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MONROE – The champions don’t want to give up their crown. Ida, which won the Monroe County Fair Softball Tournament last summer, opened its defense of its title in impressive fashion on Sunday, July 12. Advertisement Coach Travis Lusky’s team logged a pair of victories on opening day, cruising past Whiteford 12-2 and Mason 15-0.

Editor’s note: Follow for live updates from Argentina-Switzerland quarterfinal! Switzerland is the latest team to put Argentina’s back against the wall in the 2026 World Cup. The European side is currently tied 1-1 in the quarterfinals against the defending champions in extra time. Advertisement Switzerland was the underdog heading into the match against Lionel Messi

NBA commissioner Adam Silver and Boston Celtics first-round draft pick Chris Cenac Jr. Chris Cenac’s Celtics Debut had 3 Reasons for Excitement originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Chris Cenac came off the bench in his Boston Celtics debut in NBA Summer League on Friday in Las Vegas.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wyatt Langford lined a shot off the wall in left field to bring home Alejandro Osuna in the ninth inning, lifting Texas to a 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels after the Rangers blew a five-run lead Thursday night. Langford struck out three of his first four times up as

Nuggets given worst possible news on potential LeBron James signing originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Amid all of the questions about the Denver Nuggets potentially landing LeBron James, there’s more that has to be looked at in this entire situation. Advertisement For one

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Joey Ortiz homered, Robert Gasser pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-2 Tuesday night to complete a doubleheader sweep. Jacob Misiorowski struck out 11 in the first game of the split doubleheader, which was a makeup from May 5, and the Brewers

Is USA out of the World Cup? What’s next for USMNT after 4-1 loss to Belgium originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The United States entered Monday with a ton of pressure to keep its World Cup dream alive, but Belgium had other ideas.

Who won NASCAR Cup Chicagoland race? Winner is Chase Briscoe, plus full results Chase Briscoe brought home win No. 1 of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. Briscoe passed race leader William Byron on green flag stops and held off the Hendrick Motorsports driver for the victory at Chicagoland Speedway in the eero 400. Advertisement

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JULY 01: Jude Bellingham of England during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 32 match between England and Congo DR at Atlanta Stadium on July 01, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images) | Getty Images Thomas Tuchel arrived at the World Cup building his England

England’s World Cup last-16 tie against Mexico will kick off as scheduled at 01:00 BST on Monday after a Fifa U-turn on a plan to bring the game forward. Football’s world governing body held talks with the English and Mexican football associations on Friday after proposing the match be moved to 19:00 BST on Sunday