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Tyler Adams says US soccer team tunes out criticism from former players
FILE - Tyler Adams of the United States runs on the pitch during the World Cup group B soccer match between England and The United States, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, on Nov. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) Tyler Adams says the U.S. soccer team has tuned out criticism from former players. Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey, who share the American goals record with 57 each, are among those who have been critical of current regulars not in the struggling roster preparing for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Advertisement 'We don't talk about that internally as a group," Adams said Wednesday during a Zoom interview with The Associated Press. "The noise on the outside is the noise on the outside. I think we need to focus on what we need to do as a group and continue to build.' Star Christian Pulisic is skipping the June camp and Gold Cup to rest after playing about 120 games for club and country over two seasons. 'Whether it was Gold Cup, whether it was Copa (América), whether it was Confederations Cup, whether it was the World Cup, I wasn't going to miss competitions,' Dempsey said last week on the 'Men in Blazers' podcast. 'For me, I don't understand it because that wasn't my mentality. I always wanted to play in those games.' Watching Portugal celebrate its win over Spain in Sunday's European Nations League final, Donovan said on the Fox postgame show: 'I can't help but think about our guys on vacation not wanting to play in Gold Cup.' Advertisement Pulisic has not spoken publicly of his decision. The U.S. has lost four straight games, its longest skid since 2007, following a 4-0 rout Tuesday night by Switzerland. 'This is part of the process,' Adams said. 'You're going to win games. You're going to lose games. It's about continuing to build that. I think we're on the right path. We have to continue to build and try the things that we've been training. It'll take a little bit of time, but it will come together.' Adams didn't dress for the Switzerland friendly but is confident he will be ready for the Gold Cup, where the Americans open Sunday against Trinidad and Tobago. Advertisement 'A little turf toe-type injury. More of an overuse thing probably than anything — overload. It was something that I picked up when I came into camp,' Adams said. 'Progressing well right now, but just trying to be smart and manage it.' Adams, who captained the U.S. at the 2022 World Cup, funded a pair of mini-pitches at Pulaski Park in Poughkeepsie, New York, near his home in Wappinger. He spoke on the Zoom about his work with Allstate, the U.S. Soccer Foundation and Black Star Soccer to construct fields about the size of basketball courts at the Fisher Magnet Upper Academy in Detroit and The Bell Avenue School in Yeadon, Pennsylvania. 'Before the World Cup hopefully we plan to do one more with a city unnamed yet,' Adams said. 'It's something that I think has real impact, continues to grow the sport, serves underserved communities.' Now 26, Adams is feeling back to his old self. He had back surgery last July with Dr. Robert Watkins and returned to the field with England's Bournemouth on Oct. 26. Adams played in 28 Premier League matches this season after being limited to three in 2023-24 because of leg injuries. Advertisement 'It's definitely enjoyable when you're healthy,' he said. "The 16-to-18 months that it was just on and off inconsistency is something I never had in my career and never had to battle. And then when it hits you and you go through that, you just learn different ways to navigate things, enjoy life, just not take things for granted, all the little things." Since Mauricio Pochettino took over as U.S. coach last fall, players have had more autonomy to break away from rigid positioning employed by his predecessor, Gregg Berhalter. 'From a positional standpoint, obviously we had probably a little bit of a different structure under Gregg,' Adams said. 'Maurizio gives the players freedom to find spots they're comfortable in and see how they can affect the game in different ways. I think our attacking players definitely have freedom to try and find the ball and create things in the right areas of the field. So, yeah, I think he gives everyone freedom, but there's still structure to the way that we want to play.' Adams will be with the U.S. team in Austin, Texas, next Wednesday, and following intently when the Premier League releases its 2025-26 schedule at 3 a.m. CDT. He feels improved because of his time with Leeds in 2022-23 and Bournemouth the past two seasons. Advertisement 'After you play in the Premier League, every game feels slow,'' he said. 'No matter what game I play in now the game feels slow. You look at your schedule when the season comes out and you have to play in a row Arsenal, Tottenham, Man City, Liverpool, Manchester United, all these big games back to back to back you just learn how to make decisions quicker and if you don't, you get punished." ___ AP soccer:
Yahoo
15-04-2025
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Angela Stanford, who won a major at 40, selected to captain 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup team
When the LPGA communications team asked Angela Stanford whether she could meet with the media on March 19 to discuss her Solheim Cup captaincy, she politely asked to reschedule. The day had already been reserved for good friend and fellow touring pro Kim Kaufman, who was undergoing her final round of chemotherapy back home in Texas. Stanford has been on a mission to help 33-year-old Kaufman keep her hair by helping with an ice cap regimen that restricts blood flow and chemo treatment to the hair follicle cells. They'd get dry ice in the morning and then put the first cap on an hour before chemo, changing the cap every 25 minutes throughout the session and then for four additional hours afterward. The caps are kept anywhere from minus 32 degrees to minus 40 degrees. Advertisement Stanford wasn't going to miss cap duty. For those wondering what kind of captain Stanford will be, that anecdote paints an accurate picture. 'I'm a protector by nature,' said Stanford, who steps into the role after serving as an assistant caption in the past three Solheim Cups, first to Pat Hurst and then Stacy Lewis. Ally Ewing and Jennifer Kupcho of The United States team (standing) ride with Angela Stanford down the 18th fairway in the singles matches on the final day of the 2024 Solheim Cup at The Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on September 15, 2024 in Gainesville, Virginia. In those experiences, Stanford learned that she needed to be 'all in' as Solheim Cup captain, and, in recent years, Stanford hasn't been in a position to do that. Her beloved mother Nan died of cancer three years ago, and it took some time to get back to a good place both emotionally and physically. Advertisement Last year, she retired from full-time golf on the LPGA after 23 seasons. The 47-year-old won seven times on tour, including the Evian Championship at age 40, and competed in 98 consecutive major championships from 2002 to 2024, a streak that's second only to Jack Nicklaus in major championship golf. A six-time Solheim Cup player, the proud Texan earned the winning point for Team USA in 2015 when she defeated Suzann Pettersen, who was embroiled in controversy, 2-and-1 in Sunday singles. Lewis praised Stanford's never-give-up mentality as a player, and said she was most helpful in her role as assistant when it came time to make the captain's picks. 'She was there to help me as a sounding board,' said Lewis, 'and push me in the right way.' Advertisement While Stanford served as a stats guru for Lewis, she won't be quite as tied to the numbers as she leads a team of 12 Americans Sept. 11-13, 2026, at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands. 'I grew up in an era that stats weren't really that important,' said Stanford, 'so my gut and my instincts, you know, those things matter to me. If I have a gut feeling about something, that number better be pretty good to talk me out of it.' Growing up, Stanford loved to play basketball in away gyms, and she relishes the idea of winning overseas, having been part of two of the three American teams that have done it in the past. The Americans hadn't won overseas since 1996 when Stanford played for Betsy King in 2007, and she appreciated the methodical, serious approach King took to the role. That being said, Stanford hopes her team gets to see her fun side. Angela Stanford a vice captain of The United States team walks with United States team members Cheyenne Knight (C) and Ally Ewing (R) prior to the The Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin Golf Club on September 21, 2023 in Casares, Spain. For the Europeans, 37-year-old Swede Anna Nordqvist will lead the home team in the Netherlands, and it isn't lost on Stanford what the two captains have in common. Advertisement As Stanford grieved the loss of her mother, Nordqvist grieved the loss first of her marriage, followed by the sudden death of her ex-husband, Kevin McAlpine, at age 39. 'I find that kind of fascinating that you have two people that are captains that have walked a path of grief that they didn't want, they didn't ask for, some of the hardest stuff they've ever had to go through,' said Stanford. 'And so I think it at some point, for me, it's going to be pretty special to get to stand beside her and know that, you know, she's done everything she can as a human being just to put one foot in front of the other. She's done the work, and I've done the work, and now we get to be a part of spearheading an event that will hopefully help women's golf grow.' This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Angela Stanford selected to captain 2026 U.S. Solheim Cup team
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Halle Berry Reflects on Being the Only Black Best Actress Oscar Winner: 'Did It Really Change Anything for Women of Color?'
