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AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino
France players celebrate at the end of the Women’s World
Cup Group A soccer match between France and South Korea
at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Friday. France won 4-0.
Host France opens
World Cup with a 4-0
win over South Korea
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
PARIS — France’s women
took a fi rst step to follow in
the World Cup footsteps of the
French men.
Wendie Renard, at 6-foot-2
the tallest player in the tourna-
ment, scored twice on head-
ers off corner kicks, and Les
Bleues overwhelmed South
Korea 4-0 Friday night in a
gala World Cup opener.
Eugénie Le Sommer and
Amandine Henry also got
goals on a cool, windy night at
Parc des Princes, the home of
Paris Saint-Germain. French
pop star Jain provided the pre-
game entertainment for the
sellout crowd of 45,261, and
French President Emmanuel
Macron was among the spec-
tators singing “La Marseil-
laise” and looking on.
“We knew that it was going
to be a really emotional eve-
ning. But I think we managed
it well,” Renard said. “When
you have more than 45,000
people singing the French
national anthem, obviously it
drives you forward.”
France is hosting the tour-
nament at a time when wom-
en’s teams are increasing their
push for equal treatment from
FIFA and other soccer gov-
erning bodies. It is vying to
become the fi rst nation to hold
both the men’s and women’s
World Cup titles at the same
time.
“I’m sure people expect or
hope, and the same goes for
us, we’d like to follow in the
footsteps of the senior men’s
national team,” French coach
Corinne Diacre said. “But
everything takes time. We
won tonight, but we haven’t
still won anything. We have
six more steps on the road that
need to be taken. We need to
be serious and focused for six
games, and then we’ll see what
comes of it.”
Norway and Nigeria meet
in the other Group A opener
on Saturday. France faces Nor-
way on Wednesday and Nige-
ria on June 17.
France’s margin of victory
was the largest in a Women’s
World Cup opener since China
beat Norway by the same
score at the fi rst tournament in
1991. Four years ago, all nine
teams that won their opener
advanced from the 24-nation
group stage to the round of 16.
The world’s fourth-ranked
team wasn’t tested by No. 14
South Korea. France had a
17-0 advantage in shots during
the fi rst half and 21-4 overall.
Les Bleues, eliminated by
Germany on penalty kicks in
the quarterfi nals four years
ago in Canada, applied pres-
sure from the start on goal-
keeper Kim Minjung.
Le Sommer scored in the
ninth minute off a cross from
Henry and held up her hands
in the shape of a heart in cel-
ebration after her 75th inter-
national goal, the earliest in a
Women’s World Cup opener.
South Korea has conceded
the fi rst goal in all eight World
Cup games it has played.
Griedge Mbock Bathy
appeared to score in the 30th
minute but the goal was disal-
lowed in a video review, tech-
nology also used by FIFA at
last year’s men’s tournament
in Russia.
“On the spur of the moment
you’re happy and when the
goal’s disallowed it’s frustrat-
ing, but you have to switch
quickly,” she said. “We had a
lot of time left and we had a lot
of opportunities to score.”
SCOREBOARD
NATIONAL LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
W
L
Pct
GB
Philadelphia
36 27 .571
—
Atlanta
34 29 .540
2
New York
30 33
.476
6
Washington
28 34 .452
7½
Miami
23 38 .377
12
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Chicago
35 27 .565
—
Milwaukee
35 28 .556
½
St. Louis
31 30 .508
3½
Pittsburgh
30 31 .492
4½
Cincinnati
28 34 .452
7
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Los Angeles
43 20 .683
—
Colorado
33 29 .532
9½
San Diego
32 31 .508
11
Arizona
32 32 .500 11½
San Francisco 25 36
.410
17
———
Friday’s Games
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis 1
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 2
Arizona 8, Toronto 2
Atlanta 7, Miami 1
Colorado 5, N.Y. Mets 1
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.
Washington at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Arizona (Greinke 6-2) at Toronto (San-
chez 3-6), 12:07 p.m.
Cincinnati (Roark 4-4) at Philadelphia
(Pivetta 3-1), 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Teheran 3-4) at Miami (Richards
3-5), 1:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Lyles 5-3) at Milwaukee
(Davies 6-0), 1:10 p.m.
Colorado (Gray 5-4) at N.Y. Mets (Matz
4-4), 4:15 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (Hill 2-1) at San Francisco
(Samardzija 3-4), 4:15 p.m.
St. Louis (Flaherty 4-3) at Chicago Cubs
(Lester 4-4), 4:15 p.m.
Washington (Scherzer 3-5) at San Diego
(Lauer 5-4), 7:10 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 10:05 a.m.
Arizona at Toronto, 10:07 a.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 10:10 a.m.
Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m.
L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.
Washington at San Diego, 1:10 p.m.
St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
All Times PDT
East
W
L
Pct
GB
New York
39
23
.629
—
Tampa Bay
38
23
.623
½
Boston
33
30
.524
6½
Toronto
23
40
.365
16½
Baltimore
19
44
.302
20½
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Minnesota
42
20
.677
—
Cleveland
32
31
.508
10½
Chicago
29
32
.475
12½
Detroit
23
37
.383
18
Kansas City
19
43
.306
23
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Houston
44
21
.677
—
Texas
32
29
.525
10
Oakland
32
31
.508
11
Los Angeles
30
33
.476
13
Seattle
26
40
.394
18½
———
Friday’s Games
Arizona 8, Toronto 2
Cleveland 5, N.Y. Yankees 2
Minnesota 6, Detroit 3
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 1
Oakland 5, Texas 3
Houston 4, Baltimore 3, 11 innings
Seattle at L.A. Angels, 7:07 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Tampa Bay (Yarbrough 4-2) at Boston
(Smith 0-1), 10:05 a.m., 1st game
Oakland (Blackburn 0-0) at Texas
(Palumbo 0-0), 11:05 a.m., 1st game
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 8-1) at Kansas
City (Keller 3-7), 11:15 a.m.
