The U.S. won its third FIFA Women's World Cup last night, defeating Japan 5-2 before a "mostly pro-U.S. crowd" of 53,341 at Vancouver's BC Place. The victory "set off an exuberant wave of American patriotism in downtown Vancouver" (Vancouver PROVINCE, 7/6). VP Joe Biden "led a U.S. delegation to the final" that included his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman and former U.S. soccer stars Mia Hamm and Cobi Jones (AP, 7/6). U.S. Women’s National Team MF Kelley O’Hara said, “It was like we were back in America. ... The whole stadium is just U.S. fans” (“FIFA Women’s World Cup Tonight,” FS1, 7/5).

N.Y. Times, A1 bottom right, “In A Rout And A Romp, U.S. Takes World Cup” … Wall Street Journal, A1 top banner, “America’s New World Champions” … Vancouver Province, A1 top rail, “Making Women’s History” ... Montreal Gazette, A1 top banner, “Total Dominance For USA” … L.A. Times, A1 below the fold, “U.S. Soccer Breaks Ceiling" … L.A. Daily News, A1 above the fold, “Red, White, Wow!” … S.F. Chronicle, A1 above the fold, “Flurry Of Goals Puts U.S. Back On Top Of The World” … Seattle Times, A1 center, “Wonderful World” … Miami Herald, A1 above the fold, “Without Doubt, The World’s Best”

Today's episodes of NBC’s “Today,” ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “CBS This Morning,” as well as last night's editions of ESPN’s “SportsCenter” and FS1’s “Fox Sports Live,” all led their broadcasts with coverage of the World Cup title (THE DAILY). USWNT MF Carli Lloyd is making the media rounds this morning, appearing on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” NBC’s “Today” and “CBS This Morning.” Lloyd said of the win, “It’s huge for women’s soccer. The support, the coverage that we had, it was just unbelievable” (“GMA,” ABC, 7/6).

Coca-Cola runs a full-page ad in USA Today congratulating the USWNT. It features a Coke bottle with the phrase "Champs." Fellow U.S. Soccer sponsor Chevrolet also runs an ad in USA Today: "Is It Possible To Make Dreams Come True?" (THE DAILY). The Raiders took out a full-page ad in yesterday's Vancouver Sun, "with a photo of star player Alex Morgan and beneath it the slogan 'Just Win Baby,' along with the Raiders logo" (PROFOOTBALLTALK.com, 7/5).

Last night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 was scheduled to start at 8:08pm ET, but "persistent rains delayed the command to fire engines to 11:27pm" (Daytona Beach NEWS-JOURNAL, 7/6). The green flag dropped at 11:42, "what is thought to be the latest start in NASCAR history." Twenty Air Titan dryers were dispatched at 9:23pm, and "they, along with 10 jet dryers, got the 2.5-mile track ready in two hours." The race "marked the debut for NBC Sports" under its new NASCAR media rights deal (USA TODAY, 7/6).

Most of the "estimated crowd of 30,000 were still around at the terrifying finish," which featured a Dale Earnhardt Jr. win and a "spectacular crash" featuring Austin Dillon (Daytona Beach NEWS-JOURNAL, 7/6). Driver Ryan Newman said, "NASCAR got what they wanted. That's the end of it. Cars getting airborne, unsafe drivers, same old stuff. They just don't listen" (USATODAY.com, 7/6).

One race fan posted footage of the wreck from the front rows of the stands.

Worst wreck I've ever seen in my life. #NASCAR #CoCaColaZero400 #cokezero400 @disupdates

A video posted by Dylan Whitlock (@dylan27w) on Jul 5, 2015 at 11:50pm PDT

Four Royals players made the starting AL roster for the MLB All-Star Game later this month in Cincinnati, meaning "half of the eight position players who take the field" for the AL will be Royals. At one point, "eight Royals were leading the All-Star voting" as fans "took advantage of a balloting system that was conducted exclusively online for the first time this year" (K.C. STAR, 7/6). MLB said that 620 million votes were cast, "breaking the old mark of 391 million" in '12 (AP, 7/5).

Nationals RF Bryce Harper set a new NL voting record with 13,864,950 votes, "shattering" Giants C Buster Posey's '12 record of 7,621,370. However, he was "trumped for the overall vote record" by Blue Jays 3B Josh Donaldson with 14,090,188 (USA TODAY, 7/6).

The NHL today will begin taking official bids for an expansion franchise and “there is no real momentum” from K.C. groups to “woo the NHL” to place a team in Sprint Center. Loretto Sports Ventures President Lamar Hunt Jr., who owns the ECHL Missouri Mavericks, said the NHL’s $500M expansion price tag was “a ridiculously big fee.” Hunt: “It’s not on my radar” (K.C. STAR, 7/6).

The “most likely candidates” for expansion are Las Vegas, Quebec City and Seattle. A second Toronto-area team and a Milwaukee-based franchise are “less likely options.” NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said the league also received interest from K.C. and Portland (SI.com, 6/24).

F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone listed himself as one of four potential buyers for the open-wheel racing series. Ecclestone said there are “three parties who are seriously interested in buying F1” and added if the groups “did not move ahead with a purchase and the business is for sale, then you can count me in.” Ecclestone: “I have had several serious backers come to me and offer to come in with me if I go ahead. I could buy tomorrow if it was necessary” (LONDON TIMES, 7/5).

The Sabres today open their summer development camp at First Niagara Center, "meaning the first in-the-flesh, on-the-ice look" at highly touted rookie Jack Eichel. The team is charging $10 to Friday's scrimmage, which "has been a free event" in the past. A crowd of 12,000-15,000 is expected. Sessions starting today are "open to the public" (BUFFALO NEWS, 7/6).

