Here’s what drivers mentioned after Sunday’s Cup race at Pocono Raceway:

Ryan Blaney — Winner: “I feel issues are simply sort of falling into place for us. I really feel like we’ve got gotten to a fantastic place on pace within the final two months, particularly. I really feel like we actually had a pair races slip away from us which I assumed we had shot at successful. It was good to stay to the plan in the present day and our plan was to have monitor place on the finish. I knew our automobile was quick sufficient. I’m tremendous pleased with the entire 12 group. The Wabash Ford Mustang was superb. … It’s so cool to win right here once more. I received right here seven years in the past for my first Cup win.”

Denny Hamlin — Completed 2nd: “Observe place is such an enormous factor. When (Ryan Blaney) jumped on that stage that we received, that put them in entrance of us. Definitely was going to be exhausting to move. Not simply sufficient laps of inexperienced there in the direction of the top.

“Hats off to them. Nice run. He saved nice tempo up there in the direction of the entrance. Actually exhausting for me to even attempt to get near reeling him in.”

Alex Bowman — Completed third: “We struggled with our automobile quite a bit in soiled air. As soon as we received clear air there in the long run, I feel most of our changes sort of damage us somewhat bit; simply received too free. Happy with my No. 48 Ally Greatest Associates Chevy group. It was run; we simply wanted somewhat bit extra to get to the No. 12 (Ryan Blaney). As soon as I abused the right-rear tire for thus lengthy, it made Denny’s (Hamlin) job fairly straightforward to get round me. However yeah, it was a strong third-place day.”

William Byron — Completed 4th: “We had been simply sort of okay. Undoubtedly had an honest No. 24 Raptor Excessive Warmth Chevy. Actually good execution and everybody did job of simply retaining their heads in it. Not each state of affairs went our manner with the technique, however we had been capable of have first rate restarts, particularly on the finish there, and simply sort of maintained it to the top. Undoubtedly a number of issues to dissect, however actually pleased with the group and simply good to get a prime 5, for positive.”

Joey Logano — Completed fifth: “General, a prime 5, you need to be considerably proud of that. We had pace there towards the top of the race and I feel we may have run within the prime two. I don’t know if we may have been higher than Ryan or not, but it surely simply took us too lengthy to get the stability proper. As soon as we received the monitor place and the stability shut, I about wrecked it on the restart. These spots there sort of in the end price us an opportunity to win it, however general I’m pleased with the pace that we delivered to a monitor like this. It makes me sit up for Indy somewhat bit extra the place we’ve got some lengthy straightaways once more and it appeared like our automobile was first rate on the straightaways this time.”

Tyler Reddick — Completed sixth: “Stage 1 and stage 3 had been first rate for us. Stage 2 was a little bit of a battle. Sadly, we simply didn’t have any good restarts within the center portion there and gave up on some factors. However all in all, it was a strong day and we closed the hole to the factors lead. And clearly, Denny (Hamlin) closed in on us somewhat bit. General, strong day and nice factors day.”

Bubba Wallace — Completed tenth: “It’s about factors, so we didn’t capitalize on factors, however (Ross Chastain) had a foul day, (Ty Gibbs) had a foul day. It was a pleasant rebound. Often, it’s the other. We begin actually good and find yourself fading and giving up quite a bit monitor place. Right here, we had been capable of name technique and grasp on. We simply didn’t have the automobile. The 6 (Brad Keselowski) drove it down into (flip) one and I used to be going to race the heck out of him and I noticed I used to be going to crash and he was going to maintain going. It’s fairly eye-opening of how far we’re off. Going to have debrief tomorrow. All in all, I used to be making an attempt to have enjoyable the primary phases, that’s what I mentioned I used to be going to do. Was making an attempt my butt off and right here we’re.”

Chase Briscoe — Completed fifteenth: “It was sort of an honest day. We weren’t nice, actually all weekend, from a pace standpoint – like I didn’t assume we had been going to be ok to win. However I assumed we made our automobile fairly a bit higher, in truth, all through the weekend, which is absolutely encouraging. I assumed we received the stability fairly good. We simply didn’t actually have the uncooked pace like a few of the different guys. I assumed we sort of maximized our day, for essentially the most half. We had been possibly a few positions higher. General, it was not a foul day. Not a fantastic day, not a foul day.”

