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  • STL Right Fielder #18
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    Walker entered the event as one of the field’s biggest underdogs, but looked cool, calm and collected from the outset, launching 19 home runs on just 27 swings, including 13 in the first round, to cruise into the finals. He then eliminated one of the favorites, Junior Caminero, to earn a showdown with Kyle Schwarber in an electric final round. The 24-year-old burgeoning star went deep on each of his final six swings to become the first Cardinals hitter in franchise history to win the Home Run Derby. It was an unbelievable performance.
  • PHI Designated Hitter #12
    Schwarber’s defining characteristic is an uncanny ability to thrive under pressure, somehow always finding his swing and locking in on the biggest stages in baseball. The 33-year-old entered as the overwhelming favorite in his home ballpark and managed to overcome a frosty start to narrowly advance to the semifinals before outlasting former teammate Willson Contreras to reach the final round. He homered on seven of his first 10 swings in the finals and finished with a whopping 11 on 15 swings. It took a herculean effort from Cardinals emerging star Jordan Walker, who homered on each of his final six swings to pull off an incredible comeback.
  • CWS Shortstop
    Cholowsky receives a $10.35 million signing bonus, which represents a roughly $1 million under-slot deal, as the top-overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. The 21-year-old was universally regarded as the most polished collegiate shortstop in at least a decade with a real chance to be above average both at the plate and in the field. From a fantasy standpoint, he projects as a strong contributor in the power department with enough hit tool projection to envision a respectable batting average. He won’t help at all in the stolen base department, which caps his realistic upside. Still, he’s a phenomenal prospect with a chance to bolster Chicago’s rapidly improving young nucleus as one one of their franchise cornerstones.
  • MIL Starting Pitcher #32
    Misiorowski has made the leap from hard-throwing phenom to top-of-the-rotation force within the last few months, posting a microscopic 1.62 ERA, 0.76 WHIP and 167/27 K/BB ratio across 111 innings over 18 first-half starts. The 24-year-old flame-thrower won’t reach free agency until 2032, but with more teams prioritizing long-term extensions with their top young players, it feels a bit surprising that there haven’t even been preliminary talks yet. Misiorowski is slated to resume throwing this week after being scratched from his final first-half outing due to fatigue. It doesn’t appear to be a serious concern, but fantasy managers should continue monitoring his status coming out of the All-Star break.
  • ATL Right Fielder #13
    Acuña played five innings in right field during his first rehab contest. The 28-year-old fantasy superstar appears on track to return to Atlanta’s lineup following the All-Star break. He’s been brought along slowly in his recovery from a left hamstring issue that has forced him to the injured list on a pair of occasions since early May. He’ll get in a handful of additional rehab contests in the Florida Coast League before his next steps come into focus.
  • NYY 1st Baseman #22
    Rice is not exactly known for his speed, but he already has three triples on the season, and this one was a big one as it turned a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 cushion. The 27-year-old was outstanding in the first half, and the Home Run Derby participant has now driven in 68 runs in 2026. Some regression is certainly possible — baseball is hard — but everything Rice has shown over the first few months suggest this is legit.
  • TB Catcher #20
    Flewelling was named Futures Game MVP following the contest. The 19-year-old backstop wasn’t in the junior circuit’s starting lineup, but he delivered the biggest hit of the contest when he crushed a two-run shot to right field in the sixth inning to give them a commanding 4-1 advantage. He’s blossomed into one of the more intriguing catching prospects in baseball this season with a breakout campaign at High-A Bowling Green, slashing .261/.394/.496 with 16 homers and six steals in 335 plate appearances over 73 games. He’s a name fantasy managers need to know in long-term keeper and dynasty formats.
  • MIL Shortstop #91
    Made lifted an opposite-field single into shallow right field off Mariners southpaw Kade Anderson with two outs in the opening frame. He stepped to the plate with runners on the corners in the third inning but wound up grounding out harmlessly, although he did push the tying run across the plate with the 106.9-mph worm burner. The 19-year-old switch-hitting shortstop has continued his meteoric rise towards Milwaukee this season, slashing .276/.347/.442 with nine homers and 26 steals in 346 plate appearances over 76 games as one of the youngest players in Double-A.
  • ATH Shortstop #94
    De Vries lead off the contest with a line-drive single to left field and immediately swiped second and third base before crossing the plate on a ground out from Franklin Arias. He struck out against lefty Cam Caminiti in his next at-bat to end the third before being lifted for a defensive replacement in the fourth. The 19-year-old shortstop was the centerpiece of the Mason Miller trade with the Padres last year and looks like a potential X-factor for the Athletics homegrown core alongside the likes of Nick Kurtz, Brent Rooker, Jacob Wilson, Lawrence Butler and Tyler Soderstrom.
  • SEA Starting Pitcher
    Anderson drew the starting assignment for the American League and delivered a near-flawless 10-pitch frame that perfectly encapsulated the polish that has made him one of the top pitching prospects in baseball. He coaxed a pop up from Eli Willits and got Roldy Brito to ground out before surrendering an opposite-field single to Jesús Made. He managed to get out of the frame unscathed by inducing a deep fly ball from Charlie Condon. He averaged 94.3 mph on his four-seam fastball and topped out at 95.4 mph. The 22-year-old southpaw has authored a dominant professional debut, compiling a pristine 1.36 ERA, 0.69 WHIP and 108/10 K/BB ratio across 72 2/3 innings over 14 starts at Double-A Arkansas. He’s on track to reach Seattle later this summer and offers enough strikeout upside to make an immediate fantasy impact upon arrival.

