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Andres Chaparro (2 HRs, 8 RBIs) powers Nationals to 23-4 rout of Athletics
Jul 17, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; Washington Nationals third baseman Curtis Mead (45) hits a two RBI double during the third inning against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Scott Marshall-Imagn Images Andres Chaparro hit two homers and more than doubled his season count with eight RBIs as the Washington Nationals torched the lowly Athletics 23-4 on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.
Chaparro had seven RBIs on the season before going 4-for-5 with a walk and four runs as Washington set a season high for runs and scored in double digits for the 13th time this season. The 23 runs match the second most in franchise history, which began in 1969 as the Montreal Expos.
Daylen Lile homered and drove in four runs and Harry Ford homered in his Washington debut while Cade Cavalli pitched six solid innings.
Curtis Mead was 4-for-6 with four runs, three RBIs and three doubles and Nasim Nunez had three hits and three runs scored as Washington halted a three-game losing streak.
Tyler Soderstrom hit a two-run homer and Shea Langeliers belted a solo shot for the Athletics, who lost their 10th consecutive game.
Cavalli (6-4) struck out nine for Washington. He gave up two runs and four hits and didn’t walk anyone.
Gage Jump (3-5) of the A’s allowed four runs (three earned) and four hits in 3 2/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked two.
The Nationals began their assault in the third inning with three runs on a two-run double by Mead and a run-scoring single by Chaparro.
Washington made it 4-0 in the fourth on Jacob Young’s ground-rule double over the wall in right-center.
The Athletics got on the board in the bottom of the inning as Jacob Wilson hit a leadoff single and Soderstrom followed with a two-run homer.
Mead singled with one-out in the fifth and Chaparro hit a two-run blast to left-center that traveled 467 feet. Dylan Crews walked later in the inning and Ford followed with a two-run homer to left-center to make it 8-2. It was his first major league blast.
In the sixth inning, Wood hit a two-run single before A’s rookie center fielder Henry Bolte had trouble on three consecutive plays.
First, Bolte couldn’t find Mead’s fly to center and it dropped in for a double. Chaparro then singled to score Wood and Mead came around when Bolte fumbled the ball. Abrams then hit a deep drive in which Bolte turned the wrong direction and it short-hopped the wall for an RBI single.
Lile hit an RBI single later in the inning to make it 14-2.
Mead smacked a run-scoring double in the seventh and Chaparro followed with a three-run homer to left to make it 18-2.
Switch-throwing outfielder Carlos Cortes pitched the ninth — he threw left-handed — and allowed an RBI double to Crews, a run-scoring single to Ford and a three-run homer to Lile.
Langeliers homered and Bolte had an RBI ground-rule double in the ninth for the A’s.
–Field Level Media
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White Sox strive to continue taking advantage of struggling Blue Jays
Jul 10, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber (57) delivers during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images The Chicago White Sox will look to continue their domination of the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon when the teams meet in the second game of a three-game series in Toronto.
The White Sox took the opener 12-4 Friday night as play resumed after the All-Star break and have won all four games between the teams this season. The White Sox swept the Blue Jays in a three-game set at Chicago from April 3-5.
With poor air quality due to wildfire smoke, the roof at Rogers Centre was closed on Friday.