The Sports Page with Mike Bianchi July 8, 2026: Messi...what more can you say?

Sports: Messi saves Argentina with amazing comeback win against Egypt to advance to quarterfinals in World Cup, Colombia and Switzerland went to penalty kicks with Switzerland prevailing to move on, More in today's 'Sports Page'

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Episode Transcript

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Time to crack open the sports page with The Orlando
Sentinel and FM ninety six to nine The Games. Mike
the Bulldog beyond you y all right, I'm Pat Lynch.
I'll be playing the role of the bulldog this morning
for the balance of the week as he takes some
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ten to six. Petties Stay Road four thirty four in Longwood,
just west of I four. All right. FIFA World Cup action.
We had the uh last of the Round of sixteen
matches yesterday. First up, it was Argentina and Egypt, and
it looked like Egypt was gonna seal the deal and
send Argentina and Leadel Messi packing. They were up to

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nothing late and somehow some way. Argentina found a way
to prevail three to two, Leonel Messi scoring a goal,
setting up another and just unbelievable, unbelievable finish. They move
on Egypt a little bit myth. They had a disallowed
goal that really would have been something and cause serious

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problems for Argentina, but it was not to be. That
was followed up with Switzerland and Colombia. They were knotted
at zero zero even after extra time still zero zero,
so goes to penalty kicks and Switzerland ended up prevailing
in that one, much to the dismay of the packed
stadium that was dominated by Columbia's fans. Just looks of

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just despair on everyone involved. That sets up the quarterfinals. Now,
no matches today, they'll take a breather. France and Morocco
will be up first Tomorrow. Friday is Spain and Belgium.
Saturday will be Norway and England and Argentina and Switzerland.
Those are your quarterfinal matches in the World Cup. The

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ratings are in for the match between the US and
Belgium on Monday night, most watched soccer game in United
States history, averaging averaging thirty million viewers. It peaked at
thirty six point eight million between nine point fifteen and
nine thirty, much to the dismay of the American soccer supporters,

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it still says something about the inroads that soccer has
made in this country as far as fan interest goes.
And that's an incredibly, incredibly solid number thirty million on
average for the US Belgium game. As much, did you

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all see the meme after the US lost, you know,
the pictures of the sad, sad faces, and then underneath
it sense college football season starts next month? Yeah, it does,
it does? It does? Okay, baseball, get some baseball news.

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The Rays prevailed over the Yankees six' four. Yesterday The,
yankees for a second game in a, row struck out seventeen.
Times they did that two games in the first go
around were they ended up. Winning but, yesterday, no you
get seventeen strikeouts and yeah you're not gonna. Win that

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was not the case. Yesterday they will meet up again
today or this, evening six forty first pitch Uh miami
Over seattle six' five. And ten they also go again
tonight at six point Forty. From miami interesting record has
been Tied In Major League Baseball, tyler tolberts who is

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an outfielder For. The royals he ended Up Tying Major
league baseball mark of hitting in twelve straight. Plate, appearances
yeah he's got at least a single on twelve straight
trips to. The plate he'll be looking to break. That
record that is pretty remarkable if you. Follow baseball to

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have a hit twelve straight. At bats Good. For tyler.
Wimbledon Action novak djokovic wins a Five set wimbledon thriller
to move on to the semi final against Defending Champion.
Yonnick center yokovic was pushed to five sets by number Three.

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SEED felix i can't pronounce half these, Guys' names Felix
augur ali see. Me before the Seven time wimbledon champion
prevailed seven, to six, three, six six, three six seven,
seven six more than five hours to. Complete, That Meanwhile
cocoa golf on the l lady side becomes the youngest

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player since two thousand and seven to reach All The grand.
Slam semis she Rallied Past jessica pagoula yesterday, four, six
six six three to Reach the wimbledon semifinals for the.
First time, all right so there. You go some of
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