Daniel Suarez — Completed sixteenth: “It was an up-and-down day for the No. 99 Worldwide Specific Chevy group. We didn’t have as a lot pace as we thought we might have. We had been OK in clear air, however in visitors, for some cause we struggled quite a bit … I really feel like greater than the competitors. General, there have been a number of issues we may do higher, however we completed sixteenth. We’ll take that for the automobile we had and the pace we confirmed in the present day. Yesterday, I assumed we had been going to be somewhat bit higher, however we’ll return; analyze all the things and get higher for subsequent time.”

Josh Berry — Completed twentieth: “It was simply up and down. We had a few errors that sort of put us again, misplaced some monitor place, simply received off sequence. It appeared just like the automobile was robust at occasions, however general it simply wanted to be somewhat bit higher and somewhat extra constant to get end. However we survived and had an honest day.”

AJ Allmendinger — Completed twenty first: “Arduous fought day. I assumed we had been first rate all through the center of the race there, however we by no means may get on the proper facet of the technique to get monitor place. Getting caught up in that wreck in the direction of the top broken the racecar little bit and brought about us to lose some pace. We did what we may to salvage our day.”

Justin Haley — Completed twenty second: “We ended up with an honest end for what we began the weekend with. We had a troublesome time in follow and qualifying, and that carried over somewhat to the race. It simply felt like possibly we didn’t fairly have the pace of some others in order that’s one thing we’ll need to look into. However Chris (Lawson, crew chief) and the group did job of making an attempt to get the automobile to a spot the place I may nonetheless make one thing out of the day. I want we may’ve gotten one other prime 20, however we’ve received yet another race earlier than the break and an opportunity to take pleasure in end over the time without work.”

Austin Dillon — Completed Twenty third: “It was a protracted day at Pocono Raceway for our Boot Barn Chevrolet group, however I’m pleased with everybody at RCR and ECR for not giving up throughout difficult circumstances and dealing exhausting all through the race to try to make changes. We had a quick Chevy, however we misplaced our brakes in stage 1. It was irritating as a result of we had been sooner than the automobiles in entrance of us, however we couldn’t do a lot with out brakes. We’re not precisely positive what was happening. We managed one of the best we may with what we had and someway salvaged a Twenty third-place end. We’ll return to the store and consider.”

Daniel Hemric — Completed twenty fifth: “We battled a tight-handling No. 31 Poppy Financial institution Chevrolet. I brushed the wall, which bent the toe hyperlink. Sadly, the half finally failed and ended our day a number of laps early. I’m pleased with the battle in our group to maintain going till the very finish.”

Cody Ware — Completed twenty sixth: “I felt like we had made some actually good progress with the dealing with of the automobile and I felt fairly comfy with what we had, particularly as we began to get extra cautions and possibilities to maintain up with our changes. Sadly, we averted all the carnage on monitor solely to have a chunk of rotor or one thing knock a gap in our radiator. The group did all the things they may to get us again on the market and we made one of the best of our state of affairs till the top.”

Ryan Preece — Completed thirtieth: “All I do know is we had a very good automobile, began off to be day, then we received put again within the pack, and that’s what you find yourself getting.”

Kyle Busch — Completed thirty second: “I simply wish to give because of all of our companions. Everyone at RCR, ECR, zone, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Lucas Oil, Chevrolet.. everyone that helps us. We’re having the chance to go on the market and have some enjoyable; attempt to proceed to work on our program and construct all the things up. It’s simply unlucky circumstances. Thanks to Rowdy Nation, all of the followers and everyone for his or her continued help. We’ll return to work and prepare for Indianapolis.”

