Tempo's Mabrey scores 53 to tie WNBA single-game scoring record - ESPN
TORONTO — Marina Mabrey matched the WNBA scoring record with 53 points to help the Toronto Tempo rout the Los Angeles Sparks 125-97 on Thursday night.
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Pepe steers Ivory Coast into World Cup last 32 as Curacao go home
PHILADELPHIA: Nicolas Pepe scored twice as Ivory Coast beat Curacao 2-0 on Thursday to reach the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time ever and bring the tiny Caribbean country’s run at the tournament to an end. Former Arsenal forward Pepe, now playing in Spain for Villarreal, opened the scoring for the Elephants after just seven minutes in Philadelphia and netted again just after the hour mark. Ivory Coast finish with six points in Group E with this victory following their opening 1-0 win over Ecuador and a 2-1 loss to Germany. They therefore go through in second place behind Germany on head-to-head — the Germans lost 2-1 to Ecuador in New Jersey at the same time. The 2024 African champions had never previously got out of their group in three previous appearances at the World Cup, and their reward for this historic performance is a last-32 tie next Tuesday in Dallas. That will be against the runners-up in Group I, which means a very tough test against either France — the country where Pepe and several other Ivorian players were born — or Norway. Curacao, with its population of barely 160,000, had already made history just by being at the World Cup, but the smallest nation ever to reach the finals go home after finishing bottom of the section without a win. Dick Advocaat’s team were thrashed 7-1 by Germany on their tournament debut, but the high point came in their next game as they withstood a barrage to hold Ecuador to a 0-0 draw. They couldn’t repeat that performance here, but still did their fans proud in a game watched by a sell-out crowd of 68,324 at Lincoln Financial Field — such an attendance on a Thursday afternoon is proof that the World Cup has definitely made its mark on the United States. Orange
France want group top spot to avoid travel disruption, Stephan says
BOSTON, June 25 : France will be aiming to secure top spot in their World Cup Group I on Friday when they take on equally in-form Norway to avoid having to travel far from their base in Boston for their next matches, assistant coach Guy Stephan said.
Demolition greets Sweden at its World Cup base camp during FC Dallas renovation project
TEXAS, USA: No, a storm didn’t roll through Sweden’s base camp at the World Cup. It’s just a home renovation. The Swedes were taken by surprise seeing mangled metal and other demolished construction material on one side of Toyota Stadium — the home of MLS team FC Dallas — during their training session Wednesday night. “I just thought, ‘what happened?’ As far as I knew there hadn’t been any storm,” Sweden midfielder Besfort Zeneli told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. That scheduled work, done earlier in the day before Sweden’s session, is part of a years-long renovation project at the stadium. That area has been blocked off since before Sweden started using the stadium as their base camp after arriving in the United States in early June. The construction has had no impact on the pitch or any facilities being used by the team in Frisco, Texas, about 30 miles north of downtown Dallas. Still, that very visible demolition from the latest work caught some players by surprise when they arrived for training ahead of their final Group F match against Japan. FC Dallas said in a statement Thursday that the work “was part of a planned and controlled demolition within an active construction zone.
How to Watch the World Cup Today: Schedule, Times, TV, Streaming for USA, Germany, More
Day 15 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup closes out the group stage for Groups D, E and F, delivering six matches full of high stakes. Germany looks to stay perfect against a must-win Ecuador at New York New Jersey Stadium, while the USMNT wraps up its dominant Group D run against Türkiye in Los Angeles at 10 p.m. ET. Japan and Sweden meet in Dallas with a spot in the Round of 32 on the line, and a winner-take-all battle for second place in Group D pits Paraguay against Australia in the San Francisco Bay Area. All six matches air on FOX or FS1 and stream live and on demand on FOX One.
2026 NBA draft: Round 1 winners, surprise picks, questions - ESPN
Round 1 of the 2026 NBA draft wrapped Tuesday night, and the race for the No. 1 pick was decided with the Washington Wizards selecting AJ Dybantsa first, and then the Utah Jazz taking Darryn Peterson with the No. 2 pick.
Potter warns Sweden to fix defensive issues for Japan test
ARLINGTON, Texas, June 24 : Graham Potter has warned his team against another poor defensive performance when they play Japan in Dallas on Thursday as Sweden attempt to bounce back from their heavy loss to the Netherlands last Saturday to book a place in the World Cup last 32.
France eye top spot against in-form Norway
NEW YORK, June 24 : France can secure a more comfortable route through the World Cup when they face Norway in their final Group I match on Friday, though finishing top could leave them facing one of the toughest roads to the trophy.