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Spain has built its team for several years and tournaments to reach the World Cup final 07/17/2026 08:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Spain reaching the World Cup final is still something of a novelty, given this is just the second time the country has gotten this far. Rodri sees it as the culmination of years building to this point. Winning the Nations League in 2023 and the European Championship in 2024 set th MLB restricts dugout iPad use to prevent AI help with strategy. Ottavino says Mets were involved 07/17/2026 08:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent the tablets from running artificial intelligence to help make strategy decisions, and former reliever Adam Ottavino said the New York Mets' use of technology helped prompt the move. The tablets have access to vid Poor air quality caused by wildfires prompts Pirates-Guardians to attempt Saturday doubleheader 07/17/2026 07:36pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians and Pittsburgh Pirates will play a doubleheader on Saturday after the opening game of the weekend series between the teams was postponed on Friday night because of poor air quality caused by wildfires. The teams and umpire crew met at 4:30 p.m. EDT, when th DeChambeau gets 2-shot penalty in dramatic late-night British Open ruling 07/17/2026 07:31pm • SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau was given a two-shot penalty after his second round at the British Open on Friday that dropped the American star out of the final group and raised initial doubts about whether he would show up on the weekend at Royal Birkdale. In a dramatic late-evening Wreckage of sunken vessel found as 2 people remain missing after San Francisco boat tragedy 07/17/2026 07:30pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police discovered Friday the wreckage of a boat that sank this week in the San Francisco Bay after recovering the body of a missing person the day before. The body was identified as Tondra Madruga, 58, also known as Tondra Miller, the San Francisco medical examiner said Friday DeChambeau penalized 2 shots at British Open after Herbert and Burns shoot 62s in wild 2nd round 07/17/2026 07:27pm • SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — The British Open came to life Friday when Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns took their place in history by tying the major championship record with 62s, and Bryson DeChambeau was penalized two shots after his round for inadvertently improving the path of his swing. In the midst Judge blocks South Dakota abortion advertising ban against nonprofit 07/17/2026 07:24pm • SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota cannot enforce its abortion advertising ban against a reproductive health nonprofit, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler issued a preliminary injunction blocking South Dakota from enforcing the recently adopted state law against Todd Clements takes 2-shot lead in the Corales Puntacana Championship 07/17/2026 07:18pm • PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Todd Clements birdied four of the last six holes for a 6-under 66 and a two-stroke lead Friday in the windy Corales Puntacana Championship. The 29-year-old Englishman is one of 50 European tour players in the field for the co-sanctioned event played opposite t Corales Puntacana Championship Scores 07/17/2026 07:14pm • Friday At Corales Golf Club Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Purse: $4 million Yardage: 7,670; Par: 72 Second Round Todd Clements, England 65-66—131 Be Corales Puntacana Championship Par Scores 07/17/2026 07:14pm • Friday At Corales Golf Club Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Purse: $4 million Yardage: 7,670; Par: 72 Second Round Todd Clements, England 65-66—131 -13 First death reported in Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City 07/17/2026 07:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A Legionnaires' disease outbreak that has sickened dozens of people in New York City has claimed its first life, health officials said Friday. Officials didn't release additional information about the person's identity, age or details on when and how they fell ill. Investigators ar Paul Pelosi charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run over collision with parked car in California 07/17/2026 07:11pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was charged Friday with a misdemeanor hit-and-run over a collision with a parked car. Pelosi, 86, was driving his brown convertible July 3 in Yountville, California, a town in the heart of wine country, when he struck a Scheffler rues missed putts but happy with his game after tee-to-green clinic at the British Open 07/17/2026 07:10pm • SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Scottie Scheffler put on a tee-to-green clinic in his second round at the British Open, one he says bodes well for his chances of keeping hold of the shiny claret jug. All that's left for the world No. 1 is to find his range on the greens. Scheffler missed seven birdie pu Federal judge bars Trump administration from using obscure clause to make huge funding cuts 07/17/2026 07:05pm • BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Friday ruled the Trump administration can’t use an obscure clause relating to agency priorities to make billions of dollars in funding cuts. Twenty-three states had a filed a lawsuit last year accusing the administration of using the clause to make cut Justin Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick bid early farewells at the British Open 07/17/2026 07:04pm • SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Justin Rose could feel the warmth and adulation as he walked up the 18th hole Friday in the British Open. He just wishes he could have changed the day of the week. Rose had left himself too big of a hole and didn't make nearly enough putts to make the cut at Royal Birkdal