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — Completed thirty third: “I’ve no clue what occurred. I used to be within the prime lane. My group mentioned the No. 8 (Kyle Busch) someway ended up within the grass and got here throughout the monitor. I don’t understand how that occurred. I really feel like from the place we began the day, our technique was good. The pace in our No. 47 Sugarlands Sippin’ Cream Chevy was first rate. We had been contained in the top-20, actually, the entire second-half of the race. I assumed we had been in good place. We had been on 4 tires there, whereas there have been a number of guys on two. I hoped that was going to repay in a while in that run, however we didn’t actually get an opportunity to see how that may work out.”

Todd Gilliland — Completed thirty fourth: “We fought with somewhat little bit of brake shake by way of follow and somewhat initially of the race. About 5 laps earlier than that, my brake pedal began getting somewhat bit lengthy. Then it simply blew in the midst of the straightaway. I’ve by no means had that earlier than. We have now been actually fortunate. We have now had some very well constructed Ford Mustangs popping out of Entrance Row Motorsports and haven’t had many mechanical points the final three years. I thank these guys for giving us nice automobiles. We’ll preserve battling. Undoubtedly not our greatest day to start with and we’ve got a number of work to do however we are going to attempt to be taught from it.”

Ross Chastain — Completed thirty sixth: “I simply flat spun out. We had been all sliding round, however I simply spun out. “It felt prefer it occurred in sluggish movement. Yeah, clearly annoyed with myself, however can’t take it again now.”

Noah Gragson — Completed thirty seventh: “I simply received unfastened in flip one. We had been battling and simply received unfastened. No one received into me. I used to be on their own. I used to be simply making an attempt to make it till we received to the warning and will tighten it up somewhat bit but it surely simply took off on me. It’s positively a bummer being out tremendous early within the race however because of Overstock.com, and this entire 10 group. It hasn’t actually been the weekend we hoped for by way of follow and qualifying and now into the race being out so early.”

A former Republican president making a bid to return to the White Home is shot whereas campaigning — and survives.

However that assassination try occurred in Milwaukee in 1912.

And, if it hadn’t been for a duplicate of a long-winded speech and a spectacle case, it is likely to be greater than a footnote to historical past.

On Oct. 14, 1912, Teddy Roosevelt was making a run for the White Home because the candidate for the Progressive Get together, after failing to get the Republican Get together’s nomination. He got here to Milwaukee to talk to a packed Milwaukee Auditorium (now Miller Excessive Life Theatre).

On his manner out of the Gilpatrick Lodge (now the location of the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee), Roosevelt was shot by a disgruntled New Yorker named John Schrank, who had been stalking the previous president to cease him from getting a 3rd time period.

The bullet hit Roosevelt within the chest, but it surely was slowed by the contents of his pocket: a metallic spectacles case and a duplicate of his very-long speech. (The Hyatt has a show marking the occasion in its entrance off King Drive.)

Roosevelt managed to make his speech and, in a little bit of bravado, used his bloodied shirt and tattered speech as a logo of his resilience.

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As Gerard Helferich recounts in his historical past of the incident, “Theodore Roosevelt and the Murderer” (Lyons Press), the taking pictures occurred in Milwaukee, however solely as a result of Schrank had bungled a number of earlier makes an attempt as he adopted Roosevelt across the nation.

Schrank was dominated insane after he pleaded responsible to the taking pictures. (He had instructed anybody who would hear that his chief inspiration was a dream by which President William McKinley, assassinated in 1901 and succeeded by Roosevelt, instructed him that Roosevelt was behind his homicide.)

However whereas Schrank shared the priority of a variety of People a couple of president serving a 3rd time period — breaking the precedent set down by George Washington — investigators did not tie the shooter to any bigger conspiracy.

Schrank spent the remainder of his life — 31 years — in Wisconsin psychological prisons. In accordance with Helferich, he did not have a single customer in all that point, and died in obscurity.

A quiet mixture of regulation enforcement, media, Republican Nationwide Conference delegates and planners had been in and round Milwaukee’s Deer District as temperatures approached 90 levels Sunday afternoon.

The conference is occurring as deliberate regardless of an assassination try on former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania Saturday. Trump posted on Reality Social that he would journey to Milwaukee as deliberate Sunday. He arrived within the metropolis at about 6 p.m.

