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Christian Pulisic returned to training with his U.S. teammates on Monday after missing their most recent match of the World Cup with a calf injury. Pulisic participated in warmups and ball drills during the 15 minutes of practice open to the media in Orange County. The team gave no formal update on the status of the AC Milan midfielder, who has been limited to one dynamic half of play in the unbeaten Americans’ home World Cup. Pulisic didn’t play in the Americans’ 2-0 victory over Australia in Seattle last Friday. He played the first half of their tournament-opening victory over Paraguay, catalyzing two of the U.S. team’s three goals in the first half of a historic 4-1 win before coming off at halftime with stiffness from an injury incurred the previous week in training. Pulisic trained apart from his teammates during the workouts between the first two games, so his return to the full squad was obviously encouraging. He had been limited to gym workouts, resistance training and light ball work during his absence. “It’s a tough situation when you’re going through a small, little knock,” U.S. teammate Alex Zendejas said Monday. “It’s an important tournament where obviously everyone wants to be able to get out there 100%, but [we don’t] talk about the injury or talk about the moment [Pulisic] is going through. [We] talk about other stuff, try to get his mind off of it. Just be there for him.” The U.S. finishes group play on Thursday night at SoFi Stadium against Turkey in a meaningless game for the group-winning Americans and the already-eliminated Turks. The Americans’ first knockout match is on July 1 in Santa Clara, California. U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino still didn’t have his entire roster on the field at Great Park. Midfielder Cristian Roldan missed practice with a strained muscle. Reporting by The Associated Press.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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Walker Montgomery’s current single, “I Don’t Think I Will,” carries an extra layer of meaning for him, as it’s a reimagined cover of a 1996 track originally recorded by James Bonamy. The song took on new life for Montgomery after he and his fiancée, Krista Slaubaugh, instantly connected with it and decided the original rendition would become their first dance at their upcoming wedding.
“I think we just listened to it and we were like, ‘Well, we like it.’ And she didn’t know it before I discovered it, because I’m just always in the 90s deep cuts and stuff like that. But yeah, we liked it and kind of decided on the spot, ‘alright, well this is going to be the song,’” Montgomery told Country Now.
The “Saving The Honky Tonks” singer decided to put his own spin on the track, reimagining it with the same slow-burning, nostalgia-filled tune. He finds himself telling the story about a man who hears a voice in his heart telling him he has found “the one,” someone he knows, “absolutely, positively, without a doubt,” he can’t live without.
“I just thought it was a good time to do a little rerecording and see what I can do with it,” he notes.
Montgomery preserves the emotional sentiment of the original while delivering it through his own rich baritone, singing from a deeply personal place that reflects his own chapter of falling in love with one half of the country music duo, Tigirlily Gold.
“I could just do what I’ve done before/ Blame it all on the moon/ Say it’s nothing more/ Than the pull of the tide/ And it’s gonna pass/ But something’s telling me/ This time it’s gonna last/ I could close my eyes and just pretend I don’t feel the way I feel/ But oh no, I don’t think I will,” he sings with pure love echoing through each note.
The track marks a very meaningful moment in their relationship, especially as wedding planning ramps up ahead of their October ceremony. Montgomery shared that while he has left most of the planning up to his soon-to-be wife, Krista, he knows that they have picked out their wedding colors and decided on the perfect looks for their big day.
“I know enough to be dangerous. I see the prices for it and I’m like, ‘oh my God.’ That’s what I know about it,” he joked.
The singer/songwriter did however take charge in planning out their honeymoon in Hawaii. This will mark the first time that both of them have gotten to visit the tropical destination.
“We’re doing a luau because she wants to live like her Lilo and Stitch dreams, right? And I’m going to see Pearl Harbor,” he explained while talking highlights on their itinerary.
He also revealed one very special wedding tradition they are going to be taking part in.
“We will bury a bottle of bourbon, which is like a Kentucky thing. I don’t know when we unbury it, I guess after we’re married, but yeah, that’s probably like the tradition thing that we’re doing. But it’s family and friends and just kind of hanging out and then just fly to Hawaii.”
The couple’s love story began in the fall of 2023 when Montgomery very openly admitted to being attracted to Krista while speaking with fans before a show in Kansas City, Missouri. They went out on their first date just a few short weeks later and both felt an immediate connection. By Valentine’s Day, Krista was already sure Montgomery was the one for her.
The lovebirds were on a surprise getaway to North Carolina on Monday, May 26 when he finally popped the question. Looking back on the moment, Krista told PEOPLE she felt nothing but “excitement and joy.” She explained they have known for “awhile now” that they wanted to be together forever and she “couldn’t have imagined” a more perfect way for them to cement their future.
Walker added, “Almost immediately afterwards the sun started shining down on the dock by the pond that we were standing on. It was perfect!”
In the midst of all the excitement in his personal life, Walker Montgomery has also entered a new chapter of his career. After spending the majority of his time pursing music in Nashville, he has officially signed with Red Street Records in an effort to take things to the next level.
