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  • NYY Left Fielder #35
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    Bellinger delivered a two-run single off Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez in the first inning that proved to be more than enough for the American League’s loaded pitching staff as they piled up 15 strikeouts and tossed a three-hit shutout. It was his lone hit in three at-bats during the low-scoring affair. The 31-year-old outfielder made an impact during his first Midsummer Classic appearance since 2019. The Yankees open the second half with a three-game series in New York against the defending World Series champion Dodgers starting on Friday.
  • CWS 3rd Baseman #20
    Vargas supplied the lone hit for either side in a low-scoring Midsummer Classic when he took his former Dodgers minor league teammate Justin Wrobleski deep with a 433-foot blast into the second deck in left field in the eighth inning. The American League’s pitching staff was the story in this one, piling up an astronomical 15 strikeouts and tossed a three-hit shutout. Vargas was one of the driving forces behind Chicago’s rapid turnaround, finishing the first half with a .245/.355/.493 slash line with a career-high 21 homers, 59 RBI and 11 stolen bases across 409 plate appearances through 94 games. The White Sox kick off the second half with a road series against the Blue Jays.
  • TB 3rd Baseman #13
    It’s a massive relief for Tampa Bay, and fantasy managers, as Caminero appears to have avoided serious injury based on initial imaging. The 23-year-old rising superstar was struck on the left hand by a 97-mph heater from Cardinals closer Riley O’Brien in the third inning and immediately left the exhibition contest. He’ll undergo further evaluation and treatment in the coming days, but it seems like there’s a decent chance that he’s ready to roll when the Rays kick off the second half with a doubleheader against the Red Sox on Friday at Fenway Park.
  • CWS 1st Baseman #5
    Murakami, who signed a two-year, $34 million contract last offseason, made some noise while speaking to Fegan prior to his first Midsummer Classic appearance by confirming his interest in staying with Chicago long-term. He added that the two sides haven’t begun the process of discussing a potential extension. The 26-year-old first baseman launched 20 homers in his first 57 games before hitting the injured list with a hamstring strain back in late May. He returned for the White Sox’ final three games before the break and looked like himself during the Home Run Derby earlier this week. He’s slated to hit free agency after the 2027 campaign.
  • STL Right Fielder #18
    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.

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Their rivalry is intense but there’s plenty more common ground than you think as England and Argentina square off for a spot in the World Cup final.
Sir Nick Faldo takes you through the course changes at Royal Birkdale Golf Club as it hosts this year’s Open Championship in Southport, England for the first time since 2017.
Spain sent France out of another tournament and the team is daring its fans to dream of a second dynastic run this century.
Previewing the MLB Trade Deadline during an All-Star break edition of the power rankings.

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?
Four men, two women, one shared goal. Meet six Americans chasing a spot in the LA 2028 Olympic golf field with two years to go until they tee off at Riviera Country Club.

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NFL

Yes, it will be interesting to have Jon Gruden back in a broadcast booth.
Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa made some of the most spectacular catches of any player in the NFL last season.
When the Rams revealed their revamped uniforms for 2026 in April, their announcement noted they would debut two more uniform choices in the summer.
Wednesday’s World Cup semifinal game between England and Argentina carries plenty of drama.

NBA

“It’s certainly not an unintended consequence,” Siver said of things like the Jaylen Brown trade because of the aprons.
Also, don’t expect Bronny James to automatically be traded wherever LeBron goes, the Lakers likely keep him.
This could partially explain why this investigation, which started last September, is still underway.
That staff will take on the task of coaching a very deep USA team, but one facing the stiffest competition for gold in its history.

MLB

Junior Caminero feared the worst when a 98 mph sinker that didn’t sink struck him in the left hand during the All-Star Game.
The 43-year-old was one of the few All-Stars to receive a warm ovation in Philadelphia from a crowd that reveled in jeering just about any player who was not in a Phillies uniform.
Roch Cholowsky’s bonus tops the previous mark of $9.25 million for the amateur draft that belonged to Reds pitcher Chase Burns and Rockies prospect Charlie Condon, two of the top three selections in 2024.

Premier League

France and Arsenal defender William Saliba was subbed off with an apparent back injury after 30 minutes of Les Bleus’ 2026 World Cup semifinal against Spain on Tuesday.
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.

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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The QB competition between Kyler Murray and. J.J. McCarthy will have major ramifications for Jefferson’s fantasy outlook.
Eric Samulski covers 30 hitters who should be in for a strong second-half of the season
Jahmyr Gibbs sits at the top of the ranks as the runaway 1.01 heading into 2026 Best Ball drafts on DraftKings.
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?
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.

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Golf

Royal Birkdale is not anywhere Marcus Plunkett expected to be. Not when he turned down golf scholarships to attend West Point. Not when he was rising to the rank of captain in the U.S. Army. Not even when he touched a golf club again for the first time nearly in four years.
As a kid growing up in Southport, Tommy Fleetwood regarded Royal Birkdale virtually as off limits — except for those rare occasions he sneaked on to hit some shots while accompanying his father on evening dog walks.
Rahm, who describes himself as an “intense” player, doesn’t mind the code of conduct. His only question is who it gets applied.
The world’s top two golfers are unmoved about what a second claret jug would mean for their legacies.
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.

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Tony Romo has a Cowboys’ team-record 248 touchdown passes and ranks second in franchise history with 34,183 passing yards.
Usually, a summer weekend will reset the sports news cycle, allowing a goldfish-brained collective consciousness to move on to something new.
He brings some defensive versatility that the Lakers could use.
The NFL is currently unveiling the result of its annual Top 100 players survey, and Packers linebacker Micah Parsons is not happy with where his fellow players ranked his quarterback.