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Canada Standard
7 days ago
- Sport
- Canada Standard
Mexico edges U.S. to win Gold Cup title
(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images) Edson Alvarez scored the go-ahead goal in the 77th minute as Mexico overcame an early deficit to defeat the U.S. Men's National Team 2-1 in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Houston on Sunday night. Mexico won its second straight Gold Cup and 10th overall. The U.S. are second with seven titles while Canada won it in 2000. Chris Richards gave the U.S. the lead in the fourth minute but Raul Jimenez tied it in the 27th. Alvarez scored Mexico's tournament-high fifth set piece goal. The first four were off corner kicks. The winner was a free kick that Johan Vasquez flicked to Alvarez for a diving header that was first ruled offside but the decision was overturned after video review. Goalkeeper Angel Malagon preserved the lead in the second minute of stoppage time with a close-range stop of Patrick Agyemang. Mexico is 6-2 in Gold Cup finals vs. the U.S. Richards stunned the Mexicans with an athletic header, ending their streak of not allowing a goal at 387 minutes. It was the earliest goal in Gold Cup final history. Sebastian Berhalter, whose father, Gregg, was coaching the USMNT in Copa America at this time in 2024 but was fired soon after the tournament, sent a free kick to the middle of the box where Richards had to step back to gain control of the ball before directing it to the underside of the bar where it fell across the line. Jimenez roofed a through ball corner by Marcel Ruiz to make it 1-1. Afterward, Jimenez held up a Diogo Jota jersey to honor his former Wolverhampton, who along with his brother Andre Silva died in a car accident on Thursday. Mexico led in attempts (16-6), shots on goal (8-3) and corner kicks (12-0). The U.S. fielded essentially a B team for the Gold Cup so it was no surprise they were a decided underdog against a veteran Mexican side. Playing in Houston didn't help. No national team in the world has less of a home-field advantage than when the Americans 'host' the Mexicans and the crowd of 71,000 was at least 75 percent pro-Mexico. -- Field Level Media
Canada News.Net
7 days ago
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Mexico edges U.S. to win Gold Cup title
(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images) Edson Alvarez scored the go-ahead goal in the 77th minute as Mexico overcame an early deficit to defeat the U.S. Men's National Team 2-1 in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Houston on Sunday night. Mexico won its second straight Gold Cup and 10th overall. The U.S. are second with seven titles while Canada won it in 2000. Chris Richards gave the U.S. the lead in the fourth minute but Raul Jimenez tied it in the 27th. Alvarez scored Mexico's tournament-high fifth set piece goal. The first four were off corner kicks. The winner was a free kick that Johan Vasquez flicked to Alvarez for a diving header that was first ruled offside but the decision was overturned after video review. Goalkeeper Angel Malagon preserved the lead in the second minute of stoppage time with a close-range stop of Patrick Agyemang. Mexico is 6-2 in Gold Cup finals vs. the U.S. Richards stunned the Mexicans with an athletic header, ending their streak of not allowing a goal at 387 minutes. It was the earliest goal in Gold Cup final history. Sebastian Berhalter, whose father, Gregg, was coaching the USMNT in Copa America at this time in 2024 but was fired soon after the tournament, sent a free kick to the middle of the box where Richards had to step back to gain control of the ball before directing it to the underside of the bar where it fell across the line. Jimenez roofed a through ball corner by Marcel Ruiz to make it 1-1. Afterward, Jimenez held up a Diogo Jota jersey to honor his former Wolverhampton, who along with his brother Andre Silva died in a car accident on Thursday. Mexico led in attempts (16-6), shots on goal (8-3) and corner kicks (12-0). The U.S. fielded essentially a B team for the Gold Cup so it was no surprise they were a decided underdog against a veteran Mexican side. Playing in Houston didn't help. No national team in the world has less of a home-field advantage than when the Americans 'host' the Mexicans and the crowd of 71,000 was at least 75 percent pro-Mexico.
