Contreras caps four-run rally as Brewers spoil Alonso's record-tying night
Alonso opened the second inning with his 252nd career home run, matching the franchise record held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 years. But the Mets lost their sixth straight game and 10th in the last 11 to fall 4 1/2 games behind first-place Philadelphia in the NL East.
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A La Liga match in… Miami? Plus: Liverpool need fine-tuning, Musah's Nottingham Forest talks
The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic's daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello! Christmas in Miami for La Liga? You heard it here first. On the way: Ever since the resolution of a major U.S. legal case, the staging of a European league game on American soil has been a matter of when, not if. Today, we're one step closer to putting a date on the 'when'. Mark down the weekend of December 20-21 this year in your diaries because, if all the ducks get themselves in a row, a La Liga match featuring Barcelona and Villarreal will be headed for Miami, Florida, on or around those dates. There's enough enthusiasm for the proposal to suggest it will happen, making it the first top-flight fixture involving clubs from Europe to take place in the States. Advertisement To rewind a little first, the initiative — a controversial one among those who object to teams playing thousands of miles away from home, predominantly for financial gains — has been in the ether for a long time. La Liga first attempted to take a Barcelona game to the U.S. back in 2018, only to be met by opposition from the powers that be, including world governing body FIFA. What ensued was an antitrust lawsuit brought by the American promoter behind the plan, Relevent Sports. It challenged both FIFA and U.S. Soccer in court, claiming it should be allowed to host foreign league matches in American cities — and in April this year, the dispute was comprehensively settled. That development was the starting gun for Relevent to turn the concept into a reality and La Liga, which has been at the forefront of seeking more U.S. exposure, has presented a swift and viable option, involving one of the biggest teams on the planet. Writing for The Athletic, Adam Crafton and Pol Ballus have spelt out the various hurdles which still have to be cleared. Objections to European games taking place outside their traditional jurisdiction have softened dramatically — but Villarreal-Barca in Miami is not a slam dunk. For one thing, the NFL's Miami Dolphins have a nationally-televised home game with the Cincinnati Bengals at Hard Rock Stadium on the night of December 21, and any scheduling will surely prioritise the Dolphins, rather than the other way round. But in reaching an arrangement which works for all sides, it doesn't hurt that the founder of Relevent happens to be the Dolphins' owner Stephen Ross. It's also handy that certain relationships have thawed. La Liga is on better terms with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) than it was previously, and it needs the organisation's consent to proceed. UEFA and Concacaf, the regional federation concerned, also have to provide the green light, as does the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). Advertisement In short, plenty of pieces need to fall into place yet, but the impetus is so great that substantial resistance from those who could thwart the concept is hard to imagine. A litmus test will occur today (Monday) when the RFEF formally decides whether to approve La Liga's request. La Liga craves a bigger chunk of the U.S. market (hence why it has an office in New York). It trails behind the Premier League commercially and is seeking new horizons. It stands to be the first league to make it to the States — but make no mistake, others in Europe would follow. Liverpool's defeat to Crystal Palace in yesterday's Community Shield match — England's annual curtain-raiser for the new season, contested by the reigning Premier League champions and FA Cup holders — shouldn't worry them too much. History shows that in the past 14 years, only one Community Shield-winning side has gone on to lift the title. In all, it was a day of ups and downs — the worst of them a disrupted minute's silence for the late Diogo Jota which had to be cut short. Liverpool head coach Arne Slot was charitable about it. His captain Virgil van Dijk less so. On the pitch, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike combined for Liverpool's first goal and Jeremie Frimpong scored their second. That's lift-off for £200m-worth of summer signings right there. The less said about Salah's penalty in the shootout Palace edged (above) the better. The ball is believed to be somewhere in a tower block outside Wembley. As James Pearce notes, a busy off-season has given Slot some fine-tuning to do — but I'll be surprised if Liverpool aren't good to go. Weekend one in the Championship very nearly served up statement wins from two of the clubs with most