Jay Sanin

The United States has an opportunity to avenge one of its most painful World Cup memories when it meets Belgium in the Round of 16 on Monday night in

Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader is barely in the books before the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates run it back at PNC Park for Game 2.

Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev walk out onto Centre Court on Sunday for a Wimbledon final that pits two elite players against one another on the backdrop of grass for the very first time. Sinner and Zverev have never contested a tour-level match on grass, which theoretically gives the German a fresh canvas after years of one-sided results against the Italian. But recent history carries serious weight into this Jannik Sinner vs Alexander Zverev match, and bettors need to weigh a lopsided head-to-head record against a surface change and a red-hot Zverev off his maiden major title in Paris.

Philadelphia gets the party it has been waiting all season for on Monday night. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper, the two Phillies who have carried the middle of the Phillies lineup all year, are both in the field for Monday night's T-Mobile Home Run Derby. Add Junior Caminero, last year's runner-up, a pair of first-time entrants in Ben Rice and Jordan Walker, young power hitter Jac Caglianone, red-hot veteran Willson Contreras, and Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami, and you have eight different paths to a title in one of baseball's best hitters' parks.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is in full swing, but that doesn't mean that there isn't already discussion about the 2030 edition of the tournament and beyond. At the center of those discussions have been talks about the potential expansion of the tournament beyond the new 48-team format that debuted in 2026. And while there are no signs that further expansion will happen just yet, it is worth talking about that potential change before it's too late.

The 96th Midsummer Classic touches down at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night, as the MLB All-Star Game pits the American League and National League

The second half of the 2026 season begins with a divisional game on full display at Citizens Bank Park, where the Philadelphia Phillies (54-43) welcome the New York Mets (40-57) for the first of a three-game set on Thursday night. Philadelphia sits two games back of the Atlanta Braves in the NL East and enters as the host coming off the All-Star break, while New York is still trying to climb out of last place in the division. Aaron Nola takes the mound for the Phillies against Christian Scott, and the Phillies enter this game as a slight favorite at home.

The Bronx hosts a heavyweight tilt on Friday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers open a three-game set against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. This is the first regular-season meeting between these two clubs in 2026, and with both rosters loaded with star power, the opener carries plenty of importance for two teams looking to get out ahead of the series. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET, with Roki Sasaki taking the ball for Los Angeles against Gerrit Cole for New York.

The San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners close out their three-game series on Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Park, with both clubs looking to end the

The best record in the National League rolls into Citizens Bank Park on Monday night, but Philadelphia is the team getting the nod from oddsmakers. The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at 63-37 and comfortably atop the NL West, while the Phillies sit at 55-45 and 3.0 games back in the NL East. Yet this series opener is really a story about two pitchers: All-Star left-hander Cristopher Sánchez for Philadelphia against a homer-prone Emmet Sheehan for Los Angeles.