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MLB features incredible tribute to baseball history, America 250 during 2026 All-Star Game
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game is supposed to be a showcase for the best of what the sport has to offer.
Superstars on the same team. Young, up-and-coming prospects given the biggest national stage to introduce themselves to a broader audience. An opportunity for players to showcase their personalities in a sport that often tends toward stoicism.
The 2026 game isn't your typical All-Star Game, however. And MLB, to their credit, made sure to include a reminder that baseball is more than just your typical sport.
It's America's pastime.
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In a fitting tribute to baseball history, and American history, the game and broadcast paused for a five-minute interlude narrated by JK Simmons and set to Ray Charles' indelible performance of "America the Beautiful."
Featuring nostalgic throwbacks to some of baseball's biggest moments, along with fathers and sons playing catch, kids riding bikes to the local ballfield and iconic stadiums, the video culminated with then-President George W. Bush's ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium following the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Those same kids ride their bikes onto the Citizens Bank Park field to fireworks, in a scene reminiscent of "The Sandlot." Even the players participated, some with sparklers around the dugout, or talking to the kids on the field. The finale then featured an incredible firework show from the stadium roof, to raucous applause from the sold-out crowd.
That's exactly what baseball is. That's what America is. That's baseball at its best: a tribute to the tradition, nostalgia and timeless consistency of the national pastime.
Major League Baseball doesn't always get it right, but when they do, they do. It's impossible to watch that video without, as the now-legendary "Moneyball" line says, being "romantic about baseball." Because baseball is romantic. Three outs. Nine in the field. Pitcher against hitter. Walk-offs, diving catches, big strikeouts and the drama of a ninth inning one-run game. Nothing compares to baseball, or as this tribute demonstrates, America either.
England captain Harry Kane shoots down World Cup rift rumors between star Jude Bellingham, coach Thomas Tuchel
England captain Harry Kane dismissed any drama surrounding coach Thomas Tuchel's comments after teammate Jude Bellingham took issue with the manager's critique of England's "sloppy" 2-1 win over Norway.
Kane snuffed out the noise.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday's blockbuster World Cup semifinal against Argentina in Atlanta, Kane blasted reports of unrest inside England's camp, accusing the media of trying to tear the Three Lions apart.
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"When you are playing a game like that and to be asked a question five minutes after the final whistle, and he didn't really know what had been said, what do you want Jude to say?" Kane responded (via BBC Sport).
England's grueling 2-1 extra-time quarterfinal win over Norway came in punishing Miami heat on Saturday.
Bellingham was the hero, scoring England's two goals, including the dramatic 93rd-minute winner.
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Moments after the final whistle, Tuchel delivered a brutally negative assessment to TV cameras.
"The result is fantastic. We're in the last four... but not happy with the performance, in every sense," Tuchel complained on the pitch.
"Sloppy, lot of technical mistakes, not fast enough... We were lucky today."
Bellingham, the 23-year-old phenom, barked back.
"Yeah, well, whatever," he said. "Maybe he doesn't know what it's like to play in those kind of conditions against Erling Haaland, Odegaard ... That's not an easy team to play against."
The exchange was tabloid gold, but Kane stood firmly by his teammate, accusing the media of trying to manufacture a divide. "I think it's easy to try and create this division," Kane explained. "It seems like an English mentality, an English thing to do at these major tournaments, but it's the complete opposite."
Rather than turning on Tuchel for the public critique, Kane praised the manager's intensity.
"He wears his heart on his sleeve and people appreciate that," Kane noted. "When he talks, it is never scripted. That is what makes him who he is. When it just comes naturally, you believe in that."
"The group is where we are because of our complete togetherness, not just the players, the coach and the staff," Kane added. "Things sometimes get made out to be more than they are."
England will now look to silence the noise on the pitch when it faces Argentina for a spot in the World Cup final.