Canada News.Net
05-07-2025
- Automotive
- Canada News.Net
Chase Elliott hopes to continue road success at Mexico City
(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images) Sunday's Viva Mexico 250 in Mexico City means a few road-course standouts should be antsy to make the long trip south and claim a playoff berth. NASCAR makes history Sunday when it holds the first points-paying international Cup Series race in the modern era at the tricky Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, featuring 15 turns that drivers will battle over 100 laps (242.9 miles) at 7,350 feet. It will be the first international points event since 1958 when Lee Petty won in Toronto driving an Oldsmobile in a 19-car field that featured son Richard in his racing debut. One hotshot looking forward to a few right turns to go along with the lefts is Chase Elliott, the active leader in wins at the Cup Series' snaking layouts from New York to California to Mexico and points in between. Owner of seven road wins, third to all-time leader Jeff Gordon (nine) and Tony Stewart (eight), Elliott has had no luck on them since 2022. His only two victories in 2021 and the last on the winding courses were at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Tex., and the lengthy Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisc., which only made two appearances on the Cup schedule (2021, 2022) before being replaced. The seven-time NASCAR Most Popular Driver award winner is having an incredibly consistent but completely unremarkable regular season in his 10th full campaign after running five races in 2015. Through 15 races so far, the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports pilot is winless -- he has had just one victory (Texas, 2024) since grabbing the checkers at Talladega on Oct. 2, 2022 -- but he is the only driver to finish every race in the top 20, placing him fifth in points (minus-112 to leader William Byron) with an 11.7 average finish. However, Elliott had made a habit of winning in the Cup Series -- 19 total times, including five each in his championship season of 2020 and also in 2022. But drivers generally have to lead to win -- though Denny Hamlin, who will miss the Mexico race for his child's birth, only led five laps Sunday on the way to career victory No. 57 at Michigan. Elliott, 29, has paced the way on just 95 laps, while Byron, Kyle Larson and Hamlin -- 1-2-3 in points -- have combined for a whopping 2,074 circuits led. Usually for Elliott, it has been a different story, one of flashy, checkered success, not just a good points day with no chance of glory, when it comes to racing on the slithering asphalt. In 36 career road events, Elliott has nabbed seven wins, three poles and 20 top fives. He has led 489 laps with an average finish of 9.0. The Dawsonville, Ga., driver is optimistic -- despite fans' criticism of crew chief Alan Gustafson and the team. 'We care a lot about each other,' Elliott said. 'I think it's important that we've stuck together through this, and I think there is light at the end of the tunnel somewhere. I also think we're going to be way better for it once we do get on the other side because we've had to learn some hard lessons.' Currently saddled with an 0-for-43 winless streak in points races, could the top racer on road courses desperately use a win Sunday and tie Stewart for second in wins? Let's just say he would have no problem bringing a trophy through customs when he returns.
Canada Standard
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Canada Standard
Rangers activate SS Corey Seager (hamstring) from IL
Field Level Media 05 Jul 2025, 09:13 GMT+10 (Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images) The Texas Rangers activated star shortstop Corey Seager from the 10-day injured list prior to Wednesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Seager has missed the past 16 games due to a right hamstring injury sustained on May 10 against the Detroit Tigers. The Rangers were 8-8 during his latest absence. Seager is batting third and serving as the designated hitter on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Seager has served two stints on the IL this season due to the same injury and has appeared in only five of the past 33 games. Seager is batting .300 with six homers and 12 RBIs in 26 games this season. The five-time All-Star is in his fourth season with the Rangers. He is batting .281 with 102 homers and 265 RBIs during his Texas tenure. Seager was named World Series MVP for the second time in his career when he led the Rangers to the 2023 title. He finished second in American League MVP balloting that season after batting .327 with 33 homers and 96 RBIs Texas optioned infielder Blaine Crim to Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move. Crim, 27, is hitless in 11 at-bats over five games for the Rangers this season. --Field Level Media
Canada News.Net
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Rangers activate SS Corey Seager (hamstring) from IL
(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images) The Texas Rangers activated star shortstop Corey Seager from the 10-day injured list prior to Wednesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Seager has missed the past 16 games due to a right hamstring injury sustained on May 10 against the Detroit Tigers. The Rangers were 8-8 during his latest absence. Seager is batting third and serving as the designated hitter on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Seager has served two stints on the IL this season due to the same injury and has appeared in only five of the past 33 games. Seager is batting .300 with six homers and 12 RBIs in 26 games this season. The five-time All-Star is in his fourth season with the Rangers. He is batting .281 with 102 homers and 265 RBIs during his Texas tenure. Seager was named World Series MVP for the second time in his career when he led the Rangers to the 2023 title. He finished second in American League MVP balloting that season after batting .327 with 33 homers and 96 RBIs Texas optioned infielder Blaine Crim to Triple-A Round Rock in a corresponding move. Crim, 27, is hitless in 11 at-bats over five games for the Rangers this season.