Arizona (Greinke 6-2) at Toronto (San-
chez 3-6), 12:07 p.m.
Baltimore (Cashner 6-2) at Houston (Val-
dez 2-2), 1:10 p.m.
Minnesota (Gibson 6-2) at Detroit (TBD),
1:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 3-2) at Cleveland
(Plutko 1-1), 1:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (TBD) at Boston (Price 3-2),
3:10 p.m., 2nd game
Oakland (Bassitt 3-1) at Texas (Sampson
4-3), 6:05 p.m., 2nd game
Seattle (Kikuchi 3-3) at L.A. Angels
(Peters 0-0), 7:07 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Tampa Bay at Boston, 10:05 a.m.
Arizona at Toronto, 10:07 a.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 10:10 a.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 10:10 a.m.
Baltimore at Houston, 11:10 a.m.
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City,
11:15 a.m.
Oakland at Texas, 12:05 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Angels, 1:07 p.m.
ALL TIMES PDT
FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Toronto 3, Golden State 1
Thursday, May 30: Toronto 118, Golden
State 109
Sunday, June 2: Golden State 109,
Toronto 104
Wednesday, June 5: Toronto 123, Golden
State 109
Friday, June 7: Toronto 105, Golden
State 92
Monday, June 10: Golden State at
Toronto, 6 p.m.
x-Thursday, June 13: Toronto at Golden
State, 6 p.m.
x-Sunday, June 16: Golden State at
Toronto, 5 p.m.
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Saturday, June 8, 2019
Belmont pick is Tacitus,
aided by bloodlines
Thing is, this race —
like every other race —
isn’t run on paper.
There are horses that
can beat Tacitus and
War of Will in this race,
including Bourbon War,
who was inexplicably a
non-factor in the Preak-
ness. If basing solely off
that race, there would
really be no reason to take
a shot with him in the Bel-
mont. But there is a big
reason to take a look at
him, and Intrepid Heart,
and Tacitus.
They were all sired by
Tapit.
There may not be a race
where bloodlines matter
more than the Belmont.
Not every horse can go 12
furlongs. Those sired by
Tapit have shown they’re
more than capable of han-
dling the distance; he was
the winning sire in three
of the last fi ve Belmonts.
Bourbon War also gets
Mike Smith to ride in
this one, which is always
a plus. His morning line
of 12-1 is going to get bet
down considerably sim-
ply because of the Smith
factor, which is especially
noteworthy in New York.
Intrepid Heart’s record
— two wins and a third in
three starts, with $140,400
in earnings — doesn’t
By TIM REYNOLDS
Associated Press
This is a Triple Crown
season that will be remem-
bered, though probably
should be forgotten.
Maximum
Security
was the winner of the
Kentucky Derby for about
20 minutes, then got taken
down over a claim of foul
that will be debated for-
ever. The Preakness was
probably most notable
for Bodexpress throwing
jockey John Velazquez to
the ground as they lurched
from the starting gate
and then running the race
anyway.
And now, the Bel-
mont Stakes gets its turn.
If form holds, something
peculiar will happen.
A fi eld of 10 horses
will be in the gate on Sat-
urday for the mile-and-a-
half race, which is racing’s
equivalent of a marathon.
The Preakness winner,
War of Will, is in there.
So is Tacitus, who was
placed third in the Ken-
tucky Derby and is set as
the morning-line favorite
for the Belmont at 9-5 —
slightly better than War of
Will, at 2-1.
They are, far and away,
the best horses in the fi eld
on paper.
look like much. But his
last start, at Belmont four
weeks ago in the Peter
Pan, was actually very
impressive considering he
stumbled at the start and
seemed to burn through
his gas tank trying to
make up ground.
Tacitus was placed
third in the Kentucky
Derby after Maximum
Security was taken down
and smartly skipped the
Preakness. He’s a closer
and he’ll be fresh for this
race, always a good Bel-
mont combination, plus
keeps Jose Ortiz in the
irons. This will be Taci-
tus’ sixth start; he’s had
the same rider every
time.
Everfast has raced 11
times; he won his fi rst
start and hasn’t won since,
yet got up for second in
the Preakness and he’s
offi cially puzzling. Joe-
via needs a perfect trip
and some luck to be a fac-
tor. Tax and Spinoff both
never fi red in the Ken-
tucky Derby, though that
may have been more about
the slop in each case than
anything else. Sir Winston
ran huge at the end of the
Peter Pan and looks like
he’ll be a hard-charger at
the end, if he doesn’t steal
the whole thing.
Seattle places OF Mitch
Haniger on 10-day injured list
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)
— The Seattle Mariners
have placed outfi elder Mitch
Haniger on the 10-day
injured list and selected
right-handed pitcher Tay-
ler Scott from Triple-A
Tacoma.
Seattle announced the
roster moves before open-
ing a road trip against the
Angels on Friday. Haniger
suffered a ruptured testicle
after a foul ball bounced up
and hit him during Thurs-
day’s game against Houston.
Haniger fi nished the at-bat
but was eventually replaced.
It’s the second unusual
injury in Seattle’s outfi eld
this week. Braden Bishop
landed on the injured list
due to a lacerated spleen suf-
fered after he was hit by a
pitch in the minors. Haniger
is struggling at the plate, hit-
ting just .220.
Scott, 27, will make
his major league debut in
his fi rst appearance and
become the fi rst South Afri-
can pitcher to appear in the
majors when he does. Scott
was 3-2 in 19 appearances in
the minors this season. He is
a native of Johannesburg.
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