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The USATF Outdoor and Para National Championships air on Peacock and NBC Sports from Thursday through Sunday.
Hunter and Jett Lawrence continue to swap the 450 red plate. With four rounds remaining, it’s still anyone’s championship to win.
Jasper Philipsen thanks his team for the belief they’ve shown throughout the Tour, which was vital in silencing the doubts and rising to the top of Stage 17 for his first win.
Watch the gold medal run from the men’s canoe team final at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Oklahoma City.
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During a game last season, Cardinals tight end Travis Vokolek was taken off the field on a stretcher after a collision while blocking on a kickoff.
The free agent wide receiver had surgery to repair a serious knee injury 10 months ago.
As the Chiefs prepare to move to a new domed stadium in Kansas, the details made available to date don’t address one key factor.
The corporation could be dissolved and replaced with an expansion franchise.
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Things are moving slowly while everyone waits for LeBron James’ decision to come down.
“The reality of today’s NBA is that often, the potential of teams is not fulfilled because of money.”
Caitlin Clark is the first WNBA player to be featured on a global NBA 2K cover.
The exhibit focuses on Curry’s story as an unheralded player entering college becoming a champion and MVP.
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Salvador Perez tied the franchise home run record and Lane Thomas hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the seventh to lift the Royals to victory over the Giants on Wednesday.
They equaled the 1946 American League champions, who were led by future Hall of Famer Ted Williams.
Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers Game Preview
Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez was activated from the injury list after missing five weeks following left hand surgery.
Premier League
Here are all of the latest confirmed transfer deals for all 20 Premier League clubs this summer.
The transfer market never sleeps and most Premier League teams were hard at work during the World Cup, selling and buying in less-publicized manners than most years.
Here’s the full preseason schedule for all 20 Premier League teams as they prepare for the 2026-27 campaign.
The World Cup is over and all eyes are on the 2026-27 Premier League season, where Arsenal will look to defend its crown and 19 other managers will look to make big statements with their clubs.
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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.
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.
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.”
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Jorge Montanez breaks down the last week in saves from around the league with updated closer rankings.
Has Kyle Shanahan made enough meaningful additions to support an aging and injured core?
Who is stealing bases, who isn’t, why, and how?
Eric Samulski discusses over 20 players who could improve their fantasy value after the trade deadline
Rotoworld’s Dynasty Rankings for the 2026 NFL season.
Get ready for 2026 fantasy football drafts with in-depth previews for all 32 teams throughout the summer.
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The LPGA unveiled the inaugural Nanea Cup, an event being held in Hawaii next March that includes a mix of pro golfers and collegians as a way to showcase the present and future of women’s 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.
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Despite plenty of struggles since last winning the Super Bowl more than four years before Kirk Cousins was born, the Raiders have earned the first overall pick in the draft only twice: in 2007 and in 2026.
Don’t miss the 2026 Haskell Stakes on NBC and Peacock this Saturday, July 18, at 5 p.m. ET.
The 1996 Atlanta Games were the most recent Summer Olympics held in the U.S.
