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7:21 PM on Tuesday, June 16

One quality stands out among the U.S. Open champions at Shinnecock Hills

7:12 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Vozinha gasped and laughed in shock when shown the number of new Instagram followers he had gained after helping tiny Cape Verde hold off powerhouse Spain in his team’s World Cup debut

7:04 PM on Tuesday, June 16

The Arizona Diamondbacks and South Korean two-way prospect Jun-Sang Eom have agreed to a deal during the international signing period that includes a $1.5 million signing bonus

7:04 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Cristiano Ronaldo looks to make history by becoming the first player to score a goal in six World Cups when Portugal meets Congo on Wednesday

6:33 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Boxer Floyd Mayweather faces two felony charges in Las Vegas for theft and the “intent to defraud,” alleging he wrote a bad check to buy a watch at a Las Vegas luxury resale store

6:27 PM on Tuesday, June 16

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had a lengthy conversation with Major League Baseball officials about shortstop José Caballero’s deliberate tempo in the batter’s box that resulted in a delay-of-game warning Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays

6:14 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks’ 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs to capture their first NBA title in 53 years averaged 24.5 million viewers on ABC and ESPN, making it the most watched Game 5 since 1998

6:13 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Scottie Scheffler is on the cusp of a career Grand Slam at the U.S. Open

6:12 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Dawson Montesa held Troy to two hits while pitching into the sixth inning, West Virginia’s bullpen worked out of two bases-loaded situations and Gavin Kelly hit a three-run homer as the Mountaineers ended the Trojans’ first College World Series appearance with a 12-0 victory

6:09 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Lawrence Tanter is retiring as public address announcer of the Los Angeles Lakers

6:00 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Scott Satterfield has fielded plenty of questions from NFL teams about Brendan Sorsby, especially after his former quarterback transferred to Texas Tech and information about Sorsby’s gambling addiction became well known

5:59 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday and could return to Cincinnati’s lineup early next week if all goes well

5:37 PM on Tuesday, June 16

The Trump administration is pushing back on complaints from Iran’s national team that it was forced to leave the U.S. immediately after its first World Cup match instead of having a day to recover in a hotel, saying that was the plan for the team all along

5:21 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Guardians All-Star third baseman José Ramírez has undergone surgery to remove the hook of the broken hamate bone in his left hand

5:13 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move past Pelé and Lionel Messi with 14 World Cup goals, Bradley Barcola added another and France rebounded from a surprisingly poor first half to beat Senegal 3-1

4:43 PM on Tuesday, June 16

France striker Kylian Mbappé has scored the 13 and 14th World Cup goals of his career to move past Pelé, Lionel Messi and countryman Just Fontaine and into a tie for the third most in tournament history

4:30 PM on Tuesday, June 16

New Orleans Saints all-time sack leader Cameron Jordan has agreed to a one-year contract to remain with the club for what the 16th-year veteran says will be his final NFL season

3:54 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Cooper Pratt has reached the major leagues 2 ½ months after the Milwaukee Brewers signed the shortstop prospect to an eight-year, $50.75 million contract

3:53 PM on Tuesday, June 16

1:49 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Sri Lanka has crippled New Zealand’s title defense at the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup after a comeback victory in Southampton