eyeballs on them: Birmingham City and Wrexham. Birmingham were within seconds of a 1-0 victory over Ipswich Town (everybody's pick for the title) when a letter-of-the-law handball decision salvaged a penalty for the visitors. Lyndon Dykes' right arm is at head height, above, so the call was bound to go against him. Advertisement The following afternoon, Wrexham had the beating of Southampton until goals in the 90th and 96th minutes stole the moment from them. The Hollywood memo evidently passed Southampton by. Two conflicting conclusions to draw here: one, that the Championship will be ruthless with Birmingham and Wrexham, in a way that League One wasn't last season. But two, that at first glance, both teams are going to cause the second division some trouble. Strap in. Any list of the worst club debuts ever invariably includes Jonathan Woodgate's for Real Madrid. The highlights of his introduction at the Bernabeu in 2005 were an own goal and a second-half red card. 'It wasn't the best,' the English defender said afterwards. Yesterday, Milan centre-back Andrei Coubis, 21, succeeded in outdoing Woodgate on his first senior start in a friendly against Chelsea — scoring an own goal after five minutes and receiving a red card for a professional foul after 19 (above). More defending like that from Milan this season and Christian Pulisic will have his work cut out up front… Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
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Stewards Statement: Saratoga Race At Wrong Distance Due To Incorrect Gate Placement
Stewards Statement: Saratoga Race At Wrong Distance Due To Incorrect Gate Placement originally appeared on Paulick Report. Saturday's final race at Saratoga Race Course [Race 12], which was scheduled and carded at 1 1/8 miles on the Mellon Turf Course, was instead contested at 1 1/16 miles due to an incorrect gate placement that was confirmed after the race was made official. On Saturday, the temporary rail was set at 18 feet on the Mellon Turf Course which dictates an alternate starting location to accommodate for the change in distance around the circumference of the inner rail of the track. However, the gate was incorrectly placed at the starting location for a 1 1/16-mile race. Following this incident, staff from The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) met with the Stewards and determined that human error caused the gate to be placed in the incorrect position. NYRA has implemented measures to ensure that racing officials and Stewards proactively acknowledge and verify the correct gate placement prior to the start of every race. 'The Stewards are responsible for overseeing the integrity of every race here on the NYRA circuit,' said NYRA Steward Victor Escobar. 'We would like to apologize to the betting public, fans and racing participants for failing to meet those standards on Saturday.' The Stewards consist of the New York State Gaming Commission Steward, the Jockey Club Steward and the NYRA Steward. Collectively, the Stewards are responsible for officiating races at Saratoga Race Course. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Aug 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Cowboys 53-man roster projection: 5 running backs? A surprise at corner?
The Dallas Cowboys kept most of their top players out of Saturday's preseason opener. As expected, Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens and Tyler Smith did not play. Surprisingly, right guard Tyler Booker also remained on the sideline throughout the 31-21 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Why didn't the Cowboys play their first-round pick? Advertisement 'There are three games for us so we had a specific plan going into this game of who we wanted to play,' Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said. 'There'll be some more guys that play next week. I'm not going to tell you who, but it was more about, just, 'Hey, this was the rotation we wanted to get this week.' 'And we had a pitch count. A lot of our guys on offense had to play longer than we wanted because we only had the six plays (on the first two series). Next week's going to look a little bit different. You'll see some more guys playing next week because that's been part of the plan all along.' The Cowboys enter the final week of training camp in California with about two weeks remaining before their 90-man roster must be trimmed to 53. A few weeks of practices and one preseason game haven't done much to change our projection from last month, but here is our latest update. It wasn't a great preseason Cowboys debut for Joe Milton but that hasn't done anything to change our prediction that he will be Dak Prescott's backup and the only other quarterback to make the initial 53. Milton came out firing Saturday and it led to some inaccuracy and poor decisions. But the coaching staff has repeatedly talked about how he needs to see as many NFL snaps as possible. That's why the expectation is that he's going to play most, if not all, of