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Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA record as Fever humiliate defending champion Aces in Las Vegas
If the Las Vegas Aces thought Saturday night's 48-point demolition of the Phoenix Mercury meant another easy win was coming, Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever had other plans.
Clark reached another historic milestone along the way, becoming the fastest player in WNBA history to record 600 career assists, doing it in just 72 games.
The Fever marched into Vegas and embarrassed the defending champions, cruising to a stunning 109-75 win. The spotlight belonged to Caitlin Clark and A'ja Wilson – the WNBA's biggest draw versus its most dominant force.
Wilson still finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds, but Indiana made sure those numbers came in a losing effort.
Rather than allowing Las Vegas to settle into the bruising half-court game it thrives on, the Fever turned the afternoon into a track meet, shot 56% from the field and buried 15 three-pointers.
Clark didn't need one of her signature scoring explosions either, finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists as Indiana's balanced attack overwhelmed Las Vegas.
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Every flicker of an Aces comeback was snuffed out by Kelsey Mitchell. The Fever guard erupted for a game-high 27 points, burying big shot after big shot to keep Las Vegas at arm's length. Aliyah Boston added a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double, giving Wilson plenty to deal with inside.
And then there was the red-hot Sophie Cunningham.
The Fever guard, who was walking the Octagon at UFC 329 less than 24 hours earlier, caught fire for 20 points while drilling six of her seven attempts from beyond the arc.
To put that performance into perspective, Cunningham made more three-pointers by herself than the entire Aces roster, which finished just 4-of-17 from deep.
The Fever won all four quarters and slammed the door with a 29-11 fourth, leaving the Las Vegas crowd with nothing to cheer about. For the Aces, it was a stunning collapse on their home floor against a Fever team that looks better by the week.
Eight days. Two Aces blowouts. The rest of the WNBA might want to start paying attention to the Fever.
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Stefon Diggs, still seeking new NFL home, insists no team has a better No 2 receiver ‘than me’
Stefon Diggs is still looking for his next NFL team after one season with the New England Patriots, which ended in a Super Bowl LX defeat.
With NFL training camps across the country set to kick off at the end of the month, Diggs, who will be entering his 12th season, made quite the statement during a recent YouTube video on his channel.
Diggs stated that he is the best No. 2 receiver in the league, and he explained why.
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"Everybody got a 1,," he said. "Opportunities aside, people might say there’s seven real 1s. In my opinion, I can compete with anybody, but take those as your 1s. You can’t name a No. 2 better than me. There’s not a No. 2 on a team. Let’s presumably give people the credit and just say, ‘OK, you want to take the No. 1 spot away.’ Name your No. 2 receiver right now. Tell me how much he makes. My last question is: Is he better than me?"
Diggs put up 1,013 yards in his 11th season, his first and only with the Patriots, on 85 receptions (102 targets) with four touchdowns from breakout star quarterback Drake Maye . It marked Diggs’ seventh 1,000-yard season in the NFL, which have come in seven of the last eight seasons.
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The 32-year-old did note being a No. 2 option, which means he could be willing to take a pay cut to join a squad that he could help get back to the playoffs and, as ever player hopes, the Super Bowl. But no team has pulled the trigger just yet.
Could Diggs’ off-the-field issues be a factor? He faced some serious allegations in December after being charged with felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault in a dispute with his private chef.
However, Diggs was found not guilty by a jury, with the NFL closing its review on the matter, stating there was insufficient evidence to warrant a suspension for violating its personal conduct policy. Diggs’ attorney said that "professional athletes have a target on their back" following the non-guilty verdict.
"We have taken these allegations seriously from Day One and that’s exactly why we were eager for the facts to come to light through the legal process," Mitch Schuster of Meister, Seelig & Schuster, the firm that represented Diggs, said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital in May.
The Patriots released Diggs in March, but he has been staying in shape and looking for the next opportunity since the league cleared him last month.
Teams to watch could be the Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Washington Commanders, Kansas City Chiefs, or even a Buffalo Bills reunion with Josh Allen, who built such a rapport with him to earn four straight Pro Bowls from 2020-23.
