After years of preparation, a supersized World Cup has finally arrived. This year's tournament — which is hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico — was expanded to 48 teams that will play in 16 stadiums in a record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament. Mexico gets the World Cup ...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Being on the cover of "Madden NFL 27" and becoming more of a national celebrity after leading the Chicago Bears to seven comeback wins last season have failed to turn the head of quarterback Caleb Williams. At least that's what Williams believes, and as ...
DENVER (AP) — Seiya Suzuki hit his third career grand slam, Alex Bregman added a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs snapped a three-game skid with a 9-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Chicago, which had scored three or fewer runs in seven of its last nine games before Thursday, had its highest run total since beating Pittsburgh 10-4 on May 27. Cubs manager Craig Counsell was ejected in the top of the sixth by home plate umpire Louis Krupa after arguing Moises Ballesteros' double-play grounder appeared to hit off his shin guard and should have been ruled a foul ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes is set to be the quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs well into the next decade. The Chiefs and the two-time MVP agreed to a restructured contract Wednesday that adds two years to his deal and pushes the total compensation past a half-billion ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The last time the New York Knicks lost a game, they didn't do it again for another month and a half. When they fell behind against Atlanta in the first round of the NBA playoffs, desperation turned into domination. The Knicks won 13 straight games, many of them ...
Williams makes her return LONDON (AP) — After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams has made a winning return at Queen's Club. The 44-year-old Williams showed she still has plenty of her trademark power, hitting service winners of up to 120 mph as she teamed up with 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko to win their opening doubles match at the grass-court tournament. Williams and Mboko beat third-seeded duo Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6 (2), 6-2 in Williams' first professional match since the 2022 U.S. Open. The American last week ...