Trump was injured Saturday when a gunman opened hearth at him at a rally north of Pittsburg. One rally attendee was killed and two others had been wounded. Secret Service brokers killed the shooter, who was recognized as a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man.

Talking Sunday exterior the Fiserv Discussion board, the primary venue for the RNC, state Republican Occasion chair Brian Schimming stated there might be no adjustments within the schedule of the conference, which is scheduled to start Monday. 

The conference schedule requires the vice presidential candidate to be nominated Wednesday, with Trump to be nominated because the celebration’s presidential candidate Thursday, he stated.

“Every thing for the conference is occurring as deliberate,” Schimming stated. “There are not any main adjustments in any respect at this level to the schedule for the conference that might be held right here this week.”

Talking Sunday on the White Home, President Joe Biden stated he directed the Secret Service to evaluate all safety measures for the conference.

“An assassination try is opposite to all the pieces we stand for as a nation. Every thing,” Biden stated. “It’s not who we’re as a nation. It’s not American. And we can not permit this to occur.”

On Reality Social, Trump stated Sunday that he wouldn’t alter his plans.

“Primarily based on yesterday’s horrible occasions, I used to be going to delay my journey to Wisconsin, and The Republican Nationwide Conference, by two days,” Trump wrote, “however have simply determined that I can not permit a ‘shooter,’ or potential murderer, to power change to scheduling, or the rest.”

Reince Priebus, a former Wisconsin state legislator and state Republican celebration chair, is the chair of the RNC Host Committee. He was Trump’s chief of workers throughout a part of his presidency. Chatting with ABC Information’ “This Week” on Sunday, Priebus stated he had talked to Trump earlier within the day.

“He’s very clear to me, at the very least for the host committee occasions, that no, we have to hold transferring ahead,” Priebus stated. “This conference goes to be epic … He is able to go, and I feel the unwavering perspective that he’s bringing now to Milwaukee goes to even additional energize this crowd.”

Hundreds of individuals are already in Milwaukee for the conference. Organizers have stated all through the planning course of that they’re anticipating 50,000 individuals will attend together with delegates, regulation enforcement, media and protesters.

Residents and guests expressed each confidence and fear about safety on the conference following the capturing in Pennsylvania.

Kevin Ruesch lives in a neighborhood adjoining to the RNC safety zone. He stated the assassination try was regarding, however he doesn’t stay his life in worry.

“I really feel actually good with the safety measures in place. I feel they’ve obtained competent individuals taking good care of the conditions which can be going to be unfolding down right here,” he stated.

However Courtney Robel, who works at a lodge throughout the road from Fiserv Discussion board, stated she is nervous about her security.

“Milwaukee already has gun violence points and I do fear about huge crowds of individuals, and politics can actually carry out the ugly in individuals,” Robel stated. “I want to see everybody coexist. I feel that’s an excessive amount of to ask for, although.”

Audrey Gibson-Cicchino, the RNC coordinator for the Secret Service, stated the safety plan for the occasion was 18 months within the making. Throughout a Sunday afternoon press convention, she stated the plan has not modified following the assassination try.

“We’re assured within the safety plans which can be in place for the occasion, and we’re able to go,” she stated. Michael Hensle, FBI particular agent in cost Milwaukee, stated there are not any recognized threats in opposition to the RNC or anybody visiting.

“That is in all probability one of the safe areas on the face of the planet proper now,” stated Schimming, the state GOP chair.

A collection of welcome occasions had been underway Sunday, together with a celebration deliberate within the night on Milwaukee’s lakefront Summerfest grounds.

John Herweh and his spouse, Virginia, are delegates from South Dakota. Their daughter, Liberty, 17, is serving as a web page for the conference.

John stated the assassination try is a mirrored image on how divisive the nation has gotten.

He believes the conference will go easily, however stated there’s a heightened consciousness of security now.

 “It must be a enjoyable occasion, it must be a celebration ambiance. However this did put somewhat damper (on it), I suppose,” Herweh stated.

