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Late Inter Miami strike ruins Robert Lewandowski's Fire debut
Jul 22, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Chicago Fire FC forward Robert Lewandowski (9) controls the ball against Inter Miami CF defender Facundo Mura (4) during the first half at Nu Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Preston Plambeck scored in his fourth career MLS appearance in the 87th minute to spoil Robert Lewandowski’s MLS debut and lift short-handed Inter Miami to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Wednesday night.
Luis Suarez scored his seventh and eighth goals of the season for Miami (10-4-2, 34 points), which was playing without Lionel Messi and Rodrigo de Paul. Both were granted leave from the club after helping Argentina reach Sunday’s World Cup final.
Puso Dithejane leveled for Chicago (8-5-2, 26 points) midway through the second half, after an error from Miami goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo gifted the Fire an early lead.
Lewandowski, the former Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona star, played 62 minutes in his first MLS match for Chicago after the 37-year-old’s signing became official in late June.
But it was the 20-year-old Plambeck who made the decisive play to extend the second-place Herons’ winning streak to five matches on a night they began six points behind Eastern Conference-leading Nashville.
As he did on his second goal, Suarez combined with German Berterame to work into the penalty area.
This time Chris Brady saved the initial attempt. But Plambeck contorted his body and was able to guide the airborne rebound over the line on his first touch.
Chicago went in front when Rios Novo whiffed on a routine backpass from Ian Fray, allowing the ball to cross the goal line in the 18th minute.
Suarez’s first goal came from the penalty spot nine minutes later. Brady guessed incorrectly, but it probably wouldn’t have mattered with Suarez’s right-footed strike kissing the inside of the left post.
The Uruguayan veteran’s second arrived in the 51st minute, finishing past Brady after a give-and-go with Berterame that included Berterame’s exquisite back-heeled return ball.
Dithejane responded in the 67th minute, five minutes after his insertion during a triple substitution that also saw Lewandowski exit. Following a deflection of a rebound off Maren Haile-Selassie, Dithejane turned his body and fired a first-time finish between the diving Rios Novo and the right post.
The Fire looked more likely to break the tie for most of the next 20 minutes, but were ultimately punished for allowing Suarez into the box one more time.
–Field Level Media
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Pirates scratch CF Jake Mangum (foot) for Game 2 vs. Yankees
Jul 22, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Billy Cook (25) scores on a RBI single hit by center fielder Jake Mangum (not pictured) against New York Yankees catcher Ali Sanchez (39) during the tenth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Jake Mangum was scratched from the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the host New York Yankees due to right foot discomfort.
Mangum was slated to lead off against New York left-hander Max Fried before getting scratched to have his foot examined. Nick Gonzales moved up to the leadoff spot and Billy Cook replaced Mangum in center.
Mangum fouled a ball off his foot during Pittsburgh’s 5-3 win in Game 1, but he stayed in the game. He had two hits in Pittsburgh’s ninth win in 13 games, including an RBI single in a two-run 10th inning off Fernando Cruz.
Mangum is hitting .303 with two homers and 21 RBIs in 81 games this season. His 19 stolen bases rank third on the Pirates behind Konnor Griffin and Oneil Cruz, both of whom are on the injured list.
–Field Level Media
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ATP Roundup: Defending champ Alexander Bublik cruises in Austria
Jun 4, 2025; Paris, FR; Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan at a change of ends during his match against Jannik Sinner of Italy on day 11 at Roland Garros Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images Top-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan needed only 79 minutes to launch his Generali Open title defense with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta on Wednesday in Kitzbuhel, Austria.
Bublik, ranked No. 11 in the ATP, served up eight aces and faced only one break point to advance to the quarterfinals. He will face Slovakia’s Alex Molcan, a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 winner over Germany’s Daniel Altmaier.
Argentina’s Sebastian Baez, who won the 2023 Generali Open on the clay, upset third-seeded Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-4 as he earned the key break of serve in the seventh game of the deciding set. Second-seeded Valentin Vacherot of Monaco also fell victim to the upset bug, dropping a 6-3, 6-4 decision to France’s Quentin Halys.
Fourth-seeded Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry got through, ousting Austria’s Jurji Radionov, 6-2, 7-6 (4), while No. 5 Ignacio Buse of Peru outlasted Switzerland’s Kilian Feldbausch 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. Sixth-seeded German Jan-Lennard Struff was not as fortunate as he dropped a 6-0, 6-3 decision to Argentine Mariano Navone. German veteran Yannick Hanfmann eliminated Argentina’s Marco Trungelliti 6-4, 7-6 (2).
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Wild card Tiago Torres, a 24-year-old Portugal resident playing in his first ATP event, pulled off his second upset in three days by knocking off third-seeded Alejandro Tabilo of Chile, 6-4, 6-4, to advance to the quarterfinals in his home country.
Torres, ranked No. 427 in the world, staved off all but one of Tabilo’s eight break-point chances. He also earned breaks early in each sets to prevail. Torres will face Frenchman Hugo Gaston, who defeated countryman Tirouan Droguet, 6-0, 6-3.
Fourth-seeded Belgian Alexander Blockx moved on with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) triumph over France’s Kyrian Jacquet, but fifth-seeded Nuno Borges of Portugal fell 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to Argentina’s Roman Andres Burruchaga.
–Field Level Media
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Report: LIV Golf settles $1M trademark lawsuit
Apr 6, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; The LIV Golf logo is on display along the 10th hole during the second round of LIV Golf Miami golf tournament at Trump National Doral. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images The LIV has agreed to pay $1 million to Stinger Golf to settle a trademark infringement lawsuit with the Ohio-based golf tee manufacturer.
The Stinger Golf Club, one of LIV’s original four-man teams when the league debuted in 2022, rebranded to Southern Guards GC in January ahead of the tumultuous 2026 LIV campaign.
That change did not precede Stinger Golf’s move to sue LIV for $100 million in June 2025.
The company ended up accepting $1 million from LIV, per a July 6 filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
“Obviously $1 million doesn’t represent all the damages that our client suffered,” Brian Barakat, a partner at Barakat + Bossa, the firm that represented Stinger Golf, told Front Office Sports.
“It’s a settlement. Settlements are necessarily a compromise. What LIV did in this circumstance was pretty gross. We know that they knew long before they set up the Stinger Golf Club team that they were aware of our trademark, and they just decided that they didn’t care.”
The rebranded Southern Guards GC consists of South African players Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel, Branden Grace and Dean Burmeister.
Stinger Golf, which sells its tees in golf retail locations throughout the U.S. as well as online, was motivated to accept the compromise due to concern over LIV entering bankruptcy proceedings.
“They bowed to the realities of this situation and made a compromise that made business sense for them,” Barakat said. “We were very confident to go to trial. It wasn’t a compromise based on any fear of loss in the case. It was a compromise based on what we viewed as an imminent bankruptcy.”
LIV, World Wide Golf Brands, a former apparel partner of LIV, and the Stinger GC golf team were listed as defendants in the case. Only LIV will be making payments to the company.
–Field Level Media
Pirates scratch CF Jake Mangum (foot) for Game 2 vs. Yankees
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