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Four Americans caught in horrific Mexico highway pileup that killed at least 10
Four Americans were reportedly caught in a fiery multi-vehicle crash in Mexico that left at least 10 people dead and about 10 others injured.
The massive pileup happened Sunday after a tractor-trailer crashed into multiple vehicles on a highway in the western state of Jalisco, according to the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit.
While the agency reported 10 deaths, Mexico's Army, Air Force and National Guard said nine people were killed.
Jalisco Civil Protection told Reuters that four Americans suffered minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital.
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"Four patients in minor condition, all U.S. citizens, were transferred to the Arboledas Hospital in Guadalajara by a private ambulance from the highway," Jalisco Civil Protection said.
Reuters reported that two of those killed were minors.
Another two of the injured were identified as National Guard members who suffered serious injuries and were taken to a hospital in Guadalajara, according to Reuters.
Videos circulating on social media appeared to show several vehicles engulfed in flames along the highway connecting Guadalajara and Tepic, sending multiple plumes of black smoke into the air.
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According to Mexican officials, the crash happened when a tractor-trailer apparently suffered a brake failure and slammed into a line of vehicles that had stopped because of an earlier accident.
"According to initial reports, a trailer reportedly suffered a failure in its braking system and ended up crashing into several vehicles that were stopped due to a prior incident," Mexico's Army, Air Force and National Guard said in a post on X.
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The initial accident reportedly involved a rear-end collision between two tractor-trailers. As emergency crews responded, a third tractor-trailer crashed into the scene, according to the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection of Nayarit.
"As a result of this second impact, three private vehicles and two tractor-trailer trucks were completely destroyed by the fire," the authorities said. "Additionally, two other private vehicles and an official Dodge Charger unit belonging to the National Guard sustained material damage. "
Firefighters later extinguished the blaze, officials said.
Local outlet El Financiero reported that the driver of the tractor-trailer was detained by the National Guard.
Reuters contributed to this report.
Dana White lights up UFC production staff for misidentifying boxing star Shakur Stevenson as an NBA player
UFC President Dana White expected Shakur Stevenson to get a hero's welcome at UFC 329.
Instead, the UFC couldn't even get the sport right, introducing him as an NBA player. The mishap set up for one of White's most memorable post-fight rants in recent memory.
"So, I tell you all the time, my production team is amazing. We just did the White House ... and it was the greatest f---ing thing in the world to be there live and to watch it on TV," White told reporters.
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"I just paid Shakur Stevenson a s--- load of money, and for some reason, we can't figure this celebrity thing out."
"They put him up as a f---ing OKC NBA player. Are you f---ing kidding me? It's absolutely crazy," White continued. "We are the absolute worst to ever do the celebrity thing. When we put celebrities up, we are the worst."
So what set White off?
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Conor McGregor was making his highly anticipated return to the Octagon, and the Las Vegas crowd was predictably packed with A-listers.
During a routine broadcast sweep of the cageside VIPs, the camera landed on undefeated, four-division boxing champion Shakur Stevenson.
The only problem? He was identified as Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Yikes. Under normal circumstances, that's something you laugh off. But for White, it was an expensive embarrassment.
White had just spent big to bring Stevenson to Zuffa Boxing. UFC 329 was supposed to celebrate the signing. Instead, the broadcast turned him into a member of the Thunder.
White later revealed he got into a backstage screaming match with his crew, who apparently tried to defend the gaffe by claiming soccer broadcasts are worse because they don't use graphics at all.
"Oh no," White fired back. "We put up f---ing graphics and put the wrong guy's name on them. We win. We're the worst ever to do it."
While White was ready to hand out pink slips, the athletes involved took the blunder in stride.
Stevenson hopped on social media, jokingly tweeting, "Yea Dana #FireTheyA--."
Meanwhile, the real Jalen Williams caught wind of his surprise appearance at UFC 329 and posted a screenshot of the broadcast to his Instagram Stories with the caption, "Ehhh close enough."
It also wasn't the UFC's first celebrity graphic disaster. Fans may remember UFC 306 when the production crew famously labeled world champion boxer Terence Crawford as "Kendrick Lamar."
