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Kevin Durant to help lead charitable 3x3 tournament for USA Basketball 06/23/2026 07:17pm • COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Kevin Durant, the all-time leading scorer in Olympic basketball history and a four-time gold medalist, will be among the USA Basketball players who will turn to coaching at a 3x3 tournament this summer to support various charities. The tournament is Aug. 1 in Orange Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams a late scratch vs. Phillies with left side tightness 06/23/2026 07:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams was a late scratch for Tuesday night's game against Philadelphia due to left side tightness. Abrams was scratched about 20 minutes before the scheduled first pitch. The 25-year-old Abrams played in the Nationals' 4-1 win over the Phi Will ballot printing errors impact Md. primary elections?  06/23/2026 07:12pm • Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders initially received incorrect ballots in the mail ahead of Tuesday's primary election, due to a vendor error, at a time when the integrity of elections is being called into question more than ever. As a result, in a close race, it might take longer to declare a Brendan Sorsby has to wait until 2027 to join the NFL 06/23/2026 07:05pm • Brendan Sorsby will have to wait until 2027 to begin his NFL career. The NFL informed the 22-year-old quarterback on Tuesday that it will not hold a supplemental draft this year, and encouraged him to focus on preparing for possible entry into the league through the regular draft next year. The lea France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in early heat wave 06/23/2026 07:04pm • PARIS (AP) — France recorded its hottest day ever Tuesday as an early heat wave gripped Europe, prompting the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum to restrict visiting hours and disrupting school and transportation schedules in multiple countries. Punishing temperatures extended to the United Kingdo World Cup what to know: Multiple teams playing for spots in knockout stage as schedule ramps up 06/23/2026 07:04pm • The World Cup opened with two games per day over during its first two days and expanded to four games a day over the next 10. Now the schedule gets even more condensed. Starting Wednesday, there are six games a day until the end of group play on Saturday. Reigning World Cup champion Argentina, the U Trump administration touts Iran deal as a payday for US farmers, but Iran denies it 06/23/2026 07:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financial windfall to American farmers. But the Iranians deny it. And in the absence of more details, sanctions experts are flummoxed over exactly how billions o A 5-year clock and fewer waivers: The NCAA’s new bet on roster stability 06/23/2026 06:50pm • The NCAA on Tuesday announced what it called a sweeping change to eligibility rules for Division I athletes. The goal is to reduce some of the chaosthat has surrounded college sports since athletes won the right to earn money, transfer without penalty and forced the industry to start sharing million California intends to sue Trump administration over deal to end offshore wind project 06/23/2026 06:49pm • California intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the state's central coast. State officials said they are combating the administration's attacks on their offshore wind industry by sending a notice of their intention to sue to the Departmen Eastbourne Open Results 06/23/2026 06:48pm • Tuesday At Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club Eastbourne, Great Britain Purse: €773,465 Surface: Grass EASTBOURNE, GREAT BRITAIN (AP) _ Results Tuesday from Eastbourne Open at Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club (seedings in parentheses): Men's Singles Round of 32 Thiago Agustin Tirante, Argentina, def DC Council passes budget amid CFO dispute, funds open primaries 06/23/2026 06:44pm • The D.C. Council has passed its fiscal 2027 budget, sending it to the mayor and then Congress, but a fight with the city’s chief financial officer is far from settled. After restoring cuts from Mayor Muriel Bowser’s original proposal, the council is relying in part on $150 million from reserv COVID-19 vaccine study that was blocked from CDC journal is published elsewhere 06/23/2026 06:44pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has finally been published after being blocked from a government health journal. The vaccine was found to be about 55% effective against COVID-19-associated hospitalizations, and reduced COVID-19-related trips to emergency departments and u REastbourne Open Results 06/23/2026 06:43pm • Tuesday At Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club Eastbourne, Great Britain Purse: €773,465 Surface: Grass EASTBOURNE, GREAT BRITAIN (AP) _ Results Tuesday from Eastbourne Open at Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club (seedings in parentheses): Men's Singles Round of 32 Thiago Agustin Tirante, Argentina, def US and Iran dispute whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspections 06/23/2026 06:42pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz. The Falcons agree to $54 million, 3-year deal that makes Kyle Pitts Sr. 1 of NFL's top paid tight ends 06/23/2026 06:36pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to a three-year, $54 million contract with tight end Kyle Pitts Sr., securing another foundation player on the team's offense through the 2028 season. The deal was announced on Tuesday by Pitts' agency, Athletes First, in a social media post. The agen