“I felt like we had kind of taken it to a spot where we had kind of plateaued just being by ourselves and we needed that missing piece of the team,” he explained. “They showed up and it’s been great. I mean, they love the traditional country sound and they’re not trying to change anything. So it’s been fun.”
Montgomery shared that new music will be coming very soon and due to his current season of life fans can expect plenty of love songs on the way.
He also launched his first headline tour this year, the Saving The Honky Tonks Tour, which ran throughout April and May. Montgomery is proud to say that fans have exceeded his expectations in showing up to support his shows this year.
“It’s great. I mean, it’s the first time that we kind of said, ‘Alright, hope people show up,’” he said of his headline run. “And luckily they have. That makes it a lot better. But no, it’s been awesome. Just going out to those little honky-tonk ballroom, dance halls down in Texas and Oklahoma and everything. So it’s been good. It’s been a fun experience.”
There are plenty more chances for fans to catch Montgomery live throughout the summer at various fairs and festivals. On Tuesday, June 23, the rising star will perform at 27LIVE Powered by Country Now. Details HERE.
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Argentina came to Dallas needing a result to top the group and left with a record. Lionel Messi spent the opening 10 minutes missing a penalty and reminding everyone he’s human. He spent the next 85 showing everyone why he isn’t. Here are my takeaways from Argentina’s 2-0 win over Austria: 1. Klose-ing Time: Messi Didn’t Want A Roommate For exactly one game, Messi had shared the all-time World Cup men’s scoring record with Germany’s Miroslav Klose at 16 goals. Apparently the arrangement annoyed him. Late in the first half of Monday’s match, Facundo Medina dug out a cross from the left, Messi took one touch, and the ball settled in the bottom corner. No. 17 for No. 10, and the record was his alone. In stoppage time, he added an 18th goal, threading it through a thicket of Austrian legs like a man squeezing onto a closing subway car. Klose needed four tournaments to reach 16. Messi is in his sixth World Cup, two days shy of 39 years of age, and just opened a two-goal lead on the retired German striker. Messi also missed a penalty — the first player to do so at this tournament. Given the evening he just had, no one will remember that miss from the spot. 2. 40 Years After Maradona Magic, Messi Equals His Tally – In His Late 30s Forty years ago to this date, Diego Maradona beat England with his fist and then with the finest goal the tournament has ever produced. The most Argentine afternoon in football history. Maradona scored 34 goals for Argentina across his entire career and was retired from international duty by 33. But here’s the number that shouldn’t be possible: Messi has scored 34 since his 35th birthday alone. That’s a whole Maradona, assembled from spare parts and stubbornness in the years most players spend on a beach. Here are the numbers that matter: 18 World Cup goals to eight, 120 international goals to 34. The comparison stopped being a comparison a long time ago. 3. Argentina Won Ugly (Which Is The Scary Part) This was not the clinic that Argentina put on last week against Algeria. Ralph Rangnick’s Austria did the Rangnick things: pressed in waves, stayed compact, refused to lend Argentina any rhythm. Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni kept his 4-3-3 with Messi drifting in off the right, and the fluency came and went like a bad phone signal. Argentina edged possession 54%-46% and spent long stretches managing rather than menacing. Austria even had chances. Kevin Danso flung himself in front of an Enzo Fernández shot on the line, Michael Gregoritsch headed over, a stoppage-time header slid wide, and Argentina keeper Emiliano Martínez had to earn his paycheck on a Marcel Sabitzer free kick. They did everything right and lost 2-0 to a squad that had missed a penalty. That’s the warning for the rest of the bracket: the champion played at maybe 70 percent and still strolled out with three points. 4. Austria Is Down, But Not Out The scoreline stings, but Austria’s tournament is alive and, better still, in their own hands. They sit second in Group J on three points, and that 3-1 win against Jordan in the opener has quietly become the most important thing they’ve done all year. Argentina has won the group and reached the Round of 32. One automatic ticket remains. It comes down to the final match against Algeria. Win it, and Rangnick’s side almost certainly advance. Monday’s Jordan-Algeria result will tidy up the exact math, but Austria controls the part that counts. And they’ve earned the benefit of the doubt. They pressed the world champions, made real chances, and didn’t flinch. Nobody’s idea of a fun knockout draw, if they get there.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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Country music icon Clint Black describes himself, his wife Lisa Hartman Black, and their only daughter Lily Pearl Black as a “tight little trio.” Over the years, they’ve shared their love of music and entertainment through various projects and celebrated life’s biggest milestones together. But behind the spotlight, Black says they’ve always tried to be a normal family.
Speaking with Country Now, Black explained that despite careers in the entertainment industry, he and Lisa made a conscious effort to raise Lily as “regular parents.” They showed up for the important moments, attended high school events, sat in the stands at volleyball games, and embraced the everyday responsibilities of parenthood just like any other mom and dad. Of course, there were a few reminders that Lily’s life wasn’t entirely the same as her peers.
“She sort of knew something was going on over there, but it was never a thing. And then when Dierks Bentley shows up at the house and Trace Atkins, then she starts to think, ‘Well, what’s going on here?’ Or I’m telling a story about jamming with George Harrison and The Beatles, ‘Who are you?’” Black jokes.
