The WNBA Showtime takes a look at the Golden State Valkyries’ second season in the league and their ‘impressive’ performance as an expansion team.
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The battle for the green jersey will be front and center in Stage 17 of the Tour de France. Brent Bookwalter and Tejay van Garderen preview the approach for Mads Pedersen and Jasper Philipsen.
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Boston’s stunning turnaround puts them right in the middle of a wide-open playoff race in the American League.
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DK Metcalf, Jaylen Warren, Michael Pittman Jr., and Rico Dowdle join Aaron Rodgers on his retirement tour this season.
Watch the finish to the Stage 16 time trial in the 2026 Tour de France.
Ryan Villopoto and Ricky Carmichael react to Levi Kitchen’s comments on staying locked in on race day ahead of his home race at Washougal before previewing the track for Round 8.
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Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles’s May comment that running back Bucky Irving will be ready to go at some point in the summer or fall created some questions about his availability for training camp, but things have moved in the right direction since that point.
Texans wide receiver Nico Collins was not a full participant in the team’s offseason program, but he says there is no injury concern as the team moves toward training camp.
Broncos running back RJ Harvey is preparing for his second NFL season by studying some of the league’s best running backs.
“I’m not at all concerned there as far as his inexperience on that because he’s worked his ass off,” Sirianni said.
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All five players on the All Summer League team were rookies from a very deep draft class.
Thybulle brings defense and has improved his 3-point shooting in recent years, but has struggled to stay healthy.
Also, what is New Orleans doing? Or, for that matter, what is Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon doing?
Lendeborg outdueled No. 3 pick Cameron Boozer to get the win.
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Eric Samulski discusses the news of the Miami Marlins placing right-handed pitcher Max Meyer on the 15-day IL with a neck strain and what it means for his future workload.
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Here’s the full preseason schedule for all 20 Premier League teams as they prepare for the 2026-27 campaign.
Telemundo will become the Spanish language home of the UEFA Champions League for three seasons.
A report says that Chelsea are paying over $157 million for Aston Villa and England playmaker Morgan Rogers.
Here are all of the latest confirmed transfer deals for all 20 Premier League clubs this summer.
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Factory Triumph’s Mikkel Haarup failed to score any points at Spring Creek after breaking his nose in Moto 1 and suffering mechanical failure in the second race.
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto debate what could be leading to Jett Lawrence’s recent crashes, and whether it’s a mental block from competing with his brother Hunter, with Haiden Deegan, or his injured ankle.
Jett Lawrence: “I think I just need to kind of suck it up during the week and just go.”
Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto react to Haiden Deegan’s Round 7 ride after crashing early and battling back to finish fourth, explaining why this will be a building block for his 450 career.
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Jorge Montanez breaks down all of the relevant injury news around the league over the last week.
With A.J. Brown gone, the Eagles are relying on DeVonta Smith and first-round rookie Makai Lemon to step up in 2026. New offensive coordinator Sean Mannion is also tasked with getting bounce-back seasons from Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley.
Patrick Daugherty and Kyle Dvorchak discuss whether Ben Johnson’s belief that D’Andre Swift is ‘capable of more’ in 2026 can elevate him into the RB1 ranks in 2026.
Eric Samulski lists his favorite streaming starts of the week and discusses some key pitch mix changes
Patrick Daugherty and Kyle Dvorchak discuss Philadelphia Eagles rookie receiver Makai Lemon’s outlook for 2026, explaining why he could develop into a No. 2-caliber receiver by season’s end.
Patrick Daugherty and Kyle Dvorchak discuss George Pickens playing under the franchise tag, his role for the upcoming season, and whether his ‘elite ceiling’ is enough to boost him past CeeDee Lamb for the WR1 spot.
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Golf
More than an Open champion, Ryan Fox has become the new face of playing quickly in a sport that could use a good example.
The Open was on the verge of being remembered for all the wrong reasons — most of them involving Bryson DeChambeau — until Fox took his place in history. More than just winning his first major, it was how he did it.
Ryan Fox is The Open champion, and it’s going to take time for that to sink in no matter how many times he watches the replay of a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole, or how many times he stares at his name on the base of the silver claret jug.
Most New Zealanders woke to a wintry morning and the news their small nation had its fourth major golf champion.
Now up to No. 4 in the world, the widespread belief in golfing circles is that Young’s time will come.
Ryan Fox of New Zealand survived a wild ride along the back nine of Royal Birkdale and delivered the biggest putt of his life Sunday.
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and husband Andre welcomed their first child.
Skenes wins 2nd straight start after 9-game winless slide, Pirates rout Brewers 14-5 with 10-run 4th
The Pirates head into the All-Star break at 50-47, their best record going into the Midsummer Classic since 2016.
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Kim played bogey-free during a tight race to the finish Sunday and closed with a 6-under 64 for a two-shot victory in the Scottish Open, his first PGA Tour title since the fall of 2023.
Eric Samulski recaps the key events of the 2026 MLB Futures Game.
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Sinner beat Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday for his second consecutive title at the All England Club.