Meanwhile, a crowd of about 3,500 attended sessions of the Oilers' six-day rookie camp Friday at Rexall Place, marking the "first time proceedings were open to the public." The Oilers usually hold the camp in a "small rink on the outskirts of Edmonton but moved the training sessions to their home arena to accommodate fans eager for a first look" at overall No. 1 pick Connor McDavid (GLOBE & MAIL, 7/4).

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association "recently entered into an agreement to purchase" NASTAR, a Colorado-based recreational ski racing business, from Active Interest Media of Boulder. NASTAR was founded in '68 with the aim of allowing "skiers (and now snowboarders) to compare themselves through a standardized scoring system and handicap" (ASPEN DAILY NEWS, 7/6).

The Grateful Dead set attendance records at Soldier Field for "what they say will be their last" shows ever this past weekend. The 70,764 tickets sold for Friday night's show "broke a previous record for any event at the stadium when U2 sold 67,936" for an '09 show. That record "lasted all of one day," as 70,844 tickets were sold for Saturday night's show (AP, 7/5).

Meanwhile, an estimated crowd of 50,000 attended a July 4 Rolling Stones show at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Fans "battled logistical hiccups that arrived with the first non-race weekend concert in the track's 106-year history." Traffic "ranked as the primary problem" (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 7/6).

NASL has signed a multiyear deal with ONE World Sports, which will make the league’s matches available on national TV for the first time in its five-year history. The net will carry 14 games and also air a 30-minute highlight show on Tuesday nights beginning July 14 (Ian Thomas, Staff Writer).

Golfer Rory McIlroy is “unlikely to defend his British Open title after rupturing an ankle ligament in a soccer match with friends” (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 7/6).

Laurel Park had to cancel Friday’s opening-day summer program “because of a water main break in Anne Arundel County affecting 40,000 homes and businesses.” Friday would have been “the start of Laurel Park’s first July racing schedule” since ’10 (Baltimore SUN, 7/4).

Cowboys QB Tony Romo said that he plans to host his fantasy football convention, “which the NFL didn’t allow” this offseason, in L.A. next year (MYRACINECOUNTY.com, 7/3).

Root Sports Rocky Mountain broadcaster Jenny Cavnar joined Jack Corrigan in the booth for Thursday night’s Rockies-D-backs game, “becoming the first female to ever radio broadcast” an NL game (TWITTER.com, 7/2).

Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon is set to coach the team’s “Summer League squad in Las Vegas later this month,” becoming the “first woman to earn that job in NBA history” (MYSANANTONIO.com, 7/3).

“Dick is a great personal friend and, as an unpaid adviser, was instrumental in helping us craft our four-Olympic bid that made us partners with the IOC and the Olympics for the next decade” – Discovery Communications President & CEO David Zaslav, on former former NBC Sports Chair Dick Ebersol (N.Y. POST, 7/5).

“It surprises me that how-the-dynamic-works is even a question or an issue at this point. … He is my boss. I report to Kenny” – White Sox GM Rick Hahn, on the perception that Exec VP Kenny Williams still sees himself as being in charge of player personnel moves (ESPNCHICAGO.com, 7/3).

“We were able to look at some other things and cut back, and just trim in a different manner than the normal. The several months’ notice really did make a difference” – Toledo AD Mike O’Brien, on the MAC last year revealing that its schools would offer cost-of-attendance stipends (Toledo BLADE, 7/5).

“America doesn’t want to hear your thoughts on Jesus. Keep that stuff at home: religion, politics, and all that stuff” – UFC President Dana White, on fighter Yoel Romero delivering “a sermon” during his post-fight interview (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 7/6).

The MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL goes with the header, "Twin Cities Stadium Sets a Development Precedent For Bucks Arena." The new Vikings stadium is "helping draw nearby office towers, upscale housing and other developments." That is a "big contrast from the former home of the Vikings."

The PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE notes pro sports teams are "seeing the value in owning development rights to the land near their venues and are increasingly taking part in arrangements to have mixed-use developments right by their stadiums, ballparks and arenas."

Also:

• Plan for a temporary stadium could boost Boston's '24 Games bid.
• IOC urges cities to designate "Games lanes" on nearby highways.
• Questions linger about Santa Clara AD hire Renee Baumgartner.
• Why San Diego could be better off without an NFL franchise.
• Andong Song, first NHL draft pick from China, may forge new path.

Still about 30 media members working away in Daytona media center. It is 4:13 a.m.

— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) July 6, 2015

Proposed Baylor-Cal 2016 game in Australia is off, sources told @ESPN

— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 3, 2015

What a 24 hours for US women's sports: World Cup win & now 2 flag bearers of US tennis for last 15 years about to start: #Serena #Venus

— Chris Fowler (@cbfowler) July 6, 2015

Done w Cancer... Officially!!! pic.twitter.com/doQJAJiZHW

— Shelley Smith (@ShelleyESPN) July 6, 2015

Friday night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “North American Rivers.”

“At about 100 miles, it’s not one of Canada’s longest rivers, but in the 1890s, it became perhaps one of the most famous.”

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Thursday night. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel showed Wilson an Instagram video of his girlfriend Ciara talking about how happy she was that the Patriots beat the Seahawks in the Super Bowl. Wilson said of the video, “That was our first argument.” Kimmel said, “Sounds like she’s very fickle.” Wilson said of hosting the next Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards, “I love kids. Just being around them is going to be special. ... I'm excited to slime. I'm the king of slime, so I get to slime guys like Derek Jeter.” Wilson said of Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s tendency to play pranks as a college coach at USC, “He used to pay for pranks – and his players – he used to pay for both.” Kimmel said, “He’s going to love that comment” ("Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC, 7/2).

“What is the Klondike River?”