Somali World Cup referee denied entry to US arrives home to hero's welcome

A World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States has returned to his country's capital of Mogadishu, where he was received by a crowd of supporters and officials

Knicks and Spurs set for Game 4 of an NBA Finals that have belonged to the road teams

Sometime in these NBA Finals, the home team figures to get a victory

After troubled World Cup lead-in, UN human rights chief urges 'rethink' of US immigration policy

The United Nations’ top human rights official called Wednesday for a “massive rethink” of immigration policies especially in the United States ahead of the World Cup

FDA gives green light to new sunscreen ingredient, Bemotrizinol

For the first time in a quarter century, sunscreen is changing.

Scoreboard roundup -- 6/9/26

Pochettino says no Americans among top 100 players yet US can win World Cup

Mauricio Pochettino has been blunt about American soccer talent

Celebrations clash with social tensions in Mexico ahead of World Cup

FIFA World Cup celebrations in Mexico are running into wider social tensions as the capital prepares to open its arms to the world in the opening ceremonies

A wild Stanley Cup Final swings again as Hurricanes win 5-3 to make series 2-2 with Golden Knights

Jordan Staal scored his second goal of the game at 6:32 of the third period to put the Carolina Hurricanes ahead for good in their 5-3 victory in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final over the Vegas Golden Knights

Veteran Staal scoring at a pace not seen in the Stanley Cup Final since Bossy in 1982

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal chose the simple approach to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final with Carolina trailing in the best-of-seven series

Messi scores on a penalty as Argentina beats Iceland 3-0 in its final World Cup tune-up

Lionel Messi is ready for his sixth World Cup

Law firms cheated in filing claims with NFL's $1 billion concussion settlement fund, report says

The court officials overseeing the NFL’s $1 billion settlement fund for concussion-related injuries have barred five law firms from handling any more claims from former players, after finding that they fraudulently steered clients toward doctors willing to give them a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis whether they exhibited symptoms or not

At World Cup stadiums, there will be zero tolerance for drones because of the threat they pose

Fans who hear the whirring sound of a drone over a stadium might see it as a nuisance but law enforcement has long viewed those aircraft as a potential weapon of mass destruction

Paul Skenes is in a bit of a rough patch. A visit to a local Little League field cleared his head

Paul Skenes, the Pirates ace, recently found himself at a Little League practice in Pittsburgh

Knicks in 6: NY man’s high school yearbook prediction 6 years ago goes viral

A New York man has gone viral for a prediction he made in his high school yearbook six years ago that the New York Knicks would win an NBA title in 2026

Bengals restructure Joe Burrow's contract to free up cap space, AP source says

The Cincinnati Bengals have restructured the contract of franchise quarterback Joe Burrow, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press