a short track and have mascots so I can say something like Go Eagles!

Skenes has looked good in the biggest game of his career so far.
 
However, one mistake leads to a  home run… 

Here we go! Semifinal 1 about to get underway.
 
Paul Skenes vs. the juggernaut Dominican lineup 
 
Can't wait!

Here's my deep look for Group C.
 
 is already guaranteed to finish in the top 4 and will compete in the World Cup, all other teams have a chance. Here's what the final matches look like:
 
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If Canada defeats Australia they will qualify to the World Cup. Likewise, the winner of Turkey and Hungary will qualify to the World Cup. Here's what is needed for them to qualify to the World Cup if they lose their match.
 
 - Either Turkey defeats Hungary or Argentina defeats Japan
 - Either Japan defeats Argentina or Australia defeats Canada
 - Either Canada defeats Australia or Argentina defeats Japan
 
For Japan and Argentina they must not only win their match, but also require the following results.
 
 - Australia defeats Canada
 - Canada defeats Australia and Hungary defeats Turkey
 
 
Here's a chart:
 
Winners Qualify to World Cup                  
Scenario Counts
Australia - 8/8
Canada - 7/8
Hungary - 7/8
Turkey - 7/8
Japan - 2/8
Argentina - 1/8

completes the ice hockey sweep - men's ice hockey, women's ice hockey, paralympic sled hockey

Well...not the results I was expecting at all (and  finishing off the podium!).
 
Bronze for our women over   (having lost to  in SF 20-22)
and GOLD for our men over !  
 
(You know...there haven't been enough  vs.  matches across global sport recently.)

vs.  Starting Lineups:
 
 United States
1. Bobby Witt Jr. (Shortstop)
2. Bryce Harper (1st Base)
3. Aaron Judge (Right Field)
4. Kyle Schwarber (Designated Hitter)
5. Gunnar Henderson (3rd Base)
6. Will Smith (Catcher)
7. Roman Anthony (Left Field)
8. Brice Turang (2nd Base)
9. Pete Crow-Armstrong (Center Field)
Starting Pitcher: Paul Skenes
 
 Dominican Republic
1. Fernando Tatis Jr. (Right Field)
2. Ketel Marte (2nd Base)
3. Juan Soto (Left Field)
4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1st Base)
5. Manny Machado (3rd Base)
6. Junior Caminero (Designated Hitter)
7. Julio Rodriguez (Center Field)
8. Austin Wells (Catcher)
9. Geraldo Perdomo (Shortstop)
Starting Pitcher: Luis Severino