Lily Pearl recently turned 25 and has been learning to navigate her own path of success as an emerging country music singer and songwriter. She has already crossed off several major career moments like playing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, releasing her debut EP, and frequently joining her parents on tour. It’s safe to say that Clint Black is a very proud father watching his daughter grow up and pursue her dreams.
“It’s an emotional rollercoaster,” he noted. “I knew she had a great voice. We loved her singing voice. I got her with the voice coach I worked with years ago and she said, ‘Clint, she has a second break,’ meaning where my voice ends, if I could keep going up like Mariah Carey, that would be the equivalent. So he’s telling me that she has an extraordinary vocal range, great ear for when something is pitch.’”
Once they saw the incredible potential she had in music, Black hoped that she would also pick up songwriting in order to experience that indescribable joy he says that songwriters get when they pen a song from nothing.
“[I’m] talking to Lisa about it and saying, ‘I know I really want her to try to write songs. ‘And Lisa’s telling me, ‘Hey, if she can’t, that’s fine. A lot of singers don’t write their songs.’ And I went, ‘Yeah, but I want mine to.’ And so one day she did. She wrote a song and it wasn’t great, just like my first song, but I could see it. I could see the poet in her. And I went to Lisa, almost tears in my eyes, just happy for my daughter.”
Lily has come a long way since that first song. Even though her father might be slightly biased, it’s easy to agree that she is now writing “really, really good songs.”
“I can’t even come up with the words. Seeing her playing, one of her friends sent us a video of her singing her original songs at a songwriter round at a bar where quite a few people were just talking while she’s playing and singing. And I saw myself in all those years I spent in the bars as a soloist and it just brought so much joy just seeing her in the struggle for what she loves to do and knowing that she is on that path, it’s a big deal,” he explained.
Through it all, the “A Better Man” singer says the biggest constant has been the way they continue to show up for one another, whether it’s cheering Lily on in her early songwriting journey or celebrating major milestones together as a family. That support was on full display earlier this year when he, Lisa, and Lily gathered at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to celebrate the opening of Clint Black: The Hard Way On Purpose, an exhibition that will remain on display through August 2027. While seeing his career honored in such a prestigious way was meaningful, Black admits his favorite part of the experience was watching Lily take it all in for the first time.
With touring and other commitments keeping all three of them busy, Clint Black says there aren’t any family trips in the books for this summer. However, he knows the family will find time to reconnect whenever possible.
“Nothing big planned, but we always come together on the breaks and do something,” he shared.
The recent trip to New York served as a reminder that the they don’t need an elaborate vacation to make good memories together. Between helping promote his new memoir Killin’ Time: My Life and Music, visiting various bookstores, sharing meals, and exploring the city, Clint, Lisa, and Lily turned a work trip into quality family time.
Clint Black’s memoir is available now. Fans can also watch him and Lisa in When I Said I Do, the new Lifetime movie inspired by the couple’s beloved duet of the same name. Plus, Black is on the road for his Back on The Blacktop Tour with dates running through November.
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The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother has taken another heartbreaking turn.
According to a new report from Air Mail, one of the ransom notes allegedly sent by Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers included an apology for the 84-year-old’s death, and it appeared to suggest that her body could be returned in exchange for money.
Nancy vanished from her Tucson home on February 1, setting off a massive search effort and an investigation that remains unsolved nearly five months later.
Authorities have long believedmthat Nancy was abducted.
In the days following her disappearance, several ransom messages surfaced.
One of the earliest notes reportedly demanded $4 million in Bitcoin for Nancy’s safe return and warned that the price would increase if payment was not made by a specified deadline.
But according to new reports, a subsequent message sent on February 6 struck a noticeably different tone.
Sources familiar with the investigation claim the note contained an apology for Nancy’s death and floated the possibility of returning her remains for a payment that was never clearly specified.
The report alleges that investigators attempted to trace the sender by transferring a small amount of cryptocurrency to the Bitcoin wallet connected to the ransom demand.
The hope was that the sender would move the funds and create a digital trail for authorities to follow. But that never happened.
The money reportedly sat untouched, and some observers now believe the failed strategy may have cost investigators a critical opportunity during the earliest days of the case.
Throughout the ordeal, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have made repeated public pleas for information.
In emotional social media videos released earlier this year, Savannah, Annie, and Camron Guthrie addressed whoever may have taken their mother, urging them to come forward and promising they were willing to pay for Nancy’s return.
After receiving the February 6 communication, the family reportedly responded publicly, pleading for Nancy to be brought home. Later that month, Savannah even offered $1 million for information that could lead to answers about her mother’s fate.
Despite months of investigation, authorities have not identified the person responsible for Nancy’s disappearance.
Security footage reportedly captured a suspect near Nancy’s residence on the night she vanished, but no arrests have been made and the case remains open.
For now, Savannah and her family are still searching for answers — and hoping that someone, somewhere, knows what happened to Nancy Guthrie.
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