The UFC might put on the greatest live spectacles in combat sports, but until it hires a pop culture fact-checker for the production truck, no celebrity sitting cageside is safe from a sudden identity change.
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Two teen suspects held after 5 family members killed in 'targeted mass shooting'
Seven family members were shot, five fatally, in what officials described as a "targeted mass shooting" in Illinois on Sunday.
Two teenage suspects — both 16 — were taken into custody in connection with the shootings, Illinois State Police announced at a press briefing.
Charges have not yet been filed against the suspects.
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Police said there were shootings at multiple locations in East St. Louis, Illinois, including at 39th and Summit, the Gompers public housing project and Jones Park.
Five people were killed while two others were transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
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"I just want to say these alleged acts of horrific violence, taking this number of lives here in this community — it's terrible, it's evil, but it will not keep this city down," police said.
Officials further called the incident a "terrible, terrible act of violence."
Police said there was no known threat to the public.
Mookie Betts becomes latest Dodgers player to skip White House visit, insists it's 'not political'
The Los Angeles Dodgers organization is the most successful current franchise on the field, and the most successful at finding ways to put themselves in the center of controversies.
All because they’re in a constant tug of war between making left-wing fans and sportswriters happy, and remaining apolitical because they are, of course, a baseball team. When they won the 2024 World Series, they faced a firestorm of criticism from left-wing sportswriters and some extreme fans for accepting President Donald Trump's invitation to visit the White House.
That continued almost immediately after LA won the 2025 title too, with pro-immigration groups like the National Day Laborer Organizing Network asking the Dodgers, a baseball team, to stand "on the right side of history." Writers for the Los Angeles Times were equally absurd, saying, "All in all, it’s hard to imagine the Dodgers agreeing to a celebratory photo op with the president right now. Los Angeles is not just Dodger blue, but Democrat blue."
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These criticisms were absurd, given that the traditional and ceremonial White House visit has nothing to do with politics. The Dodgers likely have players from all over the political spectrum. They have fans from all over the political spectrum. Yes, Los Angeles County is a Democratic Party stronghold. It also has more Republicans than any other county in the country, numerically. They also have a large national fanbase, with fans in states like Arizona, Georgia, and Texas who differ ideologically from those in LA County. Do those fans not matter?
But it’s clear that the team’s star players have heard them anyway, because shortstop Mookie Betts addressed them when saying he would not be joining his teammates on July 23.
The California Post reported over the weekend that Betts would be skipping the ceremony, though the 33-year-old said it had nothing to do with politics and more to do with spending time with his new baby.
"I’m not trying to make this a whole big deal," Betts said. "We just had a baby. You don’t get many days off. They’re coming [on the road trip]. And just want to hang out with the fam. That’s really kind of it. But people are gonna make it a whole bunch of other stuff."
He continued, telling Jack Harris that he knows his decision will be scrutinized regardless.
"If I do [go], people are gonna hate me. If I don’t, people are gonna hate me," he added. "So instead of trying to make everyone else happy, I’m gonna think about myself and my family."
He insisted that this decision was not politically motivated, and he did visit the White House after the team’s 2024 title.
"People are gonna try to drag me into politics, just because I am who I am. That’s just the cards I’m dealt," he said. "So it is what it is."
Therein lies the problem with making these visits into a political statement, as sportswriters do. Betts may have a legitimate reason for skipping the visit; it is a long and grueling season and off-days are few and far between. The White House trip takes up most of the day and requires formal dress. He also went just last season. Yet at the same time, the All-Star break starts on Monday and gives Betts three days off, before a travel day to New York to play the Yankees starting Friday night.
So if there’s ever a time during the season where skipping an off-day to go to the White House makes sense, it’s the week after the All-Star break. Still, Betts has been to the White House several times before, making the trip somewhat less appealing.
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Kike Hernandez also said he would not be making the visit, though he's scheduled to be on a rehab assignment when the big league team is on the East Coast. Still, he told reporters he would probably not have gone, likely out of protest that the Trump administration enforces immigration law.