Dallas' next two preseason games. Dak Prescott Joe Milton Javonte Williams continues to see the most reps with the starters. Miles Sanders has been sidelined with a knee injury, so the door has been opened for rookie Jaydon Blue to get more opportunities with the first team. But then Blue suffered an ankle injury last week that kept him out of practice and Saturday's preseason game. Five is a lot at the position but no one has come close to running away with the No. 1 job. Phil Mafah has been much more noticeable since the pads have come on. Fullback/tight end Hunter Luepke continues to play a variety of roles, making it highly unlikely that he would be part of the roster cuts. Advertisement Javonte Williams Miles Sanders Jaydon Blue Phil Mafah Hunter Luepke Princeton Fant and John Stephens are worthy of making the roster, but this is an area they could go light with hopes of getting some players back on the practice squad. Luepke also being able to help here could impact the final roster numbers. Jake Ferguson suffered a back injury in practice last week but was able to return the next day. Brevyn Spann-Ford has been dealing with an ankle sprain but is no longer in a walking boot. He could be ready to return in the near future. Jake Ferguson Luke Schoonmaker Brevyn Spann-Ford There have been moments throughout camp when undrafted rookie Traeshon Holden has looked good enough to make the roster as the sixth receiver. There have been days recently when Jalen Brooks, Ryan Flournoy and Jalen Cropper could make an argument for that No. 6 spot. But it's very possible that Dallas goes with only five here and it's unlikely that any of those four would jump any of the five listed below. CeeDee Lamb George Pickens Jalen Tolbert KaVontae Turpin Jonathan Mingo The season-ending neck injury for offensive guard Rob Jones changed things. He certainly was on track to make the roster. Dallas didn't play any of their projected offensive line starters against the Rams, unless we're counting Nate Thomas, who could be needed at left tackle if Tyler Guyton (knee) isn't quite ready for the season opener. The Cowboys' starting O-line on Saturday was Thomas at left tackle, T.J. Bass at left guard, Brock Hoffman at center, Saahdiq Charles at right guard and Hakeem Adeniji at right tackle. Charles left the game in the second half with a knee injury. Asim Richards is also in the mix here, but it was too difficult to keep more than 10 with the needs at other positions. Tyler Smith, LG Tyler Booker, RG Cooper Beebe, C Tyler Guyton, LT Terence Steele, RT Brock Hoffman, G/C Ajani Cornelius, OT Nate Thomas, T/G T.J. Bass, G Hakeem Adeniji, OT The final spots came down to Payton Turner, Jay Toia and Perrion Winfrey. The Cowboys could really go with any two of those three. Edge rusher is their deepest position, especially when Micah Parsons is back on the field. Defensive tackle is another story. That remains arguably the team's weakest position. And it's hard to believe that area can be upgraded much at this point. Things could get really ugly this season in the middle of the Dallas defensive line. Micah Parsons, DE Dante Fowler, DE Sam Williams, DE Marshawn Kneeland, DE Donovan Ezeiruaku, DE Payton Turner, DE Osa Odighizuwa, DT Solomon Thomas, DT Mazi Smith, DT Jay Toia, DT DeMarvion Overshown (knee) is expected to return at some point this season. Until that happens, these five will most likely be who new defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus has in the middle of his defense. Kenneth Murray and Jack Sanborn have seen the most first-team reps, but Marist Liufau has been coming on strong. He was Dallas' best player on Saturday. It'll be tough to keep him off the field in Year 2. Advertisement Marist Liufau Kenneth Murray Jack Sanborn Shemar James Damone Clark Not having Trevon Diggs (knee) and Shavon Revel (knee) has made cornerback a major question mark. No one has really emerged at the position beyond DaRon Bland and Kaiir Elam. And that's why we are still predicting a veteran addition. Undrafted rookie free-agent Zion Childress has shown some upside, making him the biggest surprise of this entire projection. Caelen Carson has also been sidelined with a knee injury, so making a second-year jump hasn't shown up on the field. The safety position should be solid. Schottenheimer has spoken highly of what he's been seeing from Malik Hooker and Donovan Wilson, the expected Week 1 starters. One of the best plays from today's practice: One-handed interception by undrafted rookie CB Zion Childress — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) July 24, 2025 DaRon Bland, CB Kaiir Elam, CB Caelen Carson, CB Zion Childress, CB Cornerback not currently on the roster Malik Hooker, S Donovan Wilson, S Markquese Bell, S Juanyeh Thomas, S Israel Mukuamu, DB Not much projecting here. They are the only ones at their positions on the roster. Brandon Aubrey, K Bryan Anger, P Trent Sieg, LS (Top photo of Phil Mafah: Harry How / Getty Images) Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
