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It's a World Cup Sunday, so everything else waits its turn. The Round of 16 gives us two heavyweight afternoons and evenings: Brazil defending its status against Norway at MetLife, then England walking into a full house in Mexico City. Once the soccer clears, baseball takes over with the Dodgers hosting the Padres on national TV, and Caitlin Clark draws the league's best team in the WNBA. Here's the day.
World Cup today
Two Round of 16 matches, both on FOX and Telemundo. The winners meet in the quarterfinals on July 11 in Miami.
- Norway vs Brazil (4:00 PM ET, FOX/Telemundo). Brazil at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, a de facto home game given the crowd it will draw in the New York area. Norway is through to the knockouts and gets the tournament's most decorated nation with a place in the last eight on the line.
- England vs Mexico (8:00 PM ET, FOX/Telemundo). The host nation in Mexico City, altitude and a packed stadium working in its favor, against an England side that came in among the tournament favorites. This is the loudest room England will play in all summer.
Marquee: Padres at Dodgers, NL West on Sunday Night Baseball (7:20 PM ET, NBC)
The Dodgers come in at 59-31, the best record in baseball, and just put five players on the All-Star team. The Padres sit at 43-45 and are trying to keep this rivalry from turning into a runaway. The pitching matchup does the Padres no favors: JP Sears (1-1, 6.97 ERA) against Emmet Sheehan (4-5, 5.08). Los Angeles has the lineup, the home crowd, and the primetime stage. San Diego needs Sears to be sharp early and its bats to jump on Sheehan before the Dodgers' bullpen takes over.
Vegas line: Dodgers -1.5 (-105), total 9.5, Dodgers -220 on the moneyline (Padres +179). Source: ESPN.
Also tonight
- Mets at Braves (12:30 PM ET, NBC). The early national window. Atlanta is 52-35 and rolling; the Mets have fallen to 36-53 and are playing for pride. A get-right spot for the Braves in front of a national audience.
- Cardinals at Cubs (2:30 PM ET). A live NL Central race. The Cubs are 49-40, the Cardinals 47-39, and these two are separated by inches in the standings. Divisional games in July are where the second half gets decided.
- Rays at Astros (3:30 PM ET). Tampa Bay is quietly one of the best teams in the league at 52-34. Houston is under .500 at 44-47 and needs series like this to steady itself before the break. The Rays are the story here.
- Brewers at Diamondbacks (4:00 PM ET). Milwaukee owns the best record in the National League at 54-33. Arizona is a .500 team trying to hang around the wild-card picture. The Brewers keep proving the doubters wrong.
- Fever at Aces (7:00 PM ET, ESPN). Caitlin Clark and the 11-8 Fever go into Las Vegas to face the 15-5 Aces, the best record in the WNBA. National TV, top team in the league, the sport's biggest draw. Easily the best basketball on the board.
Start with the World Cup and let it carry the afternoon, because a Brazil knockout match and England in a hostile Mexico City are the kind of games the calendar only offers once every four years. Then settle in for the Dodgers under the lights and Clark testing herself against the league's best. It's a full day.
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