Liberty stated she’s nervous as a result of there might be so many individuals attending the conference, and safety can solely achieve this a lot.

However her dad was fast to level out they’re grateful for the regulation enforcement that’s securing the perimeter.

“We’ve met a bunch of them. They’re coming from everywhere in the nation,” Herweh stated. “It’s very nice that they’ve answered the decision to come back right here and assist shield us.”

Ronda Vuillemont-Smith, Sandy Hodges and Pam Pollard, all delegates from Oklahoma, stated all the safety in place, together with the miles of fencing, will hold individuals protected in the course of the conference.

“They’ve taken the suitable measures,” Hodges stated. “Clearly we’re very involved for President Trump’s security and ensuring he’s protected and safe always.”

Pollard has attended six nationwide conventions, together with one in New York Metropolis after Sept. 11, 2001. She stated throughout that occasion, individuals couldn’t get inside a ten mile radius of the conference until they had been on a bus.

“Our hearts had been heavy, however we weren’t fearful,” Pollard stated. “I feel that’s somewhat little bit of what we noticed yesterday. I feel that they (Milwaukee RNC) has made an affordable determination on having the ability to let individuals in Wisconsin proceed their enterprise and see your stunning metropolis.”

Vuillemont-Smith stated she refuses to stay in worry.

“This can be a joyous event for Republicans throughout the nation,” she stated. “We’re coming to rejoice President Trump and his nomination and hopefully placing him again within the White Home. This can be a celebration.”

If delegates had been making up their minds to proceed their celebration, protesters are additionally decided to make their voices heard.

Omar Flores, co-chair of the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024, stated the incident didn’t change any plans for its march deliberate for Monday. He estimates anyplace from 2,500 to five,000 individuals could attend.

Flores stated he was not involved about larger tensions or the opportunity of violence within the wake of the try on Trump’s life.

“We don’t really feel involved about that at this cut-off date, we’ve all the time ready for the worst and predict one of the best,” Flores stated.

When requested about his emotions on the capturing, Flores stated, “I feel Trump breeds a number of hate, and I feel the capturing has nothing to do with us.”

On Saturday, many political leaders nationally and in Wisconsin had been attempting to clean tensions and asking Individuals to dial again heated rhetoric. That included Biden in his remarks Sunday afternoon.

“Unity is essentially the most elusive objective of all however nothing is extra essential than that proper now. Unity,” Biden stated. “We’ll debate and we’ll disagree, that’s not going to alter. However we’ll not lose sight of who we’re as Individuals.”

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Lionel Messi was pressured off with an obvious proper ankle harm within the second half of Argentina’s 1-0 Copa América last win over Colombia at Miami’s Exhausting Rock Stadium on Sunday.

Lautaro Martinez scored the successful objective for Argentina in further time to earn Argentina their report sixteenth Copa crown and third consecutive main event title after successful the Copa in 2021 and the World Cup in 2022.

Messi collapsed to the sector within the sixty fourth minute and instantly signaled his concern to the Argentina bench. He remained down for a number of minutes as trainers got here out earlier than being helped to his ft and instantly taking his shoe off his proper foot.

As he walked off the sector, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner took off his captains armband and threw his shoe to the bottom in frustration. An emotional Messi was then proven masking his face, sobbing in his seat, whereas TV cameras additionally confirmed that his proper ankle was severely swollen.

He was changed by Nicolás González.

Messi had earlier gone down holding his proper ankle after a robust problem within the first half.

The Inter Miami participant chased the ball and tried to kick it earlier than it went out of bounds. He planted his proper leg awkwardly and appeared to take contact from Colombia’s Santiago Arias.

The 37-year-old writhed in ache and rolled over a number of instances as he grabbed at his decrease proper leg. Trainers labored on the realm for a couple of minutes earlier than serving to him to his ft. He walked slowly towards the sideline earlier than reentering the sport.

Messi had been coping with a leg harm and discomfort by means of a lot of the event and missed Argentina’s group stage finale. He had one shot try within the first half Sunday.