All of this debate and disagreement could be avoided if supposedly impartial sportswriters just stopped forcing their ideology into every available corner. They would never make this ceremony a political statement with a Democratic Party politician in charge, because in their minds, any policy enacted by a Democrat is reasonable, justifiable, and obvious common sense thinking. Regardless of how absurd that view is to those on the right.
As manager Dave Roberts said, you should hope you get this invitation every season, because it means your team has won a championship. And these are athletes and coaches, not politicians. Especially not Hernandez, whose pro-illegal immigration stance does not make him a good person, no matter how much he wants it to.
Terminally ill man marries longtime love in hospital as final wish comes true
A terminally ill man who chose to provide for his kids over spending money on a wedding has finally tied the knot with his fiancé – 20 years after he first proposed to her.
Dean Pennell, 63, met his partner Kay Beaman, 62, through their children 24 years ago in Basildon, Essex.
The couple held off on wedding plans in order to provide for their 10 children.
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But after being told he had just weeks to live, Pennell — who has terminal cancer — finally married Beaman on June 18 at Colchester Hospital in Essex, England, news agency SWNS reported.
The new wife said, "I am absolutely elated. We have waited a long time, and it’s so special to be able to celebrate our marriage here, with our families."
She added to SWNS, "Dean proposed when we first got together — but with 10 children between us, money would not allow."
She added, "We were planning to get married this year, but with the situation as it was, we decided to bring the wedding forward."
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The couple were joined by their family and friends, including their 10 children and some of their 18 grandchildren.
The event was organized in less than a week by a variety of hospital staff members, SWNS noted.
Said Beaman, "It was very hard for Dean. He had been so excited in the lead-up to the wedding, and I would get a phone call from him at the hospital every morning telling me how many days there were to go until the wedding."
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She said that "when the day came, he was adamant, as difficult as it was, that he was going to stand up for as much as the ceremony as possible — and we had a lovely day."
She noted her new husband "was exhausted afterward. Dean is now back at home, and we are living life to suit us."
A former electroplater, Pennell added, "It was absolutely brilliant. The staff worked really hard to organize the wedding."
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Ward manager Lucy Everett said, "It has been a pleasure to be able to help Dean and Kay. It’s rare that we get to celebrate a wedding at Colchester Hospital — it’s a first for me," as SWNS reported.
The East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust also presented the couple with a clock — displaying the exact time the happy couple said "I do" on their big day.
Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed fires back at CNN choosing to 'fixate' on 'defund the police' comments
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed was confronted about his past instances of appearing to support "defunding the police" efforts on CNN's "Inside Politics" Sunday.
In a resurfaced radio interview cited by CNN, El-Sayed explicitly called for defunding the police in the aftermath of the 2020 George Floyd riots.
"I believe that we do need to defund the police insofar as defunding the police is disinvesting in the means of incarcerating or killing them on the streets," El-Sayed said. "And in investing more in the means of educating and empowering, engaging communities with the means of being able to take on systemic poverty, that we’ve allowed systematic racism to allow to fester in too many communities."
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CNN host Manu Raju asked El-Sayed about his comments in the clip despite previously claiming to have never supported defunding the police.
"You know, what's interesting about that comment is I go as far as defining what I mean by that," El-Sayed said. "Do you disagree with investing in libraries and public services and social services? You fixate on the word 'defund,' but what I’m talking about is war material that we made too much of during the war in Iraq. And then, because we had too much of it, we had to find somewhere to sell it. So we sold it to a whole bunch to local police departments."
"I believe in investing in retention and retirement for law enforcement. I've done work with law enforcement during my time in Wayne County —"
"But wouldn't that ... wouldn't that issue of defunding the police become an electability issue in November?" Raju interjected.
"Let me finish my answer, Manu," El-Sayed answered. "I actually don't think it is. I think the vast majority of people agree that they want to get home safely every night. I think the way that we have thought about law enforcement is we answer every social problem with somebody with a gun, and you talk to folks in law enforcement with whom I've worked very closely, they'll tell you they don't want to go on those runs where they know that somebody is in mental crisis."
"So maybe instead of investing in war material for police, we invest in a safe retirement for them," he continued. "And then, instead of sending a guy with a gun, we actually send a trained mental health professional."
