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FBC--SEC MEDIA DAYS
DESCRIPTION: Coverage of SEC Media Days on merit. By Eddie Pells. Text, file photos.
UPCOMING: By 07/23/2026 11:00 a.m. EDT, Text
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CAR--F1-HUNGARIAN GP
DESCRIPTION: Formula 1 drivers speak with the media ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Stories on merits.
UPCOMING: By 07/23/2026 11:00 a.m. EDT, Text, Photo
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CYC--TOUR DE FRANCE
DESCRIPTION: Tour de France Stage 18 between Voiron and Orcières-Merlette.
UPCOMING: By 07/23/2026 1:00 p.m. EDT, Text, Photo
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BBO--MARLINS-SASAKI
DESCRIPTION: Rintaro Sasaki recently announced he will sign with the Miami Marlins and forgo a professional career in his home country. The Marlins were set to introduce the Japanese slugger. By Alanis Thames. 500 words by 4:30 pm.
UPCOMING: By 07/23/2026 4:30 p.m. EDT, Text
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TRUMP-DODGERS
DESCRIPTION: President Donald Trump hosts The Los Angeles Dodgers, the 2025 World Series Champions, at the White House
UPCOMING: By 07/23/2026 4:30 p.m. EDT, Text, Video, Photo
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GLF--3M OPEN
DESCRIPTION: World leader Scottie Scheffler plays the 3M Open for the first time as the first round takes place at the TPC Twin Cities. By Mike Cook. 500 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 07/23/2026 8:00 p.m. EDT, Text, Photo
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FBN--CARDINALS-REPORT
DESCRIPTION: The Arizona Cardinals have their first practice of training camp on Thursday under first-year coach Mike LaFleur. One of his first tasks is sorting out his quarterback situation, which could be a three-man race between Jacoby Brissett, Gardner Minshew and rookie Carson Beck. By David Brandt. 600 words, photos from 2:30 p.m. PT practice.
UPCOMING: By 07/23/2026 9:00 p.m. EDT, Text
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BBO--RED SOX-STREAK
Red Sox match club record of 15 straight wins, then lose nightcap of doubleheader with Orioles
SUMMARY: The Boston Red Sox matched a club record set 80 years ago with their 15th straight victory. Boston beat Baltimore 6-3 on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader. The last time the Red Sox won 15 straight, it was 1946 and Ted Williams was on the way to an MVP season. Boston was 37-48 and in last place in the AL East on July 1. Interim manager Chad Tracy is the first manager since the 19th Century to lead a win streak of 15 games or more when he didn’t begin the season in the job. Then Baltimore took the nightcap 5-1 to end it.
WORDS: 604 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 11:10 p.m. EDT
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BKL--WNBA-ONLINE HARASSMENT
WNBA commissioner and union leaders discuss steps to protect players from online harassment
SUMMARY: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert discussed what more can be done to protect players from online harassment during a virtual meeting with the players’ union executive committee and the union’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. The call Tuesday night came at the union’s request. Players have been sharing threats and harassment they’ve received on social media over the last few weeks. Chelsea Gray of the Las Vegas Aces posted a message she received from a man that included a racial slur. The man was tracked down and fired from his job at Hilton Grand Vacations.
WORDS: 428 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 10:19 p.m. EDT
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BBO--ORIOLES-RED SOX-GAME-2
Orioles halt Red Sox’s franchise record-tying 15 game win streak with 5-1 win to split twinbill
SUMMARY: The Baltimore Orioles ended Boston’s franchise record-tying 15-game winning streak behind Kyle Bradish’s six innings of one-run ball, defeating the Red Sox 5-1 in the nightcap of a doubleheader on Wednesday. It was Boston’s first loss since a 10-2 setback to Washington at Fenway Park on July 1. The Red Sox won the opener 6-3 to match the club’s 80-year-old record. Boston’s 1946 team that won 15 straight was led by Ted Williams and won the American League pennant. This year’s Red Sox streak was the longest in the majors since St. Louis also won 15 straight in September of 2021.
WORDS: 317 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 10:10 p.m. EDT
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BBO--YANKEES-CABALLERO-PITCH CLOCK
Yankees’ José Caballero targeted by MLB for crackdown on plate routine of waiting to engage pitcher
SUMMARY: Major League Baseball is cracking down on José Caballero’s batting routine, saying it amounts to deception. MLB told umpires Wednesday to enforce pitch-clock violations against Caballero, leading to a strikeout and the ejection of the Yankees’ hitting coach during a game against the Pirates. Caballero’s routine involves waiting until the last moment to acknowledge the pitcher, which MLB says disrupts the game. Yankees manager Aaron Boone criticized MLB for not informing the team about the change. Caballero feels targeted, arguing his routine is consistent and not meant to deceive. MLB adopted the pitch clock to speed up games.
WORDS: 824 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 6:28 p.m. EDT
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BKL--WNBA ALL-STAR SHOOTING STARS COMPETITION
Former WNBA stars Lauren Jackson, Elena Delle Donne to compete in All-Star shooting competition
SUMMARY: The WNBA is going with a shooting stars competition instead of its skills challenge, pairing one former great with a current player in the league on Friday night as part of All-Star weekend. Seattle will be represented by Lauren Jackson and Flau’jae Johnson. Washington will have Elena Delle Donne partnered with Shakira Austin. Dallas, which started out as a franchise in Detroit, will pair Jessica Shepard with Deanna Nolan. Minnesota will have Rebekkah Brunson playing with Courtney Williams.
