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Capping off undoubtedly the most exciting game of the tournament, Argentina shocked France to become the 2022 FIFA World Cup Champions. Despite looking dominant to secure an early 2-0 lead in the first half, Argentina started to crack under the pressure in the second half with France going on to equalize with two goals. Becoming the eighth World Cup Final to go to extra time, both teams fought hard to try to edge out of a victory. Lionel Messi scored a devastating goal in the 108’ minute to take the lead at 3-2, but France continued to press, with Kylian Mbappé equalizing once again to make the game 3-3 and take the game into penalty kicks. Just the third World Cup Final to go into a penalty shootout, Mbappé started the tense sequence by scoring against Argentinan goalkeeper Emiliano Martí...

Recently freed in a controversial prisoner swap between the United States and Russia, Brittney Griner has shared her first statement since being released. The release of Griner saw convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout returned to Russia ending her detainment after being caught in possession of cannabis oil cartridges in Moscow. Following her family’s statement directed to President Joe Biden expressing their “sincere gratitude,” Brittney Griner shared a statement on Instagram. Accompanying a photo of her exiting an airplane and hugging her wife Cherelle Griner, the WNBA star wrote, “It feels so good to be home! The last 10 months have been a battle at every turn. I dug deep to keep my faith and it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going. From the bottom of my heart, thank y...