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New sports, venues and storylines for the first Summer Olympics in the U.S. since 1996.
The Los Angeles Olympics, with a record 353 medal events, open July 14, 2028.
How young starting pitchers at the All-Star game got there so quickly and don’t plan on leaving anytime soon.
Who are the top contenders for the 2026 Open Championship? We rank all 156 players in the field at Royal Birkdale, breaking down favorites, sleepers, and long shots.

Two Years Out to LA 2028

Team USA always has been America’s team, and in 2028, there will be no place like home at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
Two years from the 2028 Olympics, the track and field crew preview what L.A. might look like, with Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone looking to stay on top, and athletes like Cooper Lutkenhaus hoping to emerge.
Patrick Daugherty and Denny Carter pick which NFL athletes, past and present, they’d most like to see participate in flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Carolyn Manno, Cheryl Miller, and Sue Bird look ahead to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and explain why having the Olympics on home soil means so much to them.
No LeBron James? Stephen Curry? Team USA is going to look different from what it did in Paris.
Two years out, what might the Olympic roster look like for the 2028 Summer Games?
The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will celebrate the SoCal region from the Valley to Trestles Beach, with iconic backdrops from movie sets to the Pacific Coastline, baseball at Dodger Stadium and cricket’s historic tournament held in Los Angeles County.

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NFL

We already know who is set to buy the Seahawks for a record $9.612 billion.
Jahmyr Gibbs sits at the top of the ranks as the runaway 1.01 heading into 2026 Best Ball drafts on DraftKings.
Joe Brady has been in the Bills’ building since 2022, working his way up from quarterbacks coach, to offensive coordinator, and now to head coach in 2026.
It took 83 blurbs and three months for A.J. Brown to finally end up in New England. What does that mean for the Patriots in fantasy football?

NBA

He brings some defensive versatility that the Lakers could use.
Vogel, who won a title coaching the Lakers in the bubble, will likely take over as the Warriors’ defensive coordinator.
Nelson already signed a two-way contract, but now will be sidelined for three to four months.
The star guard eventually re-signed with the Lakers and got to relax at the American Century Championship.

MLB

With Vinnie Pasquantino returning to the Royals from a stint on the injured list, Eric Samulski assesses the slugger’s offensive metrics and post-All Star break fantasy value.
Eric Samulski reflects on the work Jordan Walker has put in to produce his breakout 2026 season, which reached a high point with his thrilling Home Run Derby victory in Philadelphia against Kyle Schwarber.
Previewing the MLB Trade Deadline during an All-Star break edition of the power rankings.
Bruce Meyer, who took over when Tony Clark was forced out in February, said the sport is thriving.

Premier League

Here are all of the latest confirmed transfer deals for all 20 Premier League clubs this summer.
A monster quarterfinal awaits in Boston as favorites France take on a hugely impressive Morocco side.
Tottenham Hotspur’s summer spending spree is set to continue as the club will break its one- or two-day-old transfer record by signing midfielder Sandro Tonali from Newcastle for up to $133 million.
Tuanzebe opens up about representing the Democratic Republic of Congo and his vision for the future of African football.

Motor Sports

Eli Tomac crashed in the first moto of the 2026 Pro Motocross season and has not earned any points toward that championship.
Max Anstie’s deal with ClubMX will run through the 2028 season.
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto debate the prospect of Pro Motocross shortening its races in order to appeal to a wider, more casual audience and whether that change outweighs longstanding tradition.
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto discuss Levi Kitchen’s Round 7 upcoming race at Millville and liking his chances of taking the race.

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Rotoworld

Jorge Montanez breaks down all of the relevant injury news around the league over the last week.
Top prospects Kade Anderson, Leo De Vries and Josue De Paula make their rankings debuts in this way-too-early look at the 2027 season.
Kyle Dvorchak discusses a report that Tua Tagovailoa is the leading candidate to start over Michael Penix Jr. for the Atlanta Falcons during Week 1 in Pittsburgh.
Kyle Dvorchak analyzes Daniel Jones’ fantasy value in the upcoming season with the Colts as he is set to return from an Achilles tear.
Kyle Dvorchak evaluates a statement from Indianapolis Colts running back coach DeAndre Smith that star Jonathan Taylor will have less playing time. Dvorchak calls the statement “offseason fluff.”
A look at the top fantasy prospects who were selected in the 2026 MLB Draft.

Betting

Golf

Scheffler’s missed cut at the Scottish Open was his first nearly in four years, a streak of 78 consecutive cuts that was the longest since Tiger Woods set the record (142) from 1998 to 2005.
The leading 10 players from the European tour not already exempt earn PGA Tour cards for 2027, and Reed virtually is a lock.
The return to Royal Birkdale at least allows him to remember how it felt to walk up to the 18th green with victory secure, sitting on the edge of a pot bunker with the claret jug.
Dean is No. 268 in the world and currently 67th in the Race to Dubai on the European tour.
It’s the second time in four years the R&A effectively has built a new hole, and as Rory McIlroy said, it’s sure to be a talking point.
Check out the full recap of the action from the 2026 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in East Lothian, Scotland.

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David Howard feels blessed to be walking the sun-kissed fairways of Royal Birkdale and about to take on the best golfers in the world at the British Open.
Defensive upgrades have been the main focus of the Bengals offseason, but they’ll need to remain a potent offensive team as well if they are going to make it back to the playoffs for the first time since 2022.
Paul Skenes, Juan Soto, and Bryce Harper are among baseball’s All-Stars who say players never will agree to a salary cap but maintain there’s plenty of time to avoid a conflict that could shorten the 2027 season.
Don Mattingly felt a tinge of awkwardness when he was offered the chance to serve as a coach under Dodgers manager Dave Roberts at the All-Star Game.
Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sánchez and Toronto’s Dylan Cease were announced as the starting pitchers.