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World Cup roster for the United States women’s national team
It’s a mix of multiple-time World Cup champions and first-time World Cup finalists. Experience and youth. Stars of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
It is the roster of the United States women’s national soccer team:
- Goalkeepers (3): Aubrey Kingsbury, Casey Murphy, Alyssa Naher
- Defenders (7): Alanna Cook, Crystal Dunn, Emily Foxx, Naomi Girma, Sofia Huerta, Kelly O’Hara, Emily Sonette
- Mediators (7): Savannah DeMelo, Julie Ertz, Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle, Kristi Mewes, Ashley Sanchez, Andy Sullivan
- Attackers (6): Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith, Alyssa Thompson, Lynn Williams
14 of the 23 players have never played in a World Cup, but in Morgan, Rapinoe and O’Hara, the USWNT has Three players in the World Cup finals for the fourth time. Becky Sauerbrunn to join that group, however She was unable to fully recover from a foot injury. Now Girma, A.; A rising star in the NWSL He is expected to step up in central defence.
Girma, DeMelo, Smith and Thompson are the best newcomers, notes Roger Gonzalez in the Golazo Begin XI newsletter, which you can sign up for here. We have Sandra Herrera Surprises, mistakes and takeaways from the menuAnd included…
- Herrera: “Savannah Dimelo: She is only in her second year as a professional soccer player in the NWSL, but her rise in form from year to year two are major signs of her continued development. Her place on the list comes with question marks over Rose Lavelle, who hasn’t played since mid-April, and it’s courtesy of DeMelo that the staff wants her as an option if Lavelle needs to rotate.”
The USWNT World Cup opener is July 21 vs Vietnam. You can see the full schedule here.
Little honor
This is not a good morning for…
Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers
Memphis Men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway He was He was suspended for the first three games of the Tigers’ 2023-24 campaign The NCAA announced Wednesday due to recruiting violations.
- The NCAA’s Infractions Committee said so Hardaway’s offense involved him and an assistant coach visiting a high school student at his home during a time of the year when only visits by juniors are allowed at the player’s school..
- “The coach bears ultimate responsibility for what happened in his program,” The decision of the investigation committee states. “He could have taken steps to prevent the violations from happening, but he did not,” he added.
- Memphis will, too Pay a fine of $5,000 And Serves a one-year probationary period In addition to the current surveillance stemming from the James Wiseman IARP case. This latter violation was discovered during Weizmann’s investigation but had nothing to do with this recruitment.
Not to mention the honorable
- Hal Steinbrenner He is “Confused” Why Yankees The fans are upset. Anthony Volpe‘s struggles It may be one of the reasons.
NBA Draft here! Final forms, latest stats, trade candidates and more 🏀
Happy NBA Draft Day everyone! I don’t know about you, but the NBA Draft is my favorite: dreams come true, trades, surprises — it’s all so much fun, and it’s all packed into a one-night jam, so Make sure you know how to watch.
Colin Ward Henninger issued our His latest fictitious projectHere are the top 10:
The footage itself, of course, is only part of the fun. Rumors will spread, and trades will be plentiful. Our Norlander died latest postsincluded…
- Norlander: “If I put Above/Under 1.5 trades in the top 14 trades, I think I’ll take over. Dallas in the 10th place is — by a large margin — the most likely trade target of all the lottery pick teams. … I considered the other teams (in order) more open to swap: Indiana at No. 7, Utah at No. 9, Orlando at No. 11.”
Matt has a lot of great insight, so check it out Check out this widget. Speaking of careers, Sam Quinn put it together One business idea for all 14 lottery teams. Here are more:
Celtics acquire Kristaps Porzingis in three-team trade with Wizards, Grizzlies after initial deal falls apart 🏀
the Celtics They thought they had one of the most skilled large companies in the NBA. the clippers They thought they had the sixth reigning man of the year. the wizards I thought the next step in demolishing them – and some ammunition to rebuild them – had arrived. Then things fell apart.
Then the Celtics and Wizards – with the help of the Grizzlies – put it together again.
After three teams trade themed Christaps Porzingis to Boston and Malcolm Brogdon Los Angeles collapsed due to problems with the doctors in Brogdon, Boston, Washington, and Memphis complete the next swap:
Well, let’s quickly explain this…or try.
- Porzingis, 27, averaged 23.2 points last season and played 65 games, his most since 2016-17. He was one of only three players with at least 100 three-pointers and 100 blocks along with Brook Lopez and Jaren Jackson Jr.. joining Al Horford And Robert Williams IIIPorzingis makes this a great front yard. But he picked a $36 million player option, giving Boston three very expensive players in Porcingies, Jason Tatum And Jaylen Brown.
- With the addition of Smart, 29, the Grizzlies now have both recent Defensive Player of the Year winners in Jackson (2022-23) and Smart (2021-22). Smart would set the tone for Memphis, especially during the first 25 games of the season, which I’m Morant hanging.
- after few days commerce Bradley Bell To Phoenix, Washington continues Salary exchange, and for lack of a better term, the reservoir. Jones, 27, is a really strong player, and he’s w Chris Paul (acquired in the Beal transaction) could bring more commercial value in the future.
For some other news:
classification NFL Triplets: The crowded middle class features the young and the old 🏈
We’re rolling through the NFL’s three-man standings, and then Go over bottom feeders In yesterday’s newsletter, We get in the middlewith teams ranked 20th through seventh.
One of the bands I’m interested in is at the lower end of this group saintsranked 19th. Here’s Jared Dubin to explain it:
- Dobbin: “QB: Derek Carr RB: Alvin Kamara (or Jamal Williams) WR: Chris Olave – Well, this one really looks like the saints. Olaf was great as a starter and looks like a future star. But Carr has been somewhere between slightly above average and slightly below average for the majority of his career, and Kamara took a step back last year and may or may not face a major suspension.”
I could see this group finishing well at the top or Much lower than this arrangement. What if a change of scenery is exactly what Kar, Kamara and Olaf need (and maybe even… Michael Thomas) thrive thanks to Carr’s shooting speed and accuracy? On the other hand, what if 2022 is a sign of things to come for Kamara and Kar, and Olaf is down sophomore year? That trio could lead the Saints to the playoffs…or to a potential off-season reform next season.
As for the team taking a giant leap forward, the Planes ninth place with Aaron Rodgers Team up with Bryce Hall And Garrett Wilson – A 39-year-old quarterback along with a 44-year-old running back/wide receiver duo sum. Rodgers’ play with Gang Green will be a highlight of the year.
We’ve got the six best bands coming out today, so stay tuned!
What we watch Thursday 📺
⚾ Forrest woke up at LSU7 p.m. on ESPN2
🏀 NBA Draft8 p.m. on ABC and ESPN (details)
🏀 Sun in Linux8 p.m. on CBS Sports