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Nashville ready to ride World Cup buzz into the MLS restart, still unbeaten at home 07/16/2026 07:05pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — B.J. Callaghan has had people reach out to him wanting to talk soccer thanks to the World Cup, and the Nashville coach believes this is a big moment as Major League Soccer starts the second half of this season. “It's all of our jobs that are involved in soccer to continu Wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. Officials say stay inside 07/16/2026 07:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous. Officials in many cities urged residents to stay inside or wear masks Corales Puntacana Championship Par Scores 07/16/2026 06:58pm • Thursday At Corales Golf Club Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Purse: $4 million Yardage: 7,670; Par: 72 First Round Ivan Cantero Gutierrez, Spain 32-33—65 -7 Corales Puntacana Championship Scores 07/16/2026 06:58pm • Thursday At Corales Golf Club Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Purse: $4 million Yardage: 7,670; Par: 72 First Round Ivan Cantero Gutierrez, Spain 32-33—65 Corales Puntacana Championship Par Scores 07/16/2026 06:58pm • Thursday At Corales Golf Club Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Purse: $4 million Yardage: 7,670; Par: 72 First Round Ivan Cantero Gutierrez, Spain 32-33—65 -7 Corales Puntacana Championship Scores 07/16/2026 06:58pm • Thursday At Corales Golf Club Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Purse: $4 million Yardage: 7,670; Par: 72 First Round Ivan Cantero Gutierrez, Spain 32-33—65 AP Exclusive: ICE officer who shot Maine migrant has history of threatening behavior, family and court documents say 07/16/2026 06:56pm • AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — AP Exclusive: ICE officer who shot Maine migrant has history of threatening behavior, family and court documents say. New York City's Etihad Park to open on July 17, 2027 07/16/2026 06:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The delayed opening of New York City FC’s Etihad Park has been scheduled for July 17 next summer, the start of the team's 2027-28 season as Major League Soccer shifts to a calendar in alignment with most European leagues. Team CEO Brad Sims made the announcement Thursday at a Maj Brazil calls Trump’s 25% tariff unjust and vows to impose reciprocal tariffs 07/16/2026 06:46pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil has described the latest U.S. tariffs on certain Brazilian imports as unjust and politically motivated, threatening Thursday to impose reciprocal measures on U.S. products. The country's top diplomat criticized U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the move. The Unit Pelé's game-worn jersey from 1958 World Cup final fetches $4.9 million at auction 07/16/2026 06:44pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A No. 10 jersey worn by Brazil icon Pelé in the 1958 World Cup final has been sold for $4.9 million, Sotheby’s said Thursday. Pelé, who died in 2022, was 17 when he scored twice in Brazil’s 5-2 win over hosts Sweden at the Rasunda Stadium and still remains the youngest player Hegseth again backs a low-altitude military flyover as maneuvers draw scrutiny 07/16/2026 06:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sticking to encouraging low-altitude military flyovers after a fighter jet buzzed a Florida beach during a show this week, raising new scrutiny after the Pentagon has dismissed a series of safety reviews of such flights. In the latest maneuver, v Montgomery Co. police are searching for a suspect in a restaurant bathroom stabbing 07/16/2026 06:39pm • Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, are looking for a suspect in an attempted murder that took place in a Caribbean restaurant in Silver Spring. On July 10, detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department said an unknown man entered the Georgia Avenue location of The Angry Jerk restaur MLS emerges from its World Cup break with new high-profile stars and a new marketing campaign 07/16/2026 06:39pm • Major League Soccer is back after its six-week break for the World Cup. A few things have changed since the league went on hiatus, most notably the arrival of a pair of high-profile international stars and a new campaign that hopes to capitalize on the World Cup to entice new soccer fans to the leag Major League Soccer's NYCFC says it wants to sign Christian Pulisic but AC Milan not interested 07/16/2026 06:39pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City FC would like to acquire Christian Pulisic to play in Major League Soccer, but admits AC Milan is not interested in selling the top American player. “If you ask any of my 29 counterparts across the league if they would be interested in having Christian Pulisic on th Illinois awards AD Josh Whitman a new contract worth more than $31 million over the next 10 years 07/16/2026 06:29pm • CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has extended athletic director Josh Whitman's contract through 2036, committing more than $31 million over the next 10 years on the heels of a series of standout seasons for the department and its teams. The university's board of trustees approved the new deal for W