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MLB All-Star Game scare as Rays slugger Junior Caminero exits after taking 98 mph fastball to hand
The Midsummer Classic is supposed to be a celebration of baseball, but things took a frightening turn for the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night when their star left the field in pain.
Tampa Bay third baseman Junior Caminero got drilled in the left hand with a 98 mph fastball from St. Louis Cardinals closer Riley O'Brien.
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Caminero ran straight to the AL dugout and was forced out of the game. The 23-year-old crumpled to the ground, clutching his left hand before walking off with trainers. He was replaced on the base paths by pinch-runner Miguel Vargas.
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Fortunately for Tampa Bay, X-rays on Caminero's left hand came back negative.
Fox play-by-play announcer Joe Davis summed it up: "Everybody's worst nightmare in an exhibition is that anything like this happens."
Caminero came into the All-Star break with 28 home runs, tied for fourth in the majors, while helping power the Rays to the top of the AL East.
Caminero avoided the worst, but the Midsummer Classic came a lot closer to disaster than anyone wanted.
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Bank robbery suspect allegedly steals kitten, asks employee to hold it before demanding cash
Not every accomplice gets a say in the matter.
A Maryland man allegedly stole a 3-month-old kitten from a pet store, carried her into a nearby bank and asked an employee to hold the animal moments before handing a teller a note demanding cash, according to police and a local cat rescue.
The kitten, named Magnolia, was found unharmed after Prince George's County police arrested the suspect.
Beltsville Community Cats later joked on Facebook that her brief "life of crime" was over.
The 3-month-old kitten, described by Beltsville Community Cats as a "true purr machine," is still looking for a forever home after her unlikely brush with an attempted bank robbery.
Security camera video obtained by NBC Washington shows a man wearing a light-colored T-shirt and black beanie entering Pet Supplies Plus on Baltimore Avenue before running out seconds later carrying the black-and-white tuxedo kitten.
Witnesses told the outlet the man ran directly to the nearby PNC Bank in the same shopping center.
Stephanie Stullich, with Beltsville Community Cats rescue, said she received a frantic phone call around 10:30 a.m. from pet store employees reporting Magnolia had been taken from the adoption area.
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"I immediately saw all of these police cars, and I thought, 'Wow, that's a heck of a response for a stolen cat,'" Stullich told NBC Washington. "But then I realized they all were going down to the bank."
According to Stullich, police officers later told her the suspect walked into the bank holding Magnolia before asking an employee, "Can you hold this?" He then allegedly handed a teller a note demanding cash.
Prince George's County police confirmed they took a man into custody at the bank.
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Pet Supplies Plus manager Aaron Kurkowski told NBC Washington the suspect had visited the store nearly every day for the past couple of weeks and routinely headed straight for Magnolia.
"He just went right to her and ran right on out," Kurkowski said.
The rescue later posted on Facebook that Magnolia was recovered safely after the rescue said she bonded with the bank manager during the ordeal.
"The robbery was unsuccessful, the suspect was arrested, and Magnolia was found safe and sound," the organization wrote.
The rescue said Magnolia remains available for adoption and describes the 3-month-old tuxedo kitten as affectionate and playful, adding that she loves cuddles, adventures and following her people around. Because she's so social and energetic, the group recommends she be adopted into a home with another young, playful cat or alongside one of its other cats.
"She's looking for a law-abiding citizen with a lot of love in their heart," Stullich told NBC Washington.
Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy discuss their thoughts on legacy ahead of The Open: 'we're all going to die'
There's nothing like the final major of the golf calendar to turn some of the world's best players into philosophers. Especially when that final major is The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, where an extremely dried out course is expected to lead to firm fairways and tougher conditions.
Heading into this week's tournament, the defending Champion Golfer of the Year is world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who has had a bit of a rocky season by his extremely high standards, including a surprising missed cut at the Genesis Scottish Open last week. But before Scheffler won last year's tournament at Royal Portrush, he famously said "What is the point of it all?" when discussing what winning and on-course success means to win.
