INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 25: Salih Ozcan #5 of Turkiye controls the ball against Giovanni Reyna #7 of the United States during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between Türkiye and USA at Los Angeles Stadium on June 25, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The U.S. men’s national team lost to Türkiye to close out 2026 FIFA World Cup Group D despite a strong performance from Sebastian Berhalter and Christian Pulisic’s return.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 27: Chael Sonnen is inducted during the UFC Hall of Fame 2024 Induction Ceremony at T-Mobile Arena on June 27, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) | Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
Welcome to Midnight Mania!
Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Ilia Topuria ‘already recovered a lot,’ could make UFC return ‘in December’: Topuria returning to the win column at the end of the year would be an incredible accomplishment given the damage absorbed.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Joe Thuney #62 of the Chicago Bears and NFL Protector of the Year Award winner looks on during the 15th Annual NFL Honors at the Palace Of Fine Arts on February 05, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) | Getty Images
It doesn’t have the fanfare or slow rollout as the NFL’s Top 100 player list, but CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco has been doing his own version of the Top 100 list for years.
🎥 World Cup highlights: Oranje seal top spot, Japan hold second
The Netherlands secured top spot in the group with a 3-1 win over Tunisia. Japan drew 1-1 with Sweden in their final group match and therefore held on to second place. Their reward: Brazil now await in the round of 32. Here are the highlights from Group F.
Netherlands – Tunisia 3:1
Japan – Sweden 1:1
Watch all the World Cup highlights on OneFootball shortly after the final whistle.
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For what felt like the millionth time this season, the Mets made some mistakes in Thursday’s loss to the Chicago Cubs that cost them the game.
Tied 0-0 entering the sixth inning, Freddy Peralta, who had been cruising over the first five innings, got Dansby Swanson to hit a routine grounder to shortstop Ronny Mauricio. The ball was hit right to Mauricio and all he had to do was make the throw to first base for the first out of the inning.
Lead Stories says: Fake Foul
Did the WNBA say Caitlin Clark would get a technical foul for lifting her knee toward Alyssa Thomas during a game? No, that’s not true: The WNBA did not release such a statement immediately after the game. There are no statements on any of the WNBA official social media accounts saying Clark would get a technical foul. No credible sports or news outlets are reporting a foul for Clark.
The claim appeared in a June 24, 2026, post on X account @HUSKER_DOO_1200 (archived here).
Toronto Tempo star Marina Mabrey joins SportsCe
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The Tempo’s Marina Mabrey had a night to remember Thursday, matching the WNBA record with 53 points and also sinking a record-tying nine 3-pointers to lead Toronto’s 125-97 rout of the Sparks.
Restricted free agent Mark Williams intends to sign a three-year, $38 million, fully guaranteed contract to return to the Suns, sources said.