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NFL's New Referee CBA Creates a Practice Squad and Performance-Based Playoff Assignments

The NFL's new seven-year referee CBA, ratified May 8, creates a practice squad of up to 12 officials and replaces seniority-based playoff assignments with performance-based ones.

Sports

Games to Watch — Saturday, June 20: Sánchez and the Phillies try to even it with the Mets

An all-baseball Saturday. The marquee is Mets at Phillies on FOX (7:15 ET), where Cristopher Sánchez and his 1.82 ERA try to even a series the Mets lead 1-0. Also on: Guardians-Astros in primetime and Orioles-Dodgers in the late window.

Culture

Whatnot, Fanatics Live Face Legal Claims That Card Breaks Are Illegal Gambling

Two legal claims — a 70-customer arbitration demand and an unsealed California lawsuit — allege that live card 'breaking' on Whatnot and Fanatics Live is unregulated illegal gambling.

Sports

Stephen A. Smith Apologizes to the Knicks at Brunson and Hart's Podcast Taping

A day after the Knicks' title parade, Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart confronted Stephen A. Smith on their ESPN-simulcast podcast over a decade of bad Knicks takes — and the booed host apologized: 'I was beyond wrong.'

Sports

Paraguay's Almirón Red-Carded for Covering Mouth Under New FIFA Rule

Paraguay's Miguel Almirón was sent off in the 93rd minute for covering his mouth during an argument — the first red card under FIFA's new rule — as Paraguay beat Turkey 1-0 to eliminate them.

Sports

Kendrick Perkins Named Jackson State Men's Basketball GM

Kendrick Perkins, the 2008 NBA champion and ESPN analyst, has been named men's basketball general manager at Jackson State, joining a wave of NBA stars taking roles at college programs.

Sports

USMNT Beats Australia 2-0 to Reach World Cup Knockout Round

The USMNT beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle on June 19 — on a Cameron Burgess own goal and an Alex Freeman strike — to reach the World Cup knockout round without the injured Christian Pulisic.

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Jeffery Simmons Signs Record $105.8M Titans Extension, NFL's Highest-Paid Defensive Tackle

The Titans signed Jeffery Simmons to a three-year, $105.8M extension with $100M guaranteed, making him the NFL's highest-paid defensive tackle at $35.2M a year, through 2030.

Sports

USMNT Beats Australia 2-0 to Reach World Cup Knockout Stage

The USMNT beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle to reach the World Cup knockout stage with a game to spare — its first back-to-back World Cup wins since 1930, and without injured captain Christian Pulisic.

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Raphinha Exits With Hamstring Injury in Brazil's 3-0 Win Over Haiti

Brazil beat Haiti 3-0 in their World Cup Group C match, but Raphinha limped off in the 40th minute with a hamstring injury that manager Carlo Ancelotti said would be assessed Sunday.

Daily Roundup

The Daily Roundup: A Ma Manière Pegasus Premium, USA vs. Australia at the World Cup, Toy Story 5, and the NVIDIA–SK hynix Memory Pact — June 19, 2026

The A Ma Manière x Nike Pegasus Premium hits SNKRS at $210, the USA opens World Cup Group D play against Australia, and Toy Story 5 tracks for a record $150M-plus opening weekend.

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Games to Watch — Friday, June 19: Misiorowski takes his 1.34 ERA to Atlanta

Jacob Misiorowski takes his MLB-best 1.34 ERA to Atlanta as the Brewers and Braves, both division leaders, meet at 7:15 ET. Also on: the Dodgers host Baltimore and the WNBA-best Lynx visit Golden State.