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The first serious legal challenge to the House settlement will come courtesy of a USC freshman linebacker. Talanoa Ili, a top-100 recruit in the Trojans' vaunted 2026 class, joins Stanford quarterback Charlie Mirer as one of two lead plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit that takes aim at the system implemented since the settlement ushered in a new era of direct payment from universities to athletes.

Ocho años después de conocer que iba a ser uno de los anfitriones de la Copa del Mundo, México abrirá la Copa del Mundo 2026 este jueves ante Sudáfrica en el Estadio Ciudad de México en el partido inaugural de un torneo que el Tricolor disputará como anfitrión por tercera vez en su historia, con la responsabilidad de dar alegrías a la mayoría de los 83,000 aficionados que llenarán el inmueble (12 p.m. PT, Telemundo/FOX).

Democratic congresswoman Susie Lee listens to doctors at a roundtable in her Nevada House district, Nevada, U.S. July 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tim Reid/File photo Democratic voters nominated Susie Lee on Tuesday to run in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, a Las Vegas-area swing seat that could help decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November, U.S. media projected. The district is among a small number of battlegrounds expected to shape the balance of power in Congress.

LeBron James believes the New York Knicks may have had an unusual advantage by starting the NBA Finals on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks opened the series in San Antonio before returning to Madison Square Garden, and while road games are usually seen as a challenge, LeBron had a different view. According to him, the lack of distractions in San Antonio may have actually helped New York stay locked in.

Democratic congresswoman Susie Lee listens to doctors at a roundtable in her Nevada House district, where abortion rights have become a central issue in her re-election campaign after the June 24 Supreme Court ruling that ended federal abortion rights, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. July 11, 2022.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo TOKYO - The dollar held steady against its peers on Wednesday as markets remained on edge over the latest clash between the U.S. and Iran, while investors awaited key U.S. inflation data for clues on the Federal Reserve's rate path.

Tomoyuki Sugano set the tone, Hunter Goodman and Ezequiel Tovar provided the power, and Cole Carrigg turned on the juice in the Rockies' 7-3 win over the Cubs on Tuesday night. The Rockies never let the Chicago into the game, and the usual chants of "Let's go Cubbies!" that envelop Coors Field were muted and infrequent. Carrigg, making his major league debut, electrified the crowd in the fifth inning with a triple down the right field line.

LAS VEGAS -- Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz each homered for the third time in two games to power the Athletics to a 7-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night, evening the series in Las Vegas. After homering seven times in the wild series opener, won by the Brewers 15-14 in 12 innings, the Athletics pounded out another five homers Tuesday at the hitter-friendly home of the A's Triple-A affiliate.

We’re only a day away from the World Cup, as Mexico is putting the final touches in their preparation to open up the tournament for the second time ever against South Africa. Last time, in 2010, South Africa were the hosts and drew with Mexico. This time around, Mexico, which is holding its third World Cup, will look to leave Thursday with a victory.

Kathy Price and her husband rescued a cat they believed had lost her previous home. They cared for her, helped her learn to love, and watched her grow. Now, that family brought new kittens to the world, and one little bunny. She didn't give birth to a bunny. But somehow, a bunny baby found himself in the litter of this cat, and she accepted him as her own.