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World Cup what to know: Curacao faces daunting first World Cup game against 4-time champion Germany
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World Cup what to know: Curacao faces daunting first World Cup game against 4-time champion Germany

  • By JOHN MARSHALL - AP Sports Writer
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Qatar lost all three of its matches as a World Cup host four years ago and appeared to be headed toward another in its 2026 opener against Switzerland. Boualem Khoukhi changed his country’s course at the last possible moment, scoring a tying goal on a header in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give Qatar a 1-1 tie against Switzerland. The late equalizer gave Qatar its first World Cup point and left the mighty Swiss wondering what happened. The second full day of matches will feature World Cup first-timer Curacao facing a difficult challenge against four-time World Cup champion Germany. The Netherlands also faces Japan in a matchup of teams looking to make deep runs.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong homers on 1st pitch of the game in the Cubs' 6-1 win over the Giants

  • By KENZO FUKUDA - Associated Press

Pete Crow-Armstrong homered on the first pitch of the game and the Chicago Cubs hit two more home runs in a 6-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night. Crow-Armstrong connected off Trevor McDonald (2-4) for his 12th home run of the season, a shot to center. He also doubled and singled in five at-bats. Ben Brown (3-2) allowed a run on seven hits in five innings for Chicago. Ian Happ and Pedro Ramírez hit solo homers in the fifth to make it 6-1.

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Jalen Brunson bet on himself and bet on the Knicks. A championship and a Finals MVP was his reward

  • By TIM REYNOLDS - AP Basketball Writer

Jalen Brunson was fully aware of how much money some people spent to see the New York Knicks finally become champions again. Some tickets during the NBA Finals sold for $5,000, some for $50,000, some for probably more. Of course, Brunson parted with more money than any of those fans did. Brunson is now an NBA champion and NBA Finals MVP in large part because of what he did against the San Antonio Spurs in the finals — though, really, his biggest contribution to this title run likely came in 2024, when he left as much as $113 million on the bargaining table to allow the Knicks the financial flexibility they needed to finish building a championship roster.

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The Comeback Knicks are the Champion Knicks. Brunson scores 45, and New York tops Spurs for title

  • By TIM REYNOLDS - AP Basketball Writer
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Jalen Brunson and the Comeback Knicks did it again. And now they’re the Champion Knicks. For the first time in 53 years, New York rules the NBA. Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 straight for New York in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Saturday night. The Knicks won the series 4-1, rallying from double-digit deficits in all four of those victories. The deficit was 16 on Saturday night. Brunson and the Knicks were never fazed.

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Trump turns 80 with a showstopping spectacle of cage fights at the White House. But big issues loom

  • By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

President Donald Trump celebrates turning 80 with a UFC cage-fighting event on the White House's South Lawn. It's an unprecedented extravaganza marking his birthday in showstopping fashion, featuring seven fights and aligning with America's 250th anniversary. Trump's celebration on Sunday contrasts sharply with former President Joe Biden's low-key 80th birthday at the White House in 2022. The bash comes while the U.S. and Iran are discussing a deal to the end the war, and after Trump's name was removed from Washington's Kennedy Center. At 80, polls show the public has concerns about the president's age — mirroring doubts his predecessor faced. But his physicians have said Trump is in excellent health.