The ultimate was tied 0-0 when Messi exited, however he watched on from the sidelines as his workforce gutted out the win over a tricky and proficient Colombia workforce that had gone unbeaten in 28 straight video games.

Info from The Related Press contributed to this report.

Shakira delivered an electrifying halftime present efficiency on the Copa América Closing between Argentina and Colombia at Onerous Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Sunday.

The set manufacturing featured AI parts that included a big she-wolf that howled to open the set alongside floating autos. The Colombian singer then emerged from beneath the stage in a silver, sparkly outfit. Throughout her efficiency of the explosive opening track “Hips Don’t Lie,” she was joined by a bevy of dancers and pyrotechnics punctuated the upbeat track. She additionally repped her homeland, exclaiming “Te quiero Colombia!”

For her efficiency of “Te Felicito,” “TQG,” and “Puntería” from her newest album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, inexperienced flames, floating crimson jewels, and a sea of neon inexperienced waves surrounded the stage.

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Shakira will embark on a world tour starting in November, which kicks off at Acrisure Enviornment in Palm Desert, California on Nov. 2; it’s her first tour since 2018. In Shakira’s Rolling Stone cowl story, she stated of the tour, “I believe that is going to be the largest in my profession up to now, essentially the most intensive, with essentially the most vary. It’s additionally going to be the longest.” She added that her concert events are normally round 90 minutes, however sees these exhibits going for a little bit over two hours.

In the course of the interview, she stated the objective of her upcoming exhibits is to empower folks, and he or she additionally was engaged on stage designs to carry her nearer to the viewers. “My followers have been having a dialogue with me: I’ve spoken and so they’ve listened, and so they communicate and I hear and study from their experiences,” she stated. “As a result of identical to me, there’s 1,000,000 she-wolves on the planet, preparing to enter battle and discovering their means.”

Shakira formally made her Copa America debut in the course of the remaining match’s halftime present on Sunday (July 14). Within the midst of the Argentina vs. Colombia recreation, the Colombian international star took the Onerous Rock Stadium by storm with a medley of previous and new hits.

Offered by Verizon, the celebrity, wearing a metallic silver skirt and halter prime, kicked off the efficiency singing “Hips Don’t Lie.”

“Te Quiero, Colombia!” (I really like you, Colombia), she chanted in the midst of the music. Accompanied by a bunch of dancers—feminine and robots alike—she continued with “Te Felicito,” “TQG,” and “Puntería,” the place she additionally flaunted her flawless dancing expertise.

On TV, the soccer subject showcased giant 3D wolves and floating gems, all representing her new period.

Shak has taken middle stage at many famend sports activities occasions together with the World Cup, Davis Cup, NBA All-Star, and Tremendous Bowl, however this marks her first efficiency on the oldest worldwide soccer event. It additionally marks the primary time ever {that a} soccer match encompasses a halftime present a la Tremendous Bowl, longer than quarter-hour. However organizers took benefit of the truth that this 12 months’s Copa America occurred within the U.S., the place half time exhibits are customary.

“Shakira is a rare South American star who has dazzled the complete world,” Alejandro Domínguez, president of CONMEBOL, beforehand mentioned in a press release. “Her songs are sung and danced to in each nook of the planet, turning her artwork into a world phenomenon that crosses borders and is loved by hundreds of thousands of individuals. We’re certain that her efficiency on the Copa América USA 2024 will improve the message of wholesome ardour and unity by sport.”

Forward of her efficiency, fellow colleague Karol G carried out Colombian’s nationwide anthem, and Abel Pintos carried out Argentina’s nationwide anthem. Feid and Maluma had been additionally amongst the opposite music stars current on the match.

In the USA, Copa América 2024 is broadcast in Spanish on Univision, TUND, and UniMás, and the match is accessible on FuboTV, DirecTV Stream and TUND’s streaming platforms. Plus, the halftime present could be seen on FOX, Fubo Sports activities, Fox Sports activities App, FOXsports.com, TyC Sports activities Internacional, and FOX Sports activities 1.