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The United States celebrate during their 4-1 World Cup opening win over Paraguay at SoFi Stadium

United States Rout Paraguay 4-1 to Open Their Home World Cup as Balogun Strikes Twice

The United States opened their home World Cup with a 4-1 rout of Paraguay at SoFi Stadium. Folarin Balogun scored twice in a record-breaking night capped by Giovanni Reyna's stoppage-time goal.

June 13, 2026

by Sports Desk

Phil Mickelson, six-time major champion, in a file photo

Phil Mickelson Loses Golf Club Membership Over Misconduct Allegation His Lawyers Firmly Dispute

Phil Mickelson is no longer a member at his San Diego area golf club after a female employee accused him of inappropriate contact this spring. His attorneys dispute the account and say video evidence refutes it.

June 13, 2026

by Sports Desk

UFC stage construction on the White House South Lawn for Freedom 250 fight night

Judge Clears UFC’s White House Fight Night, Rejecting Last-Minute Bid to Stop Trump’s South Lawn Card

A federal judge refused to block the UFC fight night Donald Trump has planned for the

Jonathon Cooper of the Denver Broncos, arrested a second time in eight days in a domestic case

Broncos’ Jonathon Cooper Arrested a Second Time in Eight Days, Now Accused of Violating a Protection Order

Denver Broncos pass rusher Jonathon Cooper was arrested again Thursday, eight days after a domestic-dispute arrest

Michael Buble, who performed with a choir at the Canada World Cup opening ceremony at BMO Field in Toronto

Bublé, Morissette and a Choir: Canada Threw a Very Canadian Party to Open Its World Cup

Before Canada played a minute of its home World Cup, it sang. Michael Bublé fronted a gospel choir, Alanis Morissette delivered 'O Canada' in a red jacket, and a lineup of Canadian

June 13, 2026

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Clint Dempsey, the USMNT legend who ripped Canada coach Jesse Marsch over his national anthem comments

Dempsey to Marsch: Take the Anthem Lecture and the ‘Moped’ Somewhere Else

Jesse Marsch, an American now coaching Canada, said the US used to have to beg its players to sing the national anthem. Clint Dempsey, the USMNT legend, told him to take advice

June 13, 2026

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Lumen Field in Seattle, a 2026 World Cup venue, the kind of stadium the returned round-of-16 tickets were for

A Seattle Kids’ Soccer Club Gave Back 20 World Cup Tickets for a Referee It Never Met

A Seattle youth-soccer academy of mostly low-income immigrant kids was handed 20 free World Cup tickets worth around $1,000 each. It gave them all back, in protest of the US barring Somali

June 13, 2026

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Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who won his second Hart Trophy as NHL MVP

Kucherov Wins a Second Hart Trophy by 10 Points in the Closest MVP Race in Two Decades

Nikita Kucherov was not even the NHL's leading scorer this season. He is its Most Valuable Player anyway, winning his second Hart Trophy by ten points over Connor McDavid in the tightest

June 13, 2026

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Cyle Larin of Canada, whose substitute goal earned the co-hosts their first ever World Cup point against Bosnia

121 Seconds: Cyle Larin’s Cameo Earns Canada Its First Ever World Cup Point

Canada had played six World Cup matches across forty years and never taken a single point from any of them. Cyle Larin changed that in 121 seconds, coming off the bench to

June 13, 2026

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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever, who posted a 32-point double-double in the Commissioner's Cup win over the Chicago Sky

Boston Bails Out Clark in Overtime as the Fever Survive the Sky in the Commissioner’s Cup

Caitlin Clark posted a 32-point double-double but nearly handed the game away in the final seconds. Aliyah Boston made sure it didn't matter, taking over overtime as the Fever beat the Sky

June 13, 2026

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Lumen Field in Seattle, the Seahawks' stadium whose arches are depicted on the Super Bowl LX championship ring

The Seahawks’ Super Bowl Ring Has a Secret Button, and It’s the Biggest One Ever Made

Seattle handed out its Super Bowl LX rings this week, and the hardware is as loud as the season was. Built by Jason of Beverly Hills, it is the largest championship ring

June 13, 2026

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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, who urged the Big 12 to suspend Brendan Sorsby and rebutted Texas AG Ken Paxton

Now It’s Oklahoma’s Turn: A Second State AG Enters the Sorsby Fight, on the Opposite Side

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond urged the Big 12 to suspend Brendan Sorsby and dismissed his Texas counterpart Ken Paxton's legal threats as 'meritless' and 'facially absurd.' One quarterback's eligibility now has

June 13, 2026

Government and Politics·News·Sports

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who has defended the dynamic ticket pricing behind the World Cup's empty premium seats

Empty Seats by the Pitch: FIFA’s Dynamic Pricing Crashes Into the World Cup’s First Days

The best seats in Guadalajara sat empty while South Korea beat the Czech Republic, the most visible sign yet that FIFA's first experiment with dynamic ticket pricing has priced fans out of

June 13, 2026

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BMO Field in Toronto, the venue for Ghana's World Cup opener that Thomas Partey is barred from entering Canada to play

Canada Bars Thomas Partey From Ghana’s World Cup Opener Over UK Rape Charges

Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will miss the World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto after Canada refused his visa, citing the seven rape charges and one sexual assault charge he faces in

June 13, 2026

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United States Rout Paraguay 4-1 to Open Their Home World Cup as Balogun Strikes Twice

Phil Mickelson Loses Golf Club Membership Over Misconduct Allegation His Lawyers Firmly Dispute

Judge Clears UFC’s White House Fight Night, Rejecting Last-Minute Bid to Stop Trump’s South Lawn Card

Broncos’ Jonathon Cooper Arrested a Second Time in Eight Days, Now Accused of Violating a Protection Order

Bublé, Morissette and a Choir: Canada Threw a Very Canadian Party to Open Its World Cup

Dempsey to Marsch: Take the Anthem Lecture and the ‘Moped’ Somewhere Else

A Seattle Kids’ Soccer Club Gave Back 20 World Cup Tickets for a Referee It Never Met

Kucherov Wins a Second Hart Trophy by 10 Points in the Closest MVP Race in Two Decades

121 Seconds: Cyle Larin’s Cameo Earns Canada Its First Ever World Cup Point

Boston Bails Out Clark in Overtime as the Fever Survive the Sky in the Commissioner’s Cup

The Seahawks’ Super Bowl Ring Has a Secret Button, and It’s the Biggest One Ever Made

Now It’s Oklahoma’s Turn: A Second State AG Enters the Sorsby Fight, on the Opposite Side

Empty Seats by the Pitch: FIFA’s Dynamic Pricing Crashes Into the World Cup’s First Days

Canada Bars Thomas Partey From Ghana’s World Cup Opener Over UK Rape Charges

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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