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Its been a quiet offseason for UCLA Bruins mens basketball recruiting. Mick Cronin and the Bruins brought in two freshmen for the upcoming 2026-2027 season, but have yet to earn any commitments for their 2027 class.On Saturday, 2027 guard Micah Gordon announced on Twitter that he had received an offer from UCLA. Gordon is the No. 12 point guard in the class according to 247 Sports and is a four-star recruit.Blessed to receive an offer from UCLA pic.twitter.com/e6TrdRpahF Micah Gordon (@MicahGg1) June 13, 2026Gordon is from Plainfield, New Jersey and stands at just 510 but hes already received offers from Auburn, Georgetown and Maryland. The guard attends Plainfield High School, helping lead the Cardinals to a 27-4 record as a junior.If UCLA were to be able to land Gordon, itd give the Bruins a Top-50 recruit to begin their class. UCLA has a few young guards on their roster already with Trent Perry, Eric Freeny and Jaylen Petty but Gordon would be a welcome addition to a Bruin team that has underperformed since joining the Big Ten Conference.Since leaving the Pac-12, UCLA hasnt competed atop the Big Ten and have been bounced in the second round of the NCAA tournament in each of the past two seasons.It wont be easy for the Bruins to land Gordon over other East Coast schools but itd be a big get for Cronin. UCLA hasnt had a Top-30 recruiting class since 2023, where the Bruins added seven recruits including Aday Mara, Sebastian Mack and Brandon Williams.This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: UCLA Bruins gives four-star 2027 guard Micah Gordon an offer

Kai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaao late in the opening half and piled on after that in a 7-1 win Sunday in a group match.

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Kai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaao late in the opening half and piled on after that in a 7-1 win Sunday in a group match.Livano Comenencia tied it at 1-1 with his left-footed shot through traffic from the center of the box in the 21st minute to give Curaao its first goal in the tournament and send fans of the tiny Caribbean nation into a frenzy.It was all Germany after that with the four-time champions regaining the lead on Nico Schlotterbecks header off Nathaniel Browns corner kick in the 38th minute.The margin of victory comes well short of the World Cup record of nine goals which has happened three times, with the last one coming when Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982.Havertz connected on a penalty shot into the left goal in first half stoppage time to make it 3-1. Germany was awarded the penalty shot after Felix Nmecha was tripped in the box by Riechedly Bazoer.Germany wasted no time after halftime to extend the lead with Jamal Musiala scoring on a right-footed shot across the goalkeepers area in the 47th minute. Brown scored in the 68th minute to push the advantage to 5-1 and Deniz Undav added a goal in the 78th.Havertz's second goal came in the 88th minute.It was a strong start for Germany against underdog Curaao as the team seeks redemption after failing to get out of the group stage in Russia and Qatar following its 2014 title.Nmecha one timed it with his right foot into the near post just inside the upper box with an assist from Florian Wirtz in the sixth minute to make it 1-0.The crowd of 68,021 was overwhelming rooting for Germany but there was a spirited contingent of people cheering on Curaao as it became the smallest country to ever appear in the tournament.It was the first match of the tournament at Houston Stadium, normally called NRG Stadium where the NFLs Houston Texans play.Manuel Neuer, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who came out of international retirement for the tournament, had one save in his first appearance for Germany in almost two years.The match featured the largest age gap between coaches in World Cup history with Curaao's 78-year-old coach Dick Advocaat becoming the oldest ever in the tournament against 38-year-old Julian Nagelsmann, who is the youngest coach in this years tournament.Germany faces Ivory Coast in its next match in Toronto on Saturday and Curaao meets Ecuador Saturday in Kansas City.___AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/fifa-world-cup