Well, something about the UK must make Scheffler a bit introspective, because he's at it again this year. When asked about those comments and whether he plays for his legacy or history, Scheffler couldn't resist cracking a bit of a "morbid" joke about it.
"To be completely honest, not really. I don’t really play, like, for a place in history," he said. "I’m not playing for anything like that because, this is going to sound a little morbid, at the end of the day, I’m going to live my life, and it’s going to end. When it ends, I’m going somewhere else, and I’m not going to be here anymore.
"Is that going to be a quote after last year’s ‘What’s the point’? (That) this year (it will be) ‘we’re all going to die’?" he added with a smile.
Yes, Scottie, that is absolutely going go to be this year's quote.
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Rory McIlroy had some similar sentiments when asked about his thoughts on legacy and what he hopes people will think of him.
"I don't really care," he said. "I would like to think that the people that love and care about me think a certain way of me, but yeah, I'll be long gone. I'll be dead. I don't think I'll be seeing what people say about me. I'll be six feet under. I don't think I'll be a ghost. I don't think I'll be, you know, like...yeah, I don't care."
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The two best players in the world talking about death ahead of a major championship tournament. Just what we all expected. And to be fair, they're both right. Legacy and history are for others to determine, and worrying about it during tournaments could impact their ability to lock in from shot to shot. Golfers in particular have to be able to flush their last shot and move on to the next. Worrying about their spot in history doesn't lend itself to that mentality.
Jordan Spieth won The Open by three shots at -12 in 2017, the last time the tournament was held at Royal Birkdale, though scores may be even lower this coming weekend. Yes, the course is firm, and will force players to make difficult choices, but conditions are expected to be mild with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 60's, no rain, and mostly light winds.
Though at the end of the day, what difference does it make, cause we're all going to die anyway?
Cowboys pass rusher Charles Snowden suspended 3 games by NFL after DUI plea
Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Charles Snowden was suspended for the first three games of the 2026 NFL season, the league’s transactional wire said Tuesday.
An NFL spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital he was suspended due to a DUI arrest from 2024, which was recently settled after Snowden accepted a plea agreement.
Snowden will miss the Cowboys' season opener on the road against the New York Giants, their home opener against the Washington Commanders and another home game against the Baltimore Ravens.
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Snowden is still allowed to take part in the Cowboys’ preseason, which includes three preseason contests. The suspension will take effect after NFL rosters reach 53 men.
Snowden, 28, reached a plea agreement to resolve a 2024 DUI arrest in January.
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Snowden pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor DUI charge and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and attend coroner’s and DUI courses as part of the agreement.
As a result of the plea agreement, Snowden’s charge will be reduced to reckless driving if he completes the specified orders.
Snowden signed with the Cowboys this offseason as a free agent following a tryout after he was invited for minicamp.
Snowden was an undrafted free agent out of Virginia who signed with the Chicago Bears in 2021. He appeared in just two games and did not play during the 2022 or 2023 regular seasons.
Snowden played for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2024 and 2025. His best season came last year when he racked up three sacks, 28 combined tackles, five tackles for loss and one interception across 15 games (nine starts).
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Moderate San Francisco mayor's 'political machine' indicates the city's shift to the center: report
San Francisco voters are continuing to embrace the political center, signaling a vibe shift in a city long defined by its ultra-progressive policies.
According to a recent report from Politico, Mayor Daniel Lurie and his moderate allies have successfully constructed a powerful centrist political apparatus that is resonating with residents weary of the city's "pandemic-era decline."
"A key piece of the effort to advance Lurie’s political and policy agenda is Believe in SF, a nonprofit advocacy group that has quietly established itself as one of the most deeppocketed forces in San Francisco. Its PAC, one of several entities that make up the group’s operation, just raised nearly $1.8 million to back Lurie’s favored candidates and ballot measures in the city’s June primary," Politico reported on Monday, calling it his "political machine."
