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Mexico became the first team to reach the knockout rounds of the 2026 World Cup on Thursday, as they beat South Korea 1-0 to improve to finish atop Group A.
Relive the opening day of action at the 126th U.S. Open, where Round 1 was suspended late, setting up an early-morning finish ahead of Round 2 on Friday at Shinnecock Hills.
Many never caught a glimpse of the players. They came anyway, and they wouldn’t have missed it for the world.
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126th U.S. Open
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are among the challengers to J.J. Spaun’s U.S. Open title.
Full Friday tee times and groupings for the end of Round 1 and all of Round 2 at the 2026 U.S. Open, plus TV channel, streaming info and how to watch live.
Rory McIlroy is in early contention, while Scottie Scheffler had a “challenging” round.
Dive into Matt Fitzpatrick’s excellent first day of action at the 126th U.S. Open, where he put himself in a strong position atop the leaderboard, tied with several other notable contenders for the second spot.
Watch Bryson DeChambeau’s best shots from the first round of the 126th U.S. Open, where he drove his way into contention heading into Friday.
Watch Jon Rahm’s best shots from the first round of the 126th U.S. Open, where he finished the day among those tied for the second spot on the leaderboard.
Here are the players who have won the men’s U.S. Open and where they prevailed.
NFL
Usually, it’s good for the house when bettors bet with their hearts.
A team that sits low on the priority list may try to get the jump on everyone else.
A year after Philip Rivers returned to the NFL at the age of 44, could Drew Brees do it at 47?
The Brendan Sorsby saga has given rise to an intriguing question about the period of time during which he was actively, and heavily, betting on sports in violation of NCAA rules.
NBA
The rundown on when teams will be drafting in the 60 picks across two rounds.
If the team keeps Luke Kennard and Marcus smart, Rui Hachimura could be the odd man out.
The New York Knicks’ victory tour following their first NBA championship since 1973 made another stop when Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart threw out ceremonial first pitches at Yankee Stadium.
The Knicks’ championship parade is on Thursday, June 18 at 10 AM ET.
MLB
Bobby Witt Jr. hit the first of Kansas City’s three home runs before leaving with a sore right knee.
Each hitter will have 20 swings in the first round of this year’s contest at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park on July 13.
Jacob Misiorowski wasn’t content being MLB’s hardest-throwing starter. Now he also might be the best
The 24-year-old is hitting unprecedented velocities for a starter in MLB’s pitch-tracking era that began in 2008. Over the last month, he’s dominated unlike any pitcher in the last century.
A banged-up Shohei Ohtani has allowed multiple earned runs in back-to-back starts on the mound for the first time this season.
Premier League
Here are all of the latest confirmed transfer deals for all 20 Premier League clubs this summer.
Everything you need to know as the preparations for the 2026-27 Premier League season start to crank up a few notches.
Xabi Alonso is losing one of his new players to his former club, as Real Madrid are purchasing Marc Cucurella from Chelsea.
Plenty of teams have started to release their new kits for the 2026-27 season, and here we rank them.
Motor Sports
Justin Barcia will be out for at least the next two rounds, at High Point and RedBud.
The SuperMotocross League has already raised more than $800k during the Supercross season.
With pre-penalty moto averages of 1.83 for Jett Lawrence versus 3.67 for Haiden Deegan, can this be called a rivalry? Yes.
Jett Lawrence is less than 100 percent, but continues to dominate Pro Motocross, which should frighten the competition.
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Rotoworld
Get ready for 2026 fantasy football drafts with in-depth previews for all 32 teams throughout the summer.
The Bills have long been a fantasy football powerhouse, but they now finally have an offensive-minded head coach in Joe Brady.
Eric Samulski breaks down over 20 hitters who may be worth cutting or trading away in fantasy baseball
Jorge Montanez breaks down the last week in saves from around the league with updated closer rankings.
The Hall of Famer examines how Misiorowski has established himself as one of the game’s most intimidating flamethrowers.
Kyle Dvorchak explains why Ladd McConkey missing the rest of Chargers’ minicamp is a non-issue so long as he return for training camp and explores his rebound potential in the Mike McDaniel offense.
Betting
Chicago White Sox vs. New York Yankees Betting Preview for June 18
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Golf
The U.S. Open’s return to Pebble Beach Golf Links for 2027 means the event is back at one of golf’s most scenic locations.
In the four previous U.S. Opens in Shinnecock Hills, one quality stands out among the champions. Toughness.
Given the stern test the U.S. Open should be, and considering the standard of the modern golfer, what kind of score should win barring unforeseen or overly harsh conditions?
The 156-player field at Shinnecock is chock full of star power and intriguing storylines.
Now that LIV Golf is flailing and the sport has pulled itself out of what once felt like a day-to-day crisis cycle, Rory McIlroy sees the future — and the past — a little differently.
Defending U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun started thinking he had to become a “perfect golfer” to validate last year’s success. It only made his game worse.
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The center spent his entire 19-year career with the Bruins.
Dallas is adding a defensive player.
Pickens took part in this week’s minicamp after missing the voluntary portions of the offseason program.
Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner corrected his birth year on Thursday, saying he was born in 2001.
The Bills have added a running back who was most recently starring in the UFL.
