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MLB fans who tuned into the World Baseball Classic were expecting big-time performances from superstars Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. They came away learning more about Venezuela's title-winning squad and one espresso-loving Italy slugger. Ahead of the 2026 MLB season, some players have already boosted their profile by thriving on the worldwide stage. Here are six standouts whose stock is rising following their performances in the World Baseball Classic. […]

The Daniel Dye suspension shows, once again, that NASCAR drivers need to be aware of what they say on social media, how their actions and words can be harmful and that NASCAR is willing to act when it determines a line has been crossed. As Dye was going through trading cars with fellow driver Brent Crews while watching an INDYCAR telecast on the streaming platform Whatnot, Dye mocked the voice […]

LoanDepot Park (Miami) – Team USA players stood on the top step of the dugout with their arms thrown over the railing in defeat. They were motionless as they watched a sea of Venezuelan players in royal blue jerseys dogpile on the field at the home of the Miami Marlins and celebrate their 3-2 win and first World Baseball Classic title. Luis Arraez wore a Venezuelan flag draped over his […]

Maikel Garcia was consistency personified for Venezuela in its run to its first World Baseball Classic title, and he was honored for it. The Venezuelan third baseman was named MVP of the 2026 World Baseball Classic following his nation's 3-2 win over the USA in Tuesday's Final. Garcia went 10 for 26 (.385) at the plate in the tournament with a home run, two doubles and seven RBIs. None of […]

Daniel Palencia got Roman Anthony swinging, fired his glove into the air, pounded his chest and then fell to his knees, overcome by emotion after finishing off Venezuela’s first-ever World Baseball Classic title against one of the best rosters ever assembled. As his teammates ran out to celebrate with him, they lifted their arms to the sky. Eugenio Suárez, who delivered the deciding hit in the top of the ninth, […]

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is about to get Zlatan'd. Global soccer legend Zlatan Ibrahimović will join FOX Sports as an analyst for the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer. The 48-team tournament will be the largest edition ever held, kicking off on July 11 and held across Canada, Mexico and the United States. Ibrahimović, who retired in 2023 as Sweden's all-time leading scorer, has developed a reputation that transcends […]

Just because a driver wins a race won’t mean that driver jumps to the top of the rankings. But Kyle Kirkwood, the winner Sunday in the inaugural Grand Prix of Arlington, also leads the points. And he has the best average finish of 2.33 for the year. So Kirkwood is atop these rankings three races into the season and with a weekend off before the teams race March 29 at […]

It's finally here. The first round of the men's NCAA Tournament, affectionately dubbed as March Madness, will begin on Thursday, March 19. The 87th annual edition of the tournament will see the usual suspects try and win the national championship. But what truly makes the tournament special is how often we see smaller schools and underdogs make incredible runs, which is what really causes the madness. These underdogs are often […]

Team USA and Venezuela needed to win low-scoring affairs to punch their tickets into Tuesday's World Baseball Classic final. However, Derek Jeter believes that the championship matchup might be a bit different. After the two winning sides scored a combined six runs in their semifinal victories, Jeter predicted that the USA-Venezuela matchup will be a high-scoring affair. "There's no easy outs in either lineup," Jeter said on FS1's postgame show […]