U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker credited President Donald Trump after the Americans rallied for a 17-13 victory over the International team at the Presidents Cup on Sunday. “One last shoutout: Donald Trump. President Trump. He told me, ‘I [am] going to bring energy today for you. You guys need it,’” Snedeker said. “I told him if […]
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Caitlin Clark ‘would sign up’ for potential WNBA game overseas after returning from World Cup
Caitlin Clark may already be prepared for another trip across the ocean. The Indiana Fever star said she would welcome an opportunity to play a WNBA game overseas after recently returning from the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin. “I think we’re just scratching the surface of where we can go globally,” Clark told […]
US Coach Kara Lawson opens up on importance of winning World Cup final for country on 9/11 anniversary weekend
Team USA women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson hopes her team can give Americans another reason to unite during an emotional weekend for the country. The U.S. advanced to the FIBA Women’s World Cup championship game with a 76-66 victory over Spain in Berlin on Saturday, one day after the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 […]
Ferran Torres sports ‘Make Spain Great Again’ hat similar to Trump’s slogan at World Cup homecoming parade
Spain’s World Cup Final hero, Ferran Torres, decided to celebrate the country’s victory on Monday with a nod to President Donald Trump. As tens of thousands of Spaniards welcomed home their World Cup-winning team during a victory parade, Torres, who scored the winning goal in the 106th minute to beat Argentina at New York/New Jersey […]
World Cup brawl sees Argentina player putting hand on throat of Spain opponent after match
Spain’s exciting FIFA World Cup victory over Argentina in extra time was marred by a post-match brawl that included Leandro Paredes and Eric García. The aggressive tackling and chippyness from the Argentinian side led to a confrontation between the two squads. Paredes was seen coming over to a post-match fracas between players from the two […]
FBI boss details how agency secured record-shattering FIFA World Cup and more top headlines
1. FBI boss details how agency secured record-shattering FIFA World Cup 2. US launches new wave of strikes against Iran for ninth straight night 3. NORAD responds after multiple aircraft fly into restricted skies MIDNIGHT MAYHEM — 10 wounded as mass shooting rocks packed downtown Tucson district. Continue reading … SECOND LOOK — FDA reverses […]
Argentina’s controversial World Cup banner got into the stadium by way of some dude’s underwear
I kind of feel like people tried to dance around it before the match, but as soon as I saw that Argentina and England were playing each other in the World Cup semifinals, I thought, “Someone is going to bring up the Falklands.” And, sure enough, they did. That someone was the entire Argentine roster […]
Trump, Infantino declare World Cup a success before Argentina-Spain final: ‘America has won’
Roughly 48 hours before a World Cup winner is crowned, President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino raved about the success of this year’s tournament. The United States was awarded the opportunity to host this year’s tournament, and 11 of the 16 venues hosted matches, including all of the quarterfinals, semifinals and the upcoming […]
FIFA eyes World Cup format expansion from 48 to 64 teams: Should the US be the permanent host?
After widespread complaints and consternation around the 2026 FIFA World Cup from European fans, commentators, and certain domestic sportswriters, there’s no question that this year’s tournament has been a gigantic, tremendous success. The group stage alone set an attendance record for any World Cup, as fans from around the world traveled to the United States […]
Megan Rapinoe blames Trump for distracting US players ahead of World Cup loss to Belgium
The post-mortems on the U.S. men’s national team’s exit from the 2026 FIFA World Cup are rolling in, and former U.S. women’s national team player Megan Rapinoe is offering her take. And you’ll never believe where she’s placing the blame… Nah, you guessed it, she’s blaming President Trump. MEDIA FIGURES MELT DOWN OVER TRUMP INVOLVEMENT […]
Chris Broussard says Team USA’s World Cup loss to Belgium exposed the gap with soccer’s elite
Chris Broussard joined Dan Dakich on Don’t @ Me Tuesday morning to break down storylines surrounding the NBA and Team USA’s sad collapse at the World Cup. Broussard, co-host on the uber-popular “First Things First,” weighed in on Jaylen Brown’s value, LeBron James’ future and the state of the USMNT. Dakich asked whether the Celtics […]
Erling Haaland fires Norway past Brazil to end up in World Cup quarterfinals for first time in history
The Viking row continues on at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and it’s the superstar Erling Haaland who every Norwegian can thank for that after another masterful performance Sunday against Brazil. Norway is moving on to its first-ever quarterfinals at the World Cup after Haaland scored twice in the 2-1 victory over Brazil, which heads […]