by News Feed Editor | Jul 7, 2026 | Sports
Switzerland’s Ruben Vargas, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring the game-winning penalty shot in a shootout against Colombia during their FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 soccer match in Vancouver, Canada, July 7, 2026. Gregory Bull/AP Photo Article...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 7, 2026 | Sports
CAIRO — The small coffee house in Cairo was turned Tuesday into a tiny stadium.Several hundred people, mostly men and boys as young as 7, gathered around wall-mounted screens ahead of the kickoff whistle.The scene played out across the soccer-mad nation as Egypt...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 7, 2026 | Sports
FRISCO, Texas — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark wanted to talk Tuesday about the league’s upcoming season, not the Brendan Sorsby gambling saga at Texas Tech that led to a lot of legal wrangling and a since-dismissed court order that had sent shockwaves...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 7, 2026 | Sports
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates will have to try to stay in postseason contention without rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin.The club placed the 20-year-old rising star on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday due to an issue with the knuckle on the ring finger on...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 7, 2026 | Sports
LONDON — Sure, Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion who also impresses with her fashionable outfits.On Tuesday, she sounded like the rest of us. The plantar fasciitis was acting up. She’s working too much.“I’m just getting old,” Osaka said.The...
by News Feed Editor | Jul 7, 2026 | Sports
ATLANTA — Lionel Messi scored his eighth goal of this year’s World Cup on Tuesday against Egypt, extending his scoring streak to nine consecutive games for Argentina and moving to the top of a tight Golden Boot race.The 21st goal of Messi’s World Cup...
