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But as with every international match, there are plenty of caveats: The Americans played a strong opponent — Switzerland is ranked No. 13 and full of accomplished pros — and they were missing their best player (Christian Pulisic, because of Champions League duty) and their most influential player (Tyler Adams, out injured). They also had heavy legs from their high-altitude training, as captain Weston McKennie explained postgame. The attitude and desire were the big positive and the USA had several good moments of swarming pressing which resulted in its best scoring chances....

Mallory Pugh scored her third goal of the year for the USWNT in the 35th minute, powering home a strike after a scramble in front of goal, but the lead would be short-lived. France pulled level in the 38th minute through Eugénie Le Sommer, and the two sides went to the break level. Despite holding a sizable advantage on possession throughout the match, the USA had a number of scares throughout the second half, with France rolling up 14 shots....

Lloyd will play four final friendlies with the USWNT, two in September and two in October, to bring an end to her national team career. Then she will return to her NWSL club team NJ/NY Gotham FC to close out the season. The regular season ends on Oct. 30 and the playoffs culminate in the championship game on Nov. 20. The 39-year-old star will look to add to her tally of 128 international goals in 312 caps for the USWNT....

Utah kept their playoff hopes alive as Al Jefferson scored 22 points and had eight rebounds to lead the Jazz to a 96-80 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Mo Williams finished with 15 points and seven assists Monday while Randy Foye chipped in 14 points for Utah, who have won four of their last five National Basketball Association contests. The Jazz are now one game behind the the Los Angeles Lakers for the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference playoffs....

Wednesday’s grim milestone marked the first time the state’s current hospitalizations surpassed 300 since the outbreak began. The state also saw a record number of patients in intensive care units (ICU), with 111 of the current 314 COVID-19 patients in hospital reported to be in an ICU, according to state figures. Last Friday, the University of Utah Health hospital in Salt Lake City, the state capital, reported its ICU hit 104 percent capacity, with additional ICU beds set up to accommodate the soaring number of patients, according to Dr....

Types of Vaginal Cancer There are five types of vaginal cancer, and each type forms from a different type of cell in the vagina: Squamous cell carcinoma: This is the most common type of vaginal cancer, accounting for approximately 85% of all vaginal cancers. It develops in the squamous cells that line the inside of the vagina, and is most common in the upper part of the vagina near the cervix....

Ecuador international Valencia has emerged as one of the first names on Mourinho’s teamsheet, making the right-back spot his own with his impressive performances this season. Mata: De Gea relaxed at Man Utd Indeed, the 31-year-old’s form has seen him claim two of the last three player of the month awards at the club, and he has played a key role in United’s league form that has seen them go 15 matches unbeaten....

Under Marcelino this season, Valencia have been tremendous in La Liga and look like genuine title challengers, having collected 27 points from 11 matches. But it was not so long ago that the club appeared to be in a mess, as they threatened to get embroiled in a relegation battle last season, before eventually finishing in a fairly modest 12th place and offloading numerous high-earning players who were failing to justify their wages....

During one of the the latest streams hosted by YouTube and Twitch streamers, Rae and Sykkuno seemingly leaked one of their alleged voice acting projects when the latter content creator snubbed the former by saying: Valkyrae and Sykkuno talk and leak about their alleged voice acting project while playing Fortnite The trio of streamers and broadcasters were busy playing Fortnite, trying and perfecting their Third Person Shooter skills when Blaustoise tried to navigate their team by acting like an in-game announcer, Rae started to imitate him by saying:...

Having successfully retained his U.S. Open crown in June, Koepka reigned supreme at Bellerive Country Club courtesy of his two-stroke victory on Sunday. Koepka held off Tiger Woods and Adam Scott with his four-under-par 66 in St Louis, where the American became just the fifth player to win the U.S. Open and PGA in the same season. Reflecting on his achievement after overcoming a wrist injury earlier in the year, Koepka told reporters: “It’s incredible....

USA Hockey on Tuesday released its 28-player preliminary roster for the return to U.S. soil of the world’s premier under-20 hockey tournament, played Dec. 26-Jan. 6 in Buffalo, N.Y. MORE: Introducing Quinn Hughes, the NHL’s next hot American defense prospect In 2011, the last time the event was staged in the U.S., the Americans settled for bronze. They’ve captured a pair of gold medals since (2013, 2017) and a bronze (2016) since then, sprinkled around medal-less disappointments....

Jade Carey had all but locked up one of the individual spots. After that, the final three spots on the four-gymnast team and the two individual spots for USA women awarded via performances in world competitions was based almost entirely on the USA Olympic gymnastics trials this weekend. The top two finishers in the USA Olympic qualifiers were guaranteed spots in the Olympics. The Nos. 3 and 4 spots on the team, as well as the non-Carey specialist spot, were decided by a committee that views empirical results....

In the first half, the U.S. took the lead thanks to a set piece, with Jozy Altidore hitting a brilliant strike that left backup Jamaica goalkeeper Dwayne Miller with little chance. In the second half, Jamaica equalized on its first shot of the contest thanks to a set-piece goal of its own — Je-Vaughn Watson getting free on a corner. The player most culpable on that equalizer? Morris, who completely lost Watson....

Unbeaten in three exhibition matches since their impressive display at the World Cup, Jurgen Klinsmann’s men are available at +300 odds at William Hill U.S. However, their opponents have established themselves as one of the top footballing nations in recent years and are -110 favorites at William Hill to secure a third consecutive victory. The sides shared a 0-0 draw when they last came face-to-face four years ago, and you can get odds at the same sports book of +260 on them cancelling each other out once again here....

In the modern format of the FIFA World Cup, the United States has been eliminated in the group stage three times since 1990, while qualifying for the knockout stage three times as well. Fans will see group stage elimination as beneath the USMNT, and failure to qualify for the knockout round, even when handed one of the most difficult group draws in the entire World Cup field, is not an acceptable option....

Can’t make it to a TV? Here’s everything you need to follow the parade. MORE: USA returns to amazing fan rally | Did you see these incredible World Cup photos? What time is the USA Women’s World Cup parade? The parade begins at 11 a.m. ET. What TV channel is showing the USA Women’s World Cup parade? Portions of the parade are expected to be shown on ESPN and Fox Sports 1....

Because each disk has less to do and writes to each disk occur concurrently, it takes less time to write the data. The same is true when reading data; instead of a single disk having to seek out and then send a large block of data, multiple disks each stream their part of the data stream. As a result, RAID 0 striped sets can provide a dynamic increase in disk performance, resulting in faster OS X performance on your Mac....

How to Create Multiple iTunes Libraries Having multiple iTunes libraries is similar to having two separate computers, each with iTunes. The libraries are completely separate: Music, movies, or apps that you add to one library won’t appear in the other unless you copy the files to it (with one exception). To create multiple iTunes libraries on your computer, follow these steps: Quit iTunes if it’s running. Press and hold the Option key (on Mac) or the Shift key (on Windows) and click the iTunes icon to launch the program....

Sarawak won their second game on the road in as many matches when they defeated PKNS at the Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday evening. Played under heavy rain and poor visibility, especially towards the end of the first half, the Crocs got everything right in their game plan to come away with a well-deserved 3-1 win. Head coach, David Usop was understandably pleased during the post-match press conference but pointed out that it was an even game and his team won only because they took their chances and PKNS didn’t....