Halle Berry is opening up about being the first — and only — Black woman to have won the Oscar for best actress in the nearly 100-year history of the Academy Awards. In the Apple TV+ documentary Number One on the Call Sheet, Berry reflects on what has happened since she won the Oscar in 2002, for her role in Monster's Ball. In that time, no other Black actress has taken home the award. More from The Hollywood Reporter Spanish Marital Drama 'Querer' Wins Series Mania Ava DuVernay, Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem Sign Open Letter Criticizing Oscars' Response to 'No Other Land' Co-Director Attack Kenan Thompson to Receive Reel Works ChangeMaker Award (Exclusive) 'It's forced me to ask myself, did it matter?' Berry asks. 'Did it really change anything for women of color? For my sisters? For our journey?' The documentary shows a montage of Black actresses losing out to white women at the Oscars. Overall, 15 Black actresses have been nominated for the honor, including, most recently, Cynthia Erivo, who's been nominated twice. This year, Erivo was nominated for her role in Wicked but lost to Anora star Mikey Madison. Berry says in the documentary that she thought a Black actress had a good chance of winning in 2021. 'A few years ago, I was at the table with Andra Day, and I was across the room from Viola Davis, and they were both nominated for stellar performances [Day for The United States vs. Billie Holoday and Davis for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom], and I felt 100 percent sure that this was the year one of them was gonna walk away with this award,' she says, adding: 'For equally different and beautiful reasons, they both deserved it, and I thought for sure.' However, Frances McDormand went on to collect her third Oscar, for Nomadland. 'The system is not really designed for us, and so we have to stop coveting that which is not for us,' Berry adds. 'Because at the end of the day, it's 'How do we touch the lives of people?' and that fundamentally is what art is for.' In the documentary, Taraji P. Henson and Whoopi Goldberg also express incredulity over the lack of Black best actress Oscar winners. 'Wait a minute, none of us were good enough?' Goldberg asks. 'Nobody? In all of these people, nobody?… What are we missing here? This is a conversation people have every year.' Goldberg is one of 10 Black women who have won the Oscar for best supporting actress. Henson has a theory about why there are more supporting actress wins for Black women. 'I don't think the industry really sees us as leads, you know?' she says in the documentary. 'They give us supporting [actress awards] like they give out candy canes. That just — I don't know what to do with that. Because what are you saying to me?' Best of The Hollywood Reporter Harvey Weinstein's "Jane Doe 1" Victim Reveals Identity: "I'm Tired of Hiding" 'Awards Chatter' Podcast: 'Sopranos' Creator David Chase Finally Reveals What Happened to Tony (Exclusive)
CBC
21-02-2025
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McDavid snaps overtime winner as Canada drops United States in 4 Nations Face-Off final
Hockey · Breaking Canada has defeated The United States 3-2 in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, with Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid scoring the winner in overtime. Canada forward Nathan MacKinnon celebrates with teammates after scoring against the United States during the 4 Nations Face-Off final in Boston on Thursday. () Canada has defeated The United States 3-2 in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, with Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid scoring the winner in overtime. More to come.
New York Times
20-02-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
U.S. Objects to Calling Russia ‘Aggressor' in G7 Statement on Invasion
The United States is opposing calling Russia the aggressor in the war with Ukraine in a Group of 7 statement being drafted to mark the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, three senior officials from countries involved said on Thursday. The American objections to the statement come after President Trump earlier this week blamed Ukraine for starting the war, which in fact began with Russia's attack on Ukraine. One senior official from a Group of 7 country said that Canada had circulated the first draft of the statement to the other six member countries. That version, the official said, used language that retained the pro-Ukraine tone the group of allies adopted after the full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022. The U.S. side went through that first draft this week and removed all references that could be interpreted as being pro-Ukraine, the official said. The result, the official added, was a neutral draft statement that made no references to Russia as the aggressor in the conflict, nor to Ukraine as the victim of the invasion. Canada took the lead in writing the draft because it currently holds the presidency of the Group of 7. Diplomats are continuing to work on the language in the draft, which currently describes 'a devastating war that began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine,' but does not use the words 'Russian aggression' or 'aggressors,' which have been in Group of 7 statements since 2022, senior German and European officials said. The U.S. objection to labeling Russia as an aggressor was reported earlier by The Financial Times. One of the senior officials from a Group of 7 nation, who asked not to be identified because this person was not authorized to speak publicly, added that the drafting and negotiating over the text could continue until Monday, when the text is set to be published. Similarly, it is not yet settled whether the Group of 7 leaders who will meet virtually on Monday will invite President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to participate, as he did last year, the official said. The United States is also refusing to serve as a co-sponsor of a draft U.N. General Assembly resolution for the anniversary that backs Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and condemns Russian aggression, the Reuters news agency reported. The American objections follow a bitter exchange of insults between Mr. Zelensky and Mr. Trump. The U.S. president has vowed to try to end the war rapidly and has authorized envoys to hold talks with Russia without the involvement of Kyiv or European nations. The officials emphasized that the Group of 7 draft was not finished but also said that it was important to come up with a mutually agreed to statement, which is never easy and always requires 'wordsmithing.' Canada began the drafting process by adhering to expressions used in previous Group of 7 statements on the war, which condemned Russia at some length. But Trump administration officials indicated they wanted something different from and shorter than the statement issued under former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and sought to ensure it did not interfere or block the negotiations now underway with Russia, the officials said. The Americans also wanted to cut passages that described the invasion as a breach of sovereignty, one official said. For now, the current draft includes a statement that says strong security guarantees and Ukraine's integration into the European Union 'will be critical to secure a lasting peace that prevents future aggression.' Negotiations are continuing, one official said, so the final language is still to be determined. Foreign affairs ministers from the Group of 7 are scheduled to meet in Quebec from March 12 to 14. The countries' leaders are scheduled to meet in Alberta in mid-June. The last time Canada was the Group of 7 chair, during Mr. Trump's first term in 2018, the president walked out of a summit meeting in Quebec and withdrew his support for the final joint communiqué, angry about its language on trade.