"That‘s what I‘m talking about," El-Sayed added. "That's what I defined. And I think that's exactly what people want. Now, if you want to keep talking about one particular word that was in vogue that I tried to define at the time, sure. But I think if we're having a serious conversation about public safety, you'll see that my perspective is in keeping with exactly what most people who are rational about this question are talking about, and what they want."
Fox News Digital reached out to El-Sayed's campaign for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Prior to his campaign, El-Sayed deleted several tweets criticizing law enforcement.
"Most major US cities spend WAY TOO MUCH on police departments to police poverty & WAY TOO LITTLE on public schools, health departments, recreation departments, & housing to eliminate poverty. Fixing that is what the #Defund movement is about," El-Sayed wrote in one June 2020 post on X just several weeks after the death of George Floyd.
When asked by CNN about the tweets earlier this month, El-Sayed denied he took part in any efforts to defund the police.
"Judge me by my work, I funded the system because it needed to be funded," he said. "Too often the conversation we have is fund or defund. The question that we don't ask is, what kind of system do we really want? I want us to be investing in the kinds of interventions that actually protect people."
Massive fire rips through pub, killing at least 27 as patrons flee smoke-filled venue
A massive fire ripped through a Bangkok pub early Monday, killing at least 27 people and injuring several others as patrons tried to flee the smoke-filled venue, officials said.
The blaze was reported around midnight at the Na Ladprao pub in the northern part of Thailand’s capital, The Associated Press reported, citing rescuers.
Video shared by first responders showed flames pouring from the front of the building and thick black smoke billowing into the sky as people scrambled to escape.
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Firefighters brought the fire under control in about 30 minutes, according to The Associated Press.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said at the scene that 27 people were killed and that several injured victims were taken to a hospital.
Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt said 63 people were transported to the hospital, including 22 in critical condition. He said authorities are working on identifying victims since many were not carrying an ID or were unconscious.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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A musician performing at the pub told Anutin he saw smoke coming from a circuit breaker near the stage shortly before the power went out, the prime minister said.
Moments later, an explosion was heard, and thick smoke spread through the venue, The Associated Press reported.
Many of the victims were located in restrooms at the back of the pub, Anutin said.
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Photos from the aftermath showed heavy damage inside the building.
Deadly nightlife fires have struck Thailand in the past.
In 2022, a fire at a music pub in eastern Thailand killed 14 people. During a New Year's Eve celebration on Jan. 1, 2009, 66 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in a fire at the Santika nightclub in Thailand’s capital.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Yankees legend Andy Pettitte's son Luke drafted by his old ballclub in 2026 MLB Draft
For the New York Yankees, it’s like father, like son.
Luke Pettitte, the son of Yankees legendary pitcher Andy Pettitte, was selected by his father’s old ballclub in the eighth round of the 2026 MLB Draft on Sunday.
Luke, a two-way player for Dallas Baptist University, was named to the Second Team All-Central Region (ABCA) and First Team All-Conference USA during his 2026 season.
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While he has pitching roots like his father, though from the right side, Luke was the Conference USA Hitter of the Week (Week of May 11) during the season, while hitting .341 with 16 homers and 48 RBI across 186 plate appearances.
On the mound, Luke was efficient with a 3.19 ERA, striking out 56 batters faced across his 48 innings total during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
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The 21-year-old was unable to pitch in 2026 due to Tommy John surgery, but he was able to hit.
If Luke ends up signing on with the Yankees, it will be interesting to see how they wish to utilize him, though he is highly touted for his pitching accuracy.
Andy, a three-time All-Star, five-time World Series champion and ALCS MVP, was a 22nd round pick in 1990 out of Deer Park High School in Texas. While he had a three-year stint with the Houston Astros from 2004-06,
Andy spent 15 of his 18 MLB seasons wearing pinstripes and becoming one of the best left-handed starters in the game.
He owned a career 3.85 ERA with 2,448 strikeouts, many of which coming on a wicked, 12-6 curveball that became a patented pitch.
Andy remains around the Yankees, serving as a special advisor. He also coached Luke and his other children while they were in high school.
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