As 2025 winds down, sports fans are starting to shift focus toward the 2026 FIFA World Cup. FIFA held its World Cup draw Friday at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The draw determined each ...

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Draw in the books, oddsmakers are already offering a ton of intriguing markets for next summer's blockbuster, 48-nation tournament in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The rest of the world calls it "football." Americans may call it "soccer." On Friday, President Trump weighed in on the ongoing debate about the sport's name, saying it should be named "football." "We ...

The draw for next summer's World Cup went about as well as it possibly could have for the United States men's national team. The Americans are assured of playing two teams, Paraguay and Australia, ...

The World Cup draw is complete and the United States, Australia, Paraguay and one of Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey and Romania have been drawn together in Group D. How did the teams qualify? How do the ...

Soccer is played on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., with the Washington Monument in the background Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty Images On a mid-September afternoon in 2021, on a bus from downtown ...

MIAMI — For the first time since the event started three years ago, the Miami Heat have qualified for the knockout round of the NBA Cup, the league’s in-season tournament. Having closed pool play with ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Lakers will not use their special NBA Cup court during a group stage game Friday against the Dallas Mavericks ...

Three NBA Cup group winners will be determined directly by head-to-head results on Friday night. The Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons square off for the East Group B crown, the Oklahoma City Thunder ...

Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, DC next week because the US denied visas to members of its delegation, the state-run IRNA news agency reported on Friday. The agency ...

Las Vegas, is that you? The Knicks made easy work of the Charlotte Hornets in a 129-101 rout at the Spectrum Center on Wednesday. The victory improved New York’s record to 2-1 in the NBA Cup, putting ...

If you’re wondering how motivated players are for NBA Cup games, Jake LaRavia of the Lakers spells it out. He and his team are motivated and have a chance to clinch their spot in the quarterfinals of ...