Kane's Record, Austria-Algeria Chaos & An NHL 7-Footer

On this episode of Yesterday in Sports, Chris Horwedel recaps a busy day across the World Cup, MLB, NHL Draft, WNBA, tennis, and NBA free agency rumors. The show opens with England beating Panama to finish top of Group L, as Jude Bellingham changes the match and Harry Kane passes Gary Lineker to become England’s all-time leading World Cup scorer.The World Cup coverage continues with Austria and Algeria playing a wild 3-3 draw that sends both teams through while knocking Iran out despite Iran going unbeaten in the group stage. Chris breaks down how the expanded World Cup format creates late scoreboard chaos, third-place drama, and moments where one stoppage-time goal can reshape multiple teams’ tournament futures.In baseball, the Dodgers make a statement against the Padres with a 15-3 win in San Diego, powered by a 9-run sixth inning, big production from Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts, Dalton Rushing, and another strong start from Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The win pushes Los Angeles’ NL West lead back to 9 games.The NHL Draft story of the day comes from the San Jose Sharks selecting Alexander Karmanov, a 7-foot-1 defenseman from Moldova, making him the tallest player ever drafted into the NHL. Chris explains why the size is fascinating, how San Jose can treat him as a long-term development swing, and what the real question will be as he moves up levels.The show also covers the Seattle Storm’s win over the Atlanta Dream behind rookies Flau’jae Johnson and Awa Fam, Madison Keys winning Eastbourne for the third time before Wimbledon, and NBA free-agency rumors linking the Brooklyn Nets to Mitchell Robinson, Rui Hachimura, and Keon Ellis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.