WORDS: 263 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 6:03 p.m. EDT
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BKL--LYNX-STORM
Collier scores 24 points in her return, Lynx top Storm 86-76 for best record at WNBA All-Star break
SUMMARY: Napheesa Collier had 24 points and 10 rebounds in her season debut, Kayla McBride added 20 points and the Minnesota Lynx headed into the WNBA All-Star break with the best record in the league after an 86-76 win over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday afternoon. Collier, who tore ligaments in her left ankle in a playoff game last September and had surgery on both ankles in the offseason, shot 9 for 20 with two 3-pointers in 24 minutes. Olivia Miles added 13 points and Natasha Howard had 11 for the Lynx (22-6).
WORDS: 283 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 5:39 p.m. EDT
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CAR--INDYCAR-REINBOLD
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing eager to fulfill late team owner’s wish to become full-time IndyCar team
SUMMARY: Dennis Reinbold would come to the Indianapolis 500 each May and explain he desperately wanted to return to full-time IndyCar racing. The late team-owner’s dream is now on the cusp of becoming reality. A little more than a month after Reinbold died at 65, his oldest son announced Wednesday that Dreyer & Reinbold Racing had purchased one of the series’ 25 charters from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The transaction paves the way for DRR to run one full-time car next season for the first time since 2012. Series officials still must approve the move, but that appears to be a formality.
WORDS: 655 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 5:31 p.m. EDT
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FBC--SEC-GOLDING
Ole Miss coach Pete Golding has moved on, calls Lane Kiffin ‘the ex’ who’s always going to come up
SUMMARY: Mississippi coach Pete Golding says he has no ill will toward his old boss, Lane Kiffin. Golding was Kiffin’s defensive coordinator at Ole Miss last year before Kiffin abruptly left the school for LSU just as the Rebels were about to make the College Football Playoff. Golding got Kiffin’s job. At his first SEC Media Days as the head coach, Golding said he remains friends with Kiffin and even bought his old house. He says he sees why some might still hold a grudge but he never did. The two square off Sept. 19 in Kiffin’s first return to Oxford since leaving for Baton Rouge.
WORDS: 843 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 5:22 p.m. EDT
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BBO--ORIOLES-RED SOX-GAME 1
Red Sox win 15th straight, matching longest in club history, with 6-3 victory over Orioles
SUMMARY: The Boston Red Sox won their 15th straight game to match a club record for the longest winning streak in team history from 80 years ago, beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the opener of a split doubleheader. They equaled the 1946 American League champs, who were led by future Hall of Famer Ted Williams. Jarren Duran had a two-run triple and a sacrifice fly, and Caleb Durbin — who hit a tiebreaking homer when they posted their 14th straight victory on Monday — chipped in with a two-run single. Ceddanne Rafaela added a solo home run for Boston in a makeup from Tuesday’s rainout.
WORDS: 339 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 4:46 p.m. EDT
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BBO--PIRATES-YANKEES-GAME 1
Triolo, Mangum lift Pirates over Yankees 5-3 in doubleheader opener after Cole strikes out 11
SUMMARY: Jared Triolo and Jake Mangum hit run-scoring singles against Fernando Cruz in the 10th inning, Jacob Gonzalez and Nick Gonzales homered off Gerrit Cole and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Yankees 5-3 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Ben Rice tied the score when he hit a three-run drive in the seventh inning for his 30th home run. Triolo and Mangum drove in runs off Cruz, who allowed two hits and two walks while getting just one out. Mason Montgomery pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings and Gregory Soto got three straight outs for his 13th save in 18 chances.
WORDS: 352 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 4:25 p.m. EDT
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FBN--CARDINALS-BECK
Cardinals sign QB Carson Beck to rookie deal as they prepare to open training camp
SUMMARY: The Arizona Cardinals agreed to a four-year rookie deal with quarterback Carson Beck on Wednesday, one day before the team has its first practice of training camp. The 24-year-old Beck looks as if he’ll be part of a three-man quarterback competition when training camp begins on Thursday, facing off against veterans Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew. Kedon Slovis is also on the roster. The Cardinals are led by first-year coach Mike LaFleur. Beck was drafted in the third round out of Miami after leading the Hurricanes to a runner-up finish in the College Football Playoff last season.
WORDS: 160 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 4:06 p.m. EDT
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FBN--CARDINALS-ADAMS-ARRESTED
Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Isaiah Adams arrested in Canada on gun charges
SUMMARY: Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Isaiah Adams was arrested in Canada recently on four weapons charges. The 25-year-old was charged with possession of a firearm obtained in a crime, possession of a restricted/prohibited firearm, no license while in possession of a loaded firearm and possessing a prohibited device, according to an online release from the Durham Regional Police Service in Ontario. Adams was one of four people arrested. Adams’ attorney Adam Weisberg said in a statement that Adams is “completely innocent in this matter.”
WORDS: 265 - MOVED: 07/22/2026 3:17 p.m. EDT
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