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The 2026 FIFA World Cup has already seen plenty of absolute bangers, incredible moments and surprises … and we've only completed every team's Match Day 1. Mexico opened up the tournament with a strong showing against South Africa, the U.S. men's national team arguably had its best win ever at a World Cup and Lionel Messi tied the record for the most career World Cup goals with his hat trick […]

One day after Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi all started their World Cups with multi-goal games, Harry Kane got in on the act — but Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't. The England captain scored twice in England's win over Croatia, while Ronaldo couldn't make a real impact in Portugal's draw against DR Congo. Ronaldo's role in the Portuguese team has been a hot topic, and his performance on Wednesday will […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has mostly filled his trophy case, but he is still chasing an unprecedented milestone of 1,000 official career goals in competitive football. While other legends of the game like Pelé and Romário claimed otherwise when adding in friendly matches, Ronaldo seeks to be the first to reach the mark through competitive professional matches. His journey began at Sporting CP with five goals, followed by 145 total goals across two […]

The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup turns a page as all teams will begin playing their second games – and with that true storylines are emerging. Some teams will be pushing for qualification, while others will be hoping to stay alive. Czechia and South Africa begin the day as both Group A teams come off an opening loss and need to win to realistically keep their knockout hopes alive. Switzerland […]

It ought to come as no surprise that Folarin Balogun was inundated with congratulatory texts and direct messages in the hours and days after the most magical night of his life. The Brooklyn-born U.S. men’s national team forward scored two spectacular goals last week in his World Cup debut, helping the USA to an emphatic 4-1 win over Paraguay in its first match at the 2026 event, which the country […]

Ohio State has won at least 10 regular-season games in 13 consecutive years, not including the COVID year. Yet oddsmakers have set the Buckeyes' 2026 win total at just 9.5. That number caught Joel Klatt's attention as he looked at several over/under totals on a recent episode of his podcast, "The Joel Klatt Show." Klatt's over/under predictions also featured Texas at 9.5 wins ahead of a marquee Week 2 meeting […]

Is 2026 shaping up as a repeat of 2025, when Alex Palou drove away from the field to capture his fourth career INDYCAR title? Well, as the 2026 season hits its halfway point, there is plenty of drama to watch for over the final nine races. And it starts with the point standings. Yes, Palou is the points leader. But he leads by just 49 points over Kyle Kirkwood. Last […]

Wednesday marks the final day of the opening games at the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup and while it will be a tough act to follow Tuesday's extravaganza, there will be plenty of star players who'll do their best. Led by Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal hopes its game against the DR Congo will be the first step of a long run. England vs. Croatia is one of the most anticipated group […]

Back in the heyday of their greatest moments, at the top of their game, South Americans birthed a saying in Spanish when talking about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. But, for the sake of brevity, I will translate it. Ronaldo may be the best player in the world, but Messi? He's from another planet. On Tuesday evening, therefore, under the Kansas City sky — a city famously coined as the capital of […]