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NEW YORK – David Stearns and his Mets are standing on a bridge suspended over fog. Stearns, the team’s president of baseball operations is, for some reason, trusting that the last-place Mets will turn their season around between now and the Aug. 3 trade deadline. Never mind that the Mets have lost eight of their last 13 games and have been inconsistent in all facets of the game. As he […]

The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup takes yet another turn as group stage finales get underway with several teams aiming to earn spots in the knockout round. Group B begins the day with co-hosts Canada taking on Switzerland facing off to decide the group winner. Meanwhile, Qatar and Bosnia and Herzegovina are both coming off bad losses but still have a path forward in Seattle. Then Group C will take […]

We’re not even two-thirds of the way into the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the early verdict is in. The stadiums are as electric as they are packed. The goals are flying in. Fans from every corner of the globe are mingling, partying together, transforming the downtown areas of cities across the continent into street parties. Superstars are scoring at will, seemingly trying to out-do one […]

If college football held a fantasy quarterback draft and you owned the No. 1 overall pick, who would you take? That's the exercise FOX Sports lead college football analyst Joel Klatt tackled on a recent episode of his podcast, "The Joel Klatt Show." When creating his list, Klatt weighed talent, experience and the supporting cast each passer has around him heading into the 2026 season. Here's a look at Klatt's […]

Obviously, every MLB All-Star Game is filled with star players. However, the 2026 MLB All-Star Game might feature the greatest collection of pitchers that a league has ever assembled. Nine starting pitchers in the National League have a sub-3.00 ERA entering Tuesday's slate (among pitchers with enough innings to qualify), and that doesn't include the likes of Shohei Ohtani (1.47 ERA), Kyle Harrison (2.50 ERA) and Zack Wheeler (2.11 ERA). […]

The USA faces an interesting situation on Thursday. The Americans have already won their group, and Türkiye has already been eliminated from the 2026 World Cup. So, does U.S. men's national team coach Mauricio Pochettino try to continue building off the USA's good start, or does he put the focus on the round of 32? Let's answer your questions. If you were Poch, how would you handle this game vs. […]

Another day, more superstars shining at the World Cup. Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his two goals, but two of the best strikers in the game scored two of their own. Kylian Mbappé, who one day might break Messi's record of 18 World Cup goals, scored twice for France against Iraq, and then Erling Haaland netted twice for Norway against Senegal. Here's the best of Monday, June […]

History has been rewritten. Lionel Messi has cemented his legacy as the greatest to ever play the game, adding the ultimate goal-scoring crown to an already legendary résumé. After scoring against Austria on Monday afternoon, Messi recorded his 17th FIFA World Cup goal to become the all-time scoring leader in the men's tournament. He’s officially surpassed the record held by Germany’s Miroslav Klose. The record for most goals scored at […]

Egypt moved to the top of the Group G table with a near-perfect second half in a 3-1 comeback win over New Zealand on Sunday night in Vancouver. At the heart of that effort were players both expected and unexpected. Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah, one of the elite players of his generation and a source of national pride within Egypt, was at the heart of everything dangerous and ultimately scored […]