Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez wins 2024 Home Run Derby as Bobby Witt Jr. misses swing-off by mere feet
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Major League Soccer Bans Top Goal-Scorer Cristian Arango Four Matches For Harassment
Major League Soccer leading goalscorer Cristian Arango of Real Salt Lake was suspended for four games by the league on Monday for violating the MLS Anti-Harassment Policy. The 29-year-old Colombian forward will miss MLS matches on Wednesday at Los Angeles FC and Saturday at Colorado, plus the MLS All-Star Game on July 24 and Real Salt Lake's first match in the Leagues Cup on August 1 at home against Atlas. Arango has scored 17 goals and set up 11 others over 23 matches this season to top the scoring charts.
France's Leading Goalscorer Olivier Giroud Ends International Career
France's all-time leading goalscorer Olivier Giroud confirmed his international retirement on Monday, calling time on a career that saw him score 57 goals in 137 appearances. "The long-dreaded moment has arrived: the moment of saying goodbye to the French national team," Giroud wrote on Instagram. "We've become an inseparable band of mates under the watchful eye of one man: the coach, Didier Deschamps, whom I thank for his trust. Despite our ups and downs, he has enabled me to become Les Bleus' all-time top scorer."
Sources: Browns, K Dustin Hopkins reach 3-year, $15.9M extension - ESPN
The Cleveland Browns and kicker Dustin Hopkins reached agreement on a three-year, $15.9 million extension, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday, making him one of the NFL's top five highest-paid kickers.
MLB Home Run Derby history: Winners by year, records, more - ESPN
Every July, the Home Run Derby offers a fun break in the regular MLB season. This year, Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez took home the title for most home runs of the night. The event started in 1985 and has been aired on ESPN since 1994. The format and rules have changed over the years, but the objective has remained the same: to highlight the top sluggers in the league.
Hernandez outslugs Witt to become 1st Dodger to win HR Derby crown - ESPN
ARLINGTON, Texas — In the annals of their long history, no Los Angeles Dodgers player had ever won the Home Run Derby.
Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández crowned Home Run Derby winner after edging Royals' Witt Jr.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez won the Home Run Derby when he beat local star Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals 14-13 in the final round Monday night.
Real Salt Lake's Cristian Arango suspended 4 games by MLS - ESPN
Real Salt Lake star forward Cristian «Chicho» Arango was suspended Monday for four matches for violating the MLS anti-harassment policy.