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"The results were decisive: two of Lurie’s moderate allies on the board of supervisors, Alan Wong and Stephen Sherrill, won competitive races by wide margins. And voters overwhelmingly rejected a union-led ballot measure — fervently opposed by Lurie — that would have raised taxes on large corporations with ‘overpaid CEOs.'"
Central to this shift is a massive influx of moderate campaign spending aimed at locking progressives out of power. Groups like Neighbors for a Better San Francisco, a business- and tech-backed advocacy organization, have poured millions of dollars into local contests to keep the city on a centrist course.
The moderate streak has consolidated Lurie's grip on local governance. Recent polling data from the San Francisco Chronicle reveals he enjoys a 74% approval rating, driven by voter optimism over downtown revitalization and cleaner neighborhoods.
Lurie, a moderate Democrat and heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, was elected in 2024 after soundly defeating incumbent London Breed. His victory capped off a multi-year voter revolt against lenient policies on crime, retail theft, drug markets and homelessness that critics argue caused a severe quality-of-life crisis. The political transformation even caught the eye of President Donald Trump, who praised the city’s efforts to turn its trajectory around.
The political fallout for the city's left wing has been decisive. In recent supervisor elections, moderate candidates successfully flipped key seats, securing lopsided wins over progressive incumbents.
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"It’s a winning streak that speaks to Lurie’s current grip on San Francisco politics, as he enjoys a sky-high approval rating of 74 percent, as well as the city’s pivot to the political center in recent years," Politico reported.
Lurie's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Seattle residents say they are in 'survival mode,' selling homes as high prices squeeze middle class
Even a family with ties to one of America's biggest tech companies says it can no longer make the numbers work.
Faced with rising costs for groceries, gas, insurance and housing, a Seattle-area family is selling its home and downsizing as inflation continues to strain household budgets.
"The last year has definitely been an absolute tightening up of what we’re spending on," Liesl Gatcheco told The Seattle Times in an article by business reporter Jessica Fu published Tuesday.
"It’s very stressful," Gatcheco said. "I feel like I’ve been living emotionally in survival mode."
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Fu wrote that inflation in the Seattle area "remained high" in June and continued to outpace the rest of the country. Consumer prices in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue region rose 4.5% over the past year, down from 4.9% in April but still higher than the U.S. inflation rate of 3.5%.
Gatcheco is a self-employed esthetician, whose income "has gone down as fewer clients make bookings," according to The Seattle Times.
Her husband works at Microsoft.
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"That used to mean stability and even upward mobility," Fu wrote. "Now, he’s constantly worried about layoffs. Just last week, the company cut 4,800 workers in its Xbox division and sales teams; in 2025, it laid off 15,000 employees. This year, the tech giant also offered voluntary buyouts to 7% U.S.-based employees."
Gatcheco said, "Working in tech used to be a sure thing, and it’s absolutely not anymore."
Gatcheco and her husband, who have twins, said they are selling their home in Crown Hill, a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, where her sister also lives with them in their downstairs unit, to downsize and "take control."
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Dusty Wilson, a math teacher at Highline College in Des Moines, about 20 minutes from Seattle, said he and his wife, Charlene, drive less and use light rail because gas has gotten so expensive.
"We were always just drivers, and then gas hit $6 a gallon," Wilson said.
Fu also reported that costs of food at restaurants have risen 6.2% over the year ending in June.
"Expenses that used to be ordinary, like takeout and dining out, have started to feel more like indulgences, even for people who never anticipated having to scale back," Fu wrote.
Veronica Brown, 36, who works in tech, told Fu, "I’m not hurting for money in any way."
However, Fu wrote that Brown said she no longer orders takeout after the total cost of her usual pad thai exceeded $40 once taxes, fees and a tip were added. She previously ordered delivery once or twice a month.
Brown said she is concerned about being able to make bigger purchases, like buying a house.
"Our money doesn’t go as far," Brown told Fu.
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A spokesperson for Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson told Fox News Digital that "Fu's story illustrates why affordability and inequality remain among the most urgent challenges facing Seattle and why it is a priority for this administration. Mayor Katie Wilson is fighting for housing, childcare, and good jobs while expanding access to public benefits for Seattle residents."
The spokesperson continued by highlighting that, over the past six months, Wilson's office has "transmitted legislation to ban certain "junk fees" that landlords, particularly large ones, charge renters, reducing unexpected renter fees, accelerated construction of new shelters to help bring people indoors and help them shift to long-term housing," and "released the Seattle Transit Measure Proposal offering a low-cost way to bring people more and better of the cheapest option available, public transit for the next 10 years."
Her office also noted it has "proposed strengthening access to public libraries by delivering more physical and e-books and keeping facilities safe, clean, and well maintained through the Seattle Library Levy, transmitted legislation for universal school meals, including both breakfast and lunch, so that students don’t have learn while hungry" and "supported City Council modifying eligibility for the City’s utility discount program qualifying more low-income residents and seniors.
"We look forward to the next six months and pulling together with our neighbors, families, immigrant, and workers to tackle challenges and keep Seattle a place everyone can call home."
Social media reacts to Jennifer Hudson and Patti Labelle's performances at MLB All-Star Game
Jennifer Hudson's agent might need a raise because they booked her one heck of a week of singin' gigs, and it started with a stirring rendition of "God Bless America" at the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia.
The singer and talk show host is from Chicago, but again, that agent put in some work and got her hooked up with this gig in Philly.
And, man, did she ever bring down the house.
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"God Bless America" is not new to MLB All-Star Games, but it's especially cool to hear it sung in Philadelphia, a little over a week removed from the nation's 250th birthday.
Plus, right across the parking lot from Citizens Bank Park over at Xfinity Mobile Arena, the Philadelphia Flyers like to dust that tune off for big games.
But man, Hudson really leaned into that one and gave it everything she had, and social media certainly took notice.
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That's a heck of a tune-up for when Hudson is part of the FIFA World Cup Final ceremony.
Of course, someone had to handle "Star-Spangled Banner" duties, and this year, that honor, fittingly, went to a Philadelphia native.
Patti LaBelle, the Godmother of Soul.
How's that for a one-two punch of patriotism before the Midsummer Classic?!
Throw in that giant replica of the Declaration of Independence all the starters got to sign, and I don't think you could do any better for America's 250th.
After that, I can't think of anything better for the fans in attendance to do than to kick back and watch some baseball.
Well, maybe get a brewski from the Liberty Bell too.
Multiple rescued from pontoon boat near Alcatraz as search continues for missing persons
One person is dead, two people remain missing and 16 others were rescued Tuesday after a pontoon boat capsized near Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, authorities said.
San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispin said during a news conference that 19 people were aboard the vessel. Thirteen survivors made it safely to shore, while three others were transported to a hospital.
One of the people pulled from the water received CPR and was later pronounced dead, Crispin said.
Crispin described the vessel as a three-deck pontoon boat that was roughly 600 yards from Alcatraz Island when the boat capsized.
Crispin said the San Francisco Fire Department initially responded to a report of a vessel fire around 3:35 p.m., but crews instead found a capsized boat. He later said there was no evidence of a fire.
Authorities, including the U.S. Coast Guard, have 11 vessels, divers and helicopters searching for the two missing people, Crispin said.
"It's a very active scene," he said, adding that the search would likely continue into the evening.
Crispin described the boat as a recreational vessel.
The San Francisco Police Department's marine unit found the vessel capsized and mostly submerged, with fuel leaking into the water and the engine still running, Crispin said. One person was found in the water, while the remaining occupants were found inside the top compartment of the vessel and were rescued.
This is a developing story; check back for updates.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.