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Arizona (54-49) holds the last NL wild-card spot by a thread, and Washington (52-51) is two back. Eduardo Rodriguez and his 2.63 ERA face Carson Palmquist, who is carrying an 8.74. First pitch 6:45 p.m. ET at Nationals Park.

Los Angeles arrives at Citi Field 65-38, the best record in the majors. New York is 43-60 and fifth in the NL East. Roki Sasaki faces Sean Manaea in the opener of three, with the trade deadline a week away and the two clubs pointed in opposite directions.

Manager Tony Vitello said McDonald's elbow ligament injury will get a second opinion this weekend and implied the rookie right-hander is unlikely to pitch again in 2026. Bader, out since May 29 with plantar fasciitis, has stopped baseball activity and will see a foot specialist Monday.

Chris Haynes reports Caldwell-Pope and Memphis are negotiating a buyout, and that he plans to sign with the 76ers once he reaches the open market. Nothing is agreed yet — and he would be walking away from a $21.6 million option to do it.

In a stunning free-agency move, the 41-year-old is joining a loaded Sixers roster on a two-year, $8 million deal — taking the veteran minimum to chase a fifth championship as he begins a record-extending 24th NBA season with his fourth franchise.

Baseball's best record hosts baseball's worst. Milwaukee (64-38) opens a three-game set against Colorado (41-63) at American Family Field in a rare Friday afternoon start, with Tomoyuki Sugano facing Shane Drohan. First pitch is 4:10 p.m. ET.

Shea Lacey and Joshua Zirkzee scored either side of half-time and Manchester United pulled clear late to beat Rosenborg 5-0 at Lerkendal Stadion, an emphatic pre-season run-out for Rúben Amorim's much-changed team.

The gymnast posted a photo in surgical attire alongside her husband, Jonathan Owens, with the caption 'His birthday but he takes me to get my procedure.' She has still not said what sent her to the hospital in June, when she wrote that 'almost dying wasn't on my bingo card.'

The former Cowboys quarterback and CBS lead analyst, a Wisconsin native, was stopped on I-43 on Thursday night and arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated. It is a first offense — which in Wisconsin is a civil citation, not a crime — and he is due in court in September.

Two division leaders meet at Citizens Bank Park, with Cam Schlittler facing Jesus Luzardo. It is an Apple TV exclusive — and despite what a lot of headlines are promising, Friday Night Baseball is not free in 2026 unless you use a trial.

The Ecuadorian broke clear in the final kilometres at Orcières-Merlette to give EF Education-EasyPost its first stage of this Tour. Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey untroubled — but a sickness sweeping his UAE squad has become the race's new subplot.

Baltimore cut the college star a day before rookies reported, clearing a roster spot to sign veteran center Ethan Pocic. Pavia, the 2025 Heisman runner-up, had been fighting for the No. 3 job in Lamar Jackson's quarterback room.

The Belgian sprinter landed his first win of this Tour out of a huge breakaway, with Mathieu van der Poel firing the lead-out. Behind him, the green-jersey fight tightened and one of Tadej Pogacar's key lieutenants barely survived the day.

Spain's 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina wasn't just a classic on the field — it became the most-watched English-language soccer telecast in U.S. history, part of a combined American audience north of 60 million.

Ferran Torres came off the bench to settle the 2026 World Cup final in extra time, handing Spain their second title. Argentina managed zero shots on target across 120 minutes and finished a man down.