Kimi Antonelli clinched his sixth Formula 1 pole position of the year with the fastest lap in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying, beating Max Verstappen by 0.317s.
The Italian continued Mercedes' lock-ou… [+3906 chars]

Behind them, Lando Norris set the third fastest time, but is facing a grid drop in the race

Motorsport.com

F1 Belgian GP: Kimi Antonelli beats Max Verstappen to pole by 0.317s - Motorsport.com

LONDON (AP) Josh Kerr, the British runner who helped stoke a revival in middle-distance drama on the track, added a new chapter Saturday by running the mile in 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break the 2… [+2075 chars]

British runner Josh Kerr ran 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break the longstanding men’s mile world record at a Diamond League meet in London on Saturday. Kerr, the 2023 world champion beak Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj’s mark of 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds, set in R…

Associated Press

Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999 - AP News

With the World Cup finale happening Sunday on a grass field that will be promptly torn up and replaced with plastic turf for the twenty NFL games to be played there this season, plus any home playoff… [+4538 chars]

With a CBA solution unlikely, the players need another strategy.

NBCSports.com

NFLPA tries to shame owners into embracing grass fields - NBC Sports

Rory McIlroy carded a 1-under 69 at the Open Championship on Saturday but itll be his remarks after finishing his third round that are sure to generate more discussion than anything he did on the gre… [+938 chars]

Follow the third round of the 154th Open at Royal Birkdale.

Golf Channel

The Open 2026, live updates: Leaderboard, scores, highlights, news from Round 3 - Golf Channel

LeBron James knows what its like to have the entire NBA in a chokehold as they wait on his free agent decision. James did it in 2010, 2014, 2018, and somehow hes doing it again even on the brink of h… [+4005 chars]

LeBron the Sixers? It really might happen.

SB Nation

LeBron James’ free agency frontrunner might actually be the 76ers - SB Nation

Title-holders Argentina face challengers Spain in a star-studded 2026 FIFA World Cup final, as the 39-day spectacle prepares for its closing act.
Sundays showdown in New Jersey will stage a unique b… [+4788 chars]

Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi meet in a clash of generations in Sunday’s blockbuster Spain vs Argentina World Cup final.

Al Jazeera English

FIFA World Cup: Spain vs Argentina – What to know ahead of the final - Al Jazeera

In a game built on heartbreak, France and England will compete for a third-place finish in the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Saturday.
There's a strangeness to third-place games. It's the game no one wante… [+6546 chars]

Two top teams compete for a third place standing in the World Cup

CBS Sports

France vs. England live stream: How to watch FIFA World Cup third place, odds, prediction, pick, lineups - CBS Sports

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The postmortems on the U.S. Mens National Teams elimination in the round … [+15664 chars]

Youth soccer in America reflects some of our worst national systems.

Slate Magazine

There’s a Reason American Kids Aren’t Better at Soccer. I Saw It for Myself All Too Well. - Slate Magazine

Donald Trump would be the first to acknowledge possessing minimal understanding of the intricate tactical expertise required to succeed in a World Cup encounter, yet he persists in delivering bombast… [+2196 chars]

Donald Trump was on hand to watch England's 2-1 World Cup 2026 semifinal loss to Argentina, and he offered his thoughts on Harry Kane's performance — though ...

Alloutsoccer.com

Donald Trump sparks outrage with Harry Kane World Cup comments - Yahoo Sports

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INDIANAPOLIS Caitlin Clark pointed to the "Indy" trimmed in gold across her chest, then stuck out her tongue and unleashed a massive roar, matching the energy of … [+39 chars]

Caitlin Clark sets records in cathartic performance vs Seattle Storm, scoring 45 points with 10 assists in 29 minutes

The Indianapolis Star

Fever's Stephanie White on Caitlin Clark: 'Holy (expletive). Absolutely incredible' - IndyStar

NEW YORK Sometime around 4 p.m. Sunday, a team of performers, producers and stagehands will hustle from the bowels of New Jerseys MetLife Stadium to set up for the first-ever World Cup halftime show.

No one’s more particular about turf than international soccer stars, and organizers of the midgame production said they considered several ways to pull off the performance without gouging the surface.

The Washington Post

The World Cup halftime show’s goals: Go fast and keep off the grass - The Washington Post

Let's go ahead and add another chapter to the Bryson DeChambeau-Brandel Chamblee saga that's captivated or annoyed golf fans for a decade now.
Shockingly (not really), the longtime Golf Channel anal… [+3841 chars]

Brandel Chamblee buried Bryson DeChambeau after The Open's two-stroke penalty, saying he did everything but take a weed wacker to the grass.

Fox News

Golf analyst Brandel Chamblee disgustingly buries Bryson DeChambeau after British Open penalty - Fox News

The wins. The crowd. The record.
Envisioning all of this becoming what it has on July 18 was almost inconceivable. But here the Red Sox are. Surprise, surprise. Summer has been officially saved for … [+2983 chars]

Audacy.com

The Red Sox have changed the conversation - Audacy

I kind of feel like people tried to dance around it before the match, but as soon as I saw that Argentina and England were playing each other in the World Cup semifinals, I thought, "Someone is going… [+1893 chars]

An Argentine fan named Santiago smuggled the Malvinas banner into Mercedes-Benz Stadium by hiding it in his pants to get past security checks.

Argentina's controversial World Cup banner got into the stadium by way of some dude's underwear - Fox News

MMA Fighting has UFC Oklahoma City results for the DDP vs. Usman fight card, a live blog of the main event, and much more from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Saturday night.
In the ma… [+872 chars]

Get UFC Oklahoma City results for the DDP vs. Usman event Saturday night.

MMA Fighting

UFC Oklahoma City Results: DDP vs. Usman - MMA Fighting

Erin Cotton didnt notice the smoke until her eyes started to water and her two children complained they felt itchy.
Thats when I remembered what I felt like during the Palisades Fire, said Cotton, a… [+6869 chars]

Smoke from wildfires has poured into major cities across the Midwest, Northeast and mid-Atlantic, affecting millions of lives and cancelling outdoor events.

Wildfire smoke disrupts lives, events across the US on final weekend of World Cup - CNN

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Any team can beat any team on any night. Anything can happen in extra innings.
And on and on go the qualifiers that speak to baseball’s unpredictability and help to justify any numb… [+5293 chars]

The Royals beat the Padres 7-6 Friday with a walk-off single by Carter Jensen in the 10th inning that capped a night that provided more evidence that this just might not be the Padres’ year.

Medianewsgroup.com

Padres allow 4 runs in 10th, start post-All-Star-break stretch with wild loss to Royals - San Diego Union-Tribune

From across borders and oceans, they came to the United States to watch soccer. Along the way, they have encountered American classics: the first bites of Raising Canes chicken, wide-eyed tours throu… [+6059 chars]

From across borders and across oceans, they came to the United States to watch soccer. Along the way, they have encountered American classics. There's the first bites of Raising Cane’s chicken. There are wide-eyed tours through the outsized commercial landsca…

International visitors came to the United States for soccer. Some saw beyond the clichés, too - AP News

ESPN

Yankees' Boone: Decision to stay with Cole 'falls on me' - ESPN

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to the US to attend Sundays World Cup final on President Donald Trumps invitation, creating the opportunity for… [+321 chars]

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to the US to attend Sunday’s World Cup final on President Donald Trump’s invitation, creating the opportunity for a reset after a month filled with regional tensions.