American soccer's big day. Plus: Can the Hurricanes hold on?

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Good morning!

Hope you weren’t expecting a rah-rah speech today.

Coming up: 

🇺🇸 USMNT’s World Cup chances
🥅 Canes inch closer to Cup
⛳ Mickelson’s trouble




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