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The Pulse Newsletter <\/span><\/strong>\ud83d\udce3 | This is The Athletic\u2019<\/em>s daily sports newsletter. <\/span>Sign up here<\/span><\/a> to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.<\/span>
Good morning! On this Father\u2019s Day, one of our dads is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, while the other is on a couch in Pittsburgh watching the U.S. Open. Thanks, fellas! (We\u2019ll also call you.) Today:
Wyndham Clark (-7) has a six-shot lead at the U.S. Open<\/strong>, and today, he\u2019ll get the ultimate real-world test of a fun golf question: By how many shots would you <\/em>need to be leading Scottie Scheffler (-1) on Sunday at a major in order to win? The world No. 1 joins him in the final group. Even for Scheffler, beating Clark by six shots to force a playoff is a tall order<\/strong>.
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Clark\u2019s big lead belies how hard he had to work on Saturday. His game wasn\u2019t all that sharp, and he had to scratch and claw his way to a lot of pars. <\/strong>Take his performance at Shinnecock Hills\u2019 par-4 13th hole, a short one at a listed 375 yards:
It exemplified how Clark played all day: Not exactly staying out of trouble, but managing Shinnecock while his peers let a firm, windy course swallow them up. <\/strong>
Clark\u2019s win probability doubled from 35.5 percent entering the round to 71.6 percent, according to Data Golf<\/a>. His path to leaving the Hamptons with a second U.S. Open title is a lot simpler than it was three years ago, when he was tied with Rickie Fowler through 54 holes before going on to beat Rory McIlroy by a shot. Clark might be a somewhat unpopular champ<\/strong>, after a handful of embarrassing shenanigans<\/a> the past few years<\/a>. But he\u2019d be an impressive one<\/strong>, especially because his partner in the final pairing is the best player in the world.
If you liked this dispatch, you can subscribe to our Golf Briefing newsletter<\/a>. Staff writer Gabby Herzig and I will send out a new edition after the final putt drops tonight. Now, to other sports!
A big reason Germany wasn\u2019t included in the top tier of World Cup favorites is its perceived lack of a true goalscorer, but Deniz Undav is making a pretty good case that he can be that. Undav bagged a goal and two assists as a sub in Germany\u2019s opener and added two more goals after coming on in the 60th minute against Ivory Coast yesterday, including this 94th-minute winner that put Germany through to knockouts:
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Tough luck for Ivory Coast, which had controlled the game until the batch of subs that included Undav. Read the analysis from our writers here<\/a>. Elsewhere yesterday:
The Sooners were 11th in the SEC this season. 11th! And yet a win today (2:30 p.m. ET on ABC) would make them national champions, after they continued their outrageous postseason hot streak by walloping North Carolina 9-3 in the College World Series finals opener. Coach Skip Johnson explained his strategy: \u201cI\u2019m just going to stay out of their way<\/a>.\u201d
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\ud83d\udcf0 Find more news here 24\/7<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong>
\ud83d\udcfa Golf: U.S. Open, Final Round
<\/strong>12 p.m. ET on NBC
<\/strong>The final group tees off at 2:30 p.m. Note: That\u2019s 75 minutes earlier than yesterday.
\ud83d\udcfa NASCAR: Anduril 250
<\/strong>4 p.m. ET on HBO Max and Prime Video
<\/strong>This race takes place on \u2026 a naval base across the bay from San Diego? Here\u2019s how it will work<\/a>, and here\u2019s how drivers prepare for a track they\u2019ve never seen before<\/a>.
\ud83d\udcfa World Cup: Uruguay vs. Cape Verde
<\/strong>6 p.m. ET on FS1
<\/strong>Two draws mean that all four teams in Group H (Spain, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, Cape Verde) have one point. In the highly likely event that Spain handles the Saudis today (12 p.m., Fox), this match between Uruguay and Cape Verde should more or less decide who else advances out of the group. Cape Verde\u2019s nil-nil draw against Spain last week counts as one of the great upsets in World Cup history<\/a>, and getting a point here would be another big one. You can play around with group scenarios here<\/a> for a group that was expected to be top-heavy.
Get tickets to games like this <\/span><\/i>here<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i>
Most-shared <\/strong>Athletic<\/em><\/strong> stories this week:<\/strong>
Meet two of the world\u2019s greatest sports dads: They\u2019re horses<\/a>.
Baseball games with my dad. (Hi, Dad!) \ud83d\udc4b \u2014 Torrey Hart
I just returned from covering the World Cup in Houston, and I\u2019ll think about my meal at Candente<\/a> for a while. Wildly good Tex-Mex. \u2014 Chris Branch
\ud83c\udfa5 How did Jacob Misiorowski get so good?<\/a> Eno Sarris and Derek VanRiper break it down on \u201cRates & Barrels.\u201d Find more episodes wherever you get your podcasts<\/a>.
While we\u2019re on the subject, Jayson Stark asked Nolan Ryan about Misiorowski and ended up having a fascinating conversation that touched, of course, on who threw harder. Great read<\/a>.
Meet the Kansas grandmother who sold her pool table to England\u2019s World Cup team for $700. So good<\/a>. <\/strong>
Telemundo\u2019s World Cup coverage. Nothing against Fox (I\u2019ve no dog in that fight), and I speak zero Spanish, so I\u2019ve no idea what\u2019s being said, but it\u2019s a rollercoaster ride from start to finish. GOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! \u2014 Phil Hay
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Few things are more tedious than vacuuming your car. How is it possible you see the dirt just sitting there but it doesn\u2019t come off when you go over it 15 times? I\u2019m getting mad thinking about it. Anyway, go ahead and vacuum occasionally but in-between, open the doors and hit that sucker with a LEAF BLOWER. 90% as effective, 10% of the time commitment. You\u2019re welcome. \u2014 Matt Piper
It\u2019s a few years old but \u201cThe Coldest Case in Laramie\u201d <\/strong>is a true crime podcast treasure. Binge city<\/a>. \u2014 Chris Sprow
Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday<\/strong>: Jazz Chisholm Jr.\u2019s unfortunate foul ball<\/a>.
\ud83d\udceb That\u2019s all for now! Say hello at <\/span>thepulse@theathletic.com<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>check out our other newsletters<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>
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