US striker Folarin Balogun says a yellow card, not red card, would have been ‘fair’ at the World Cup
By ANDREW DESTIN SEATTLE (AP) — United States forward Folarin Balogun says he respectfully disagrees with his red card in the 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup. Balogun…
Mbappé is hot for France. The World Cup game against Paraguay is going to be a scorcher in Philly
By DAN GELSTON PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For the complainers that hydration breaks have watered down the pace of play at the World Cup, consider the steamy, sticky, downright miserable heatwave…
Swifties seek community outside MSG for Taylor Swift’s wedding day
Neither police presence nor heatwave can dissuade Swifties from supporting Taylor Swift on her Madison Square Garden wedding day.
Trump reads a children’s book on Usha Vance’s podcast, then riffs on past presidents and himself
By MICHELLE L. PRICE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump joined second lady Usha Vance on her podcast where guests read picture books to children, but Trump, who is notorious…
Investigators find no evidence of engine failure in fiery crash of skydiving plane that killed 12
BUTLER, Mo. (AP) — A preliminary report issued by federal safety investigators did not flag any serious safety failures that could have led to the fiery crash of a plane…
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Chris Perkins: Here’s how Dolphins’ Malik Willis could be among NFL’s best running QBs in 2026
If Dolphins QB Malik Willis totals 600 rushing yards, 5.0 yards per attempt and 5.0 attempts per game in 2026, he'll be among the NFL's top rushing QBs.
Salah starting after hamstring injury in Egypt’s World Cup knockout debut
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mohamed Salah is in the starting lineup for Egypt’s debut in the knockout round of the World Cup against Australia despite a hamstring injury sustained in…
As World Cup fever grips Brazil, scrutiny mounts over its sports betting industry
By ELÉONORE HUGHES RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When World Cup season descends upon soccer-mad Brazil, green and yellow banners decorate restaurants, bars and apartment buildings, streets are painted with…
This high-tech ball was involved in one of the most dramatic moments in World Cup history
By JAMES ROBSON ATLANTA (AP) — It is called connected ball technology. And it was responsible for one of the most dramatic climaxes to a World Cup match ever. It…