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There were plenty of bright spots for the United States men’s national team in their 2-1 loss to No. 10-ranked Germany on Saturday at Soldier Field in Chicago: Antonee Robinson's wonder strike, Christian Pulisic's confidence and the play from the fullbacks. However, the jury is still very much out on the situation in goal with Matt Freese and Matt Turner. Freese got the starting nod in goal against Germany after […]

Michael Busch singled to right in the 10th inning, allowing automatic runner Dansby Swanson to advance from second and score on an error, and the Chicago Cubs edged theSan Francisco Giants 3-2 on Saturday. Leading off the 10th, Busch grounded the ball to right off Sam Hentges' 2-2 slider.Victor Bericoto charged the ball but couldn't come up with it and was charged with an error. That allowed Swanson — who […]

St. Louis Battlehawks head coach Ricky Proehl has been working with receiver Hakeem Butler since he joined the organization in 2023, so he understands how unique a skill set the 6-foot-5, 242-pound pass catcher possesses. Butler put together another All-UFL performance this season — one of a league-leading seven players from St. Louis to make the spring football all-star team. Butler led the UFL in receiving yards (641) and yards […]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the biggest ever in numerous ways. It will have 48 teams playing across 16 cities in three co-host countries, all the most ever in World Cup history. Those 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of four with each team playing its group stage opponents for a total of three first-round games per side. And while we should expect surprises and drama throughout […]

Portugal forward Rafael Leão was sent off for punching an opponent during a 2-0 win over Chile in a World Cup warm-up on Saturday. Leão got into a heated altercation with Chile defender Ivan Román after he felt he had been fouled by a different opponent. Leão was spotted throwing a punch and Román reacted angrily and both were shown straight red cards on the stroke of halftime. Cristiano Ronaldo […]

Soldier Field (CHICAGO) — There are no more World Cup warm-ups for the U.S. men's national team. Nothing left to do but blow the whistle next Friday and see how the team stacks up at the 48-team tournament it is co-hosting. Saturday's defeat to Germany was the final pre-World Cup preparation match for a USA squad looking to make some history this summer. The Germans took the lead less than […]

Richard Childress had imagined Saturday being a happy day, one where he would announce that Kyle Busch would remain with his organization in 2027 and highlight how recent improvements made them optimistic for their future. Instead, Childress, much like many in the NASCAR industry, was still reeling from Busch dying suddenly on May 21 from complications of pneumonia. Childress, who won six Cup titles with Dale Earnhardt and guided his […]

France captain Kylian Mbappé has candidly admitted that he has never rewatched his country's heartbreaking 2022 World Cup final defeat against Argentina. Despite netting a historic hat-trick during the thrilling showpiece event in Qatar, the Real Madrid superstar confessed that revisiting the painful memory could reopen old psychological wounds. Les Bleus talisman haunted by Qatar The French skipper opened up about the lasting emotional toll of the dramatic showpiece event […]

Legion XIII star Tyrrell Hatton keeps finding ways to get the job done. The new father carded a 4-under 67 in the third round to move to 10-under par and take a two-shot lead into Sunday at LIV Golf Andalucía. Hatton made birdies at the first, fifth and 17th holes and made a handful of difficult par saves to put himself in strong position to win at Real Club Valderrama for the first time in […]