Sports

Belgium Beats Senegal 3-2 in Extra Time to Reach World Cup Round of 16

Belgium erased a two-goal deficit to stun Senegal 3-2 in extra time in Seattle, with Youri Tielemans scoring twice — including a 125th-minute penalty — to reach the World Cup round of 16.

Sports

Celtics Trade Jaylen Brown to 76ers for Paul George and Four Draft Picks

Boston traded 2024 Finals MVP Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers for Paul George and four draft picks, the biggest move yet in the Celtics' cost-cutting teardown under the second apron.

Sports

NBA Cup 2026 Championship Moves to Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse for Dec. 11

The NBA will play its 2026 Cup championship at Butler University's Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Dec. 11, the first final outside Las Vegas, staged in a 9,100-seat venue steeped in basketball history.

Sports

Kelly Oubre Jr. Signs Two-Year, $17 Million Deal With Pacers

Forward Kelly Oubre Jr. agreed to a two-year deal worth nearly $17 million with the Indiana Pacers, leaving Philadelphia after three seasons and a career-best shooting year.

Sports

Tobias Harris Signs Two-Year, $31 Million Deal With Spurs

Veteran forward Tobias Harris agreed to a two-year, $31 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs, leaving the Pistons to join Victor Wembanyama on a young team fresh off an NBA Finals run.

Sports

Lakers Land Walker Kessler in Trade and Sign Sexton, Grimes and Mamukelashvili

One day after LeBron James said he would leave, the Lakers reshaped around Luka Dončić, trading for Walker Kessler in a $130 million sign-and-trade and signing Collin Sexton, Quentin Grimes and Sandro Mamukelashvili.

Sports

Mitchell Robinson Signs Three-Year, $47.4 Million Deal With Celtics

Center Mitchell Robinson agreed to a three-year, $47.4 million deal with the Boston Celtics, with a player option in the third year, leaving the champion Knicks after eight seasons in New York.

Technology

Global Ad Industry Cuts Revenue to 1,400 Illegal World Cup Streaming Sites

The Trustworthy Accountability Group demonetized nearly 1,400 piracy websites streaming stolen World Cup content, while the DOJ seized 400 more under Operation Offsides — a coordinated bet that cutting ad revenue is more effective than chasing streams.

Culture

Young Guru Sponsors Full-Tuition Four-Year Scholarship at the Roc Nation School

Jay-Z's longtime engineer Young Guru is personally funding a full-tuition, four-year scholarship at the Roc Nation School at LIU, covering tuition plus year-long mentorship and Dolby Atmos studio access for one Fall 2026 enrollee.

Technology

Getty Images Terminates $3.7 Billion Shutterstock Merger After U.K. Regulator Demands Editorial Divestiture

Getty Images killed its $3.7 billion Shutterstock merger after rejecting the U.K. CMA's demand that Shutterstock divest its editorial business — walking away just days after landing a transformative AI licensing deal with OpenAI.

World Cup 2026

Mexico Beats Ecuador 2-0 for First World Cup Knockout Win in 40 Years

Mexico ended a 40-year World Cup knockout drought with a 2-0 win over Ecuador at Estadio Azteca, powered by goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez inside the first 31 minutes.

Sports

Games to Watch — Wednesday, July 1: USA hits the World Cup knockouts, Brewers carry the night

World Cup knockouts take over Wednesday: England vs Congo DR at noon, Belgium vs Senegal at 4, and USA vs Bosnia in Santa Clara at 8 ET. The domestic marquee is Reds at first-place Brewers on ESPN, Milwaukee -168.