Jun. 23—SIOUX FALLS — A pair of Venom softball programs picked up bracket titles at the Denny Redmond Memorial Softball fastpitch tournament from June 19-21.
The 18-and-under Venom won the Open Division, capped with a 4-3 victory over Columbus (Neb.) Havoc, winning a rematch of pool play after the teams tied. The Venom went 4-0-1 for the weekend, also posting wins over Volga Venom (12-0 and 16-4), Southwest (Minn.) Storm (8-2), and the Oakland (Neb.) Rockets (11-4).
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TORONTO (AP) — Joey Loperfido hit a tiebreaking home run in the 11th inning and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Tuesday.
Loperfido’s first home run of the season came off former Toronto teammate Braydon Fisher (3-3).
Joey Loperfido crushes a 3-run homer in the 11th! pic.twitter.com/pKjlzIa7O0
— MLB (@MLB) June 23, 2026
With automatic runner Jose Altuve at second base to begin the 11th, the Blue Jays intentionally walked Yordan Alvarez. Fisher struck out Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes before Loperfido connected.
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The World Cup match between Panama and Croatia – which you can follow here – is now under way.
You can rate both sets of players out of 10 below and come back 30 minutes after full-time to see the final ratings.
PROVO, UTAH – FEBRUARY 14: AJ Dybantsa #3 of the Brigham Young Cougars reacts after a teammate scored in the second half of a game against the Colorado Buffaloes at the Marriott Center on February 14, 2026 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The 2026 NBA Draft has a chance to go down as an all-timer. The top of the class is what makes this group special, with A.J. Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer, and Caleb Wilson all looking like potential franchise players with the first four picks.
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A Paraguayan football announcer has had his credentials revoked after launching into a wild tirade over a red card issued against Paraguay in their match against Türkiye on Friday.
The inciting incident occurred in the first half during a play stoppage. Paraguay’s Miguel Almirón appeared to say something to Türkiye’s Mert Müldür while covering his mouth with his hand. Almirón was issued a red card and ejected from the game due to a new rule regarding covering one’s mouth during a match due to incidents of racial abuse.
The NFL announced training camp reporting dates for all 32 teams beginning this week. The Arizona Cardinals followed suit with the announcement of their practices that fans can attend.
The Cardinals will have seven practices at State Farm Stadium open to the public, a reduction from the nine that they had open to the public the last two years.
As has been the case, fans must have a digital ticket to attend. Those tickets are free and available through the Cardinals’ training camp site. The digital tickets will be accessible through the Arizona Cardinals app.
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – JUNE 22: Sadio Mane #10 of Senegal looks on during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match between Norway and Senegal at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 22, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) | Getty Images
With several nations already through to the knockout stages, Matchday 3 presents one of the biggest strategic opportunities of the tournament for World Cup Fantasy managers.
The main challenge is navigating rotation.
SEVILLE, SPAIN – MAY 26: Joao Felix of FC Barcelona looks on during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on May 26, 2024 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Former Barcelona and Atletico star Joao Felix has defended Julian Alvarez after he admitted he thinks it’s best for him to leave Diego Simeone’s side this summer.
Alvarez is wanted at Barcelona to replace Robert Lewandowski and it’s thought that he dreams of playing for Hansi Flick’s side.
The 2026 NBA Draft begins this week, with the league once again utilizing a two-night format that splits the first and second rounds across Tuesday and Wednesday from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The event is expected to feature one of the deepest draft classes in recent years, headlined by elite prospects AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer.
Ghana bunkered down against England on Tuesday, and it worked to perfection.
The Black Stars tied England 0-0 as both teams now have four points through two Group L games. After beating Panama to open the World Cup, Ghana has a high probability of advancing to the knockout rounds of the World Cup for the first time since advancing to the quarterfinals in 2010 before being eliminated in controversial fashion by Uruguay and Luis Suarez’s handball.
England peppered the Ghana goal in the final minutes, but was unable to find the game-winning goal.