England’s players and fans were devastated as they coughed up a lead late on to bitter rivals Argentina and chucked away their chance for World Cup glory.
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Scottie Scheffler finished two under in the first day of action at The 154th Open Championship, getting off to a strong start in the fourth and final major of the season.
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The deadline for the Cowboys and receiver George Pickens to finalize a long-term deal passed without a failed game of beat the clock.
154th Open Championship
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.
2026 FIFA World Cup
Argentina broke English hearts on Wednesday, as the defending world champions stormed back from a goal down to beat England 2-1 in the semifinals of the 2026 World Cup in Atlanta.
Argentina vs. Spain: Betting the World Cup Final
It’ll be a 33rd meeting of the teams and the first since France knocked England out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Spain, meanwhile, are in their second ever World Cup final having won their first appearance in 2010 in the middle of what would become a EURO-World Cup-EURO title sandwich.
Joe Prince-Wright, Nick Mendola, and Andy Edwards preview Saturday’s 2026 World Cup third-place playoff between France and England, who are both coming off devastating losses in the semifinals.
Joe Prince-Wright, Andy Edwards and Nick Mendola discuss what went wrong for England after a 2-1 defeat to Argentina in the World Cup semifinals and whether they were ever well-equipped to compete with other top teams.
Dan Patrick explains why he’s rooting for Lionel Messi and Argentina to win the 2026 World Cup, discussing the 39-year-old being the latest athlete to reach GOAT status as he hopes to win back-to-back World Cups.
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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.
NFL
Defensive lineman Pat O’Connor will not be playing any more football.
Madubuike missed 15 games last season and is returning from neck surgery.
Patrick Daugherty and Kyle Dvorchak weigh the likelihood of San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle coming back to full form after rehabbing an Achilles injury that could limit his physical style of play.
The World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and England had storylines extending beyond Atlanta, all the way to the Falkland Islands.
NBA
This is not a surprise, but a number of NBA teams were interested during free agency.
The Thunder are in the top three, but how high have the 76ers climbed after their offseason?
“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.
MLB
Baseball’s labor contract expires Dec. 1 and a management lockout is expected.
Jordan Walker won the Home Run Derby. He wants to lead the next wave of Black athletes into baseball
The significance of representation in the Black community never was lost on Jordan Walker.
Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets Game Preview
Drew Dinsick and Vaughn Dalzell take a look at the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays’ chances to win the AL Championship. The Yankees look to become the favorite with the return of Aaron Judge.
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
Tight points battles in both divisions add to the sense of urgency in Minnesota.
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.
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Eric Samulski ranks his top 100 starting pitchers for the second half of the 2026 MLB season.
Zachary Krueger previews the fantasy outlook for the 2026 New York Giants.
Jorge Montanez breaks down the last week in saves from around the league with updated closer rankings.
With Shough, Olave, and rookie Jordyn Tyson, optimism is growing in New Orleans.
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
Betting
Argentina vs. Spain: Betting the World Cup Final
Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets Game Preview
Betting the 2026 Open Championship.
Philly Heroes Schwarber and Harper Headline the Field of Eight for this Year’s Home Run Derby
Golf
The three-time Open champion breaks down the modifications on display this weekend.
More than 300,000 fans will attend The Open at Royal Birkdale, making it a record crowd for golf’s oldest major championship. They’ll need to bring sunscreen and some manners.
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.
Latest
Panthers quarterback Will Grier has chosen to retire, the team announced on Wednesday.
When the Giants drafted Arvell Reese with the fifth overall pick in April, there were questions about where Reese will line up after playing on the edge and at off-ball linebacker while at Ohio State.
Entering the offseason, Bills General Manager Brandon Beane named cornerback as an area of need.
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.
