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The England Argentina rivalry has had plenty of controversial moments over the decades, like the infamous hand of god goal scored by Diego Maradona in 1986.

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Spain has advanced to the final of the men's World Cup soccer tournament with a two nothing win over France. Spain will play the winner of today's other semifinal between Argentina and England.

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Cody Bellinger of the New York Yankees was named the game's most valuable player. He hit a two run single in the first inning.

Dave Mattingly

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The bat broke, and it came perfect again in my lap. What's the luck of the bat taking two bounces and it came perfect in my lap? I just winged it — crap on the on-deck circle, and he was jogging.

Roger Clemens

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Pitching's like buying property or a house. Location, location, location. You gotta locate. Then you want your movement. Velocity is great — it's last.

Roger Clemens

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He goes, 'Yeah, I still work out.' And he lays down and grabbed those things. It's heavy, so he can't get it but four or five inches up — and he lets it go. Bam. Third one hit, I had the wife and everybody else at the door thinking somebody had a heart attack.

Roger Clemens

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It's gonna be with the rocket because the boys give me grief. They say, 'Dad, you named us all with the letter K. We're all hitters.'

Roger Clemens

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I didn't play to make the Hall of Fame. I played to change the dynamics of my family's life and win championships. I think it's a selfish thing anyway because most of my teammates that made me who I am — they'll never have the opportunity to get in there.

Roger Clemens

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It should be peers. It should be guys in the Hall of Fame voting for more guys in the Hall of Fame, because they know what it takes to be a Hall of Famer — not the writers.

Big Cat

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