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Braves enter matchup with the Cardinals on losing streak 07/01/2026 04:01am • St. Louis Cardinals (44-38, third in the NL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (49-34, first in the NL East) Atlanta; Wednesday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (3-6, 3.12 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Braves: Reynaldo Lopez (3-1, 3.47 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 40 strikeouts) LINE: Br Padres look to stop 4-game losing streak, take on the Cubs 07/01/2026 04:01am • San Diego Padres (43-41, second in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (48-38, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Walker Buehler (5-3, 3.81 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Cubs: Colin Rea (5-5, 4.80 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 63 strikeouts) LINE: Cubs -158, Padres Philadelphia Phillies take on the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday 07/01/2026 04:01am • Pittsburgh Pirates (43-43, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (48-38, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Paul Skenes (6-7, 3.10 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 114 strikeouts); Phillies: Zack Wheeler (8-1, 2.03 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 74 strikeouts) L Edwards leads Marlins against the Rockies after 4-hit game 07/01/2026 04:01am • Miami Marlins (46-40, third in the NL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (33-53, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Wednesday, 8:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Max Meyer (9-0, 2.60 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 107 strikeouts); Rockies: Kyle Freeland (1-7, 7.50 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 61 strikeouts) LINE: Marlins -162, Rock Reds look to break 3-game road slide, play the Brewers 07/01/2026 04:01am • Cincinnati Reds (39-45, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (52-31, first in the NL Central) Milwaukee; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Andrew Abbott (5-4, 3.90 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Brewers: Shane Drohan (3-2, 3.12 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) LINE: Brewers Japan’s Eiko Kadono, author of ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service,’ still believes in the magic of books at 91 07/01/2026 03:59am • KAMAKURA, Japan (AP) — Eiko Kadono, the author behind Japan’s most famous — and almost certainly most beloved — literary witch, has a little trouble going up the stairs these days. At 91, she’s still writing every day and hasn’t stopped loving the color pink, dressing up or believing in Xi touts Chinese wisdom and solutions as a model for developing nations 07/01/2026 03:46am • BEIJING (AP) — China's leader held up his country's rapid industrialization as a new pathway for developing nations in a speech Wednesday that projected a growing confidence both at home and on the world stage. Xi Jinping, now in his 14th year in power, noted that China achieved in a few decades w Mbappé scores twice for France, Norway and Mexico advance in World Cup, in photos 07/01/2026 03:29am • Win-or-go-home matches continued Tuesday at the World Cup in the round of 32. Kylian Mbappé put France ahead in the 45th minute and added a second-half goal to set a World Cup knockout round scoring record, and Les Bleus beat Sweden 3-0 to set up a round of 16 match against Paraguay. Erling Haalan See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists 07/01/2026 03:15am • June 24-30, 2026 AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published by The Associated Press in the past week. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Mexico ends a 40-year knockout drought, beats Ecuador 2-0 to reach the round of 16 07/01/2026 02:11am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The 40-year wait is over. Mexicans had learned to live with defeats in the knockout stages of the World Cup. On seven occasions, El Tri fans were left heartbroken at this stage. Not anymore. Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored within a nine-minute span in the first half Bueckers leads Dallas against Connecticut after 25-point game 07/01/2026 02:09am • Dallas Wings (11-8, 6-6 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (4-15, 2-8 Eastern Conference) Hartford, Connecticut; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Wings -9.5; over/under is 170.5 BOTTOM LINE: Dallas Wings visits the Connecticut Sun after Paige Bueckers scored 25 points in the Wings' 85-77 loss to the M Atlanta visits Washington after Citron's 32-point outing 07/01/2026 02:09am • Atlanta Dream (12-7, 7-2 Eastern Conference) at Washington Mystics (9-9, 6-5 Eastern Conference) Washington; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Dream -6.5; over/under is 165.5 BOTTOM LINE: Washington Mystics takes on the Atlanta Dream after Sonia Citron scored 32 points in the Washington Mystics' 124-123 Seattle visits Phoenix after Johnson's 24-point game 07/01/2026 02:09am • Seattle Storm (5-15, 0-10 Western Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (7-13, 4-8 Western Conference) Phoenix; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT LINE: Mercury -5.5; over/under is 168.5 BOTTOM LINE: Seattle Storm visits the Phoenix Mercury after Flau'jae Johnson scored 24 points in the Storm's 105-90 win over the Atla Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime US House incumbent in Colorado 07/01/2026 01:53am • Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent and another win for progressive challengers across the country. Kiros, a 29-year-old lawyer turned doctoral student, i Roof of tutoring center collapses in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 14 children, police say 07/01/2026 01:35am • LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said. Eight other children were injured and being treated at a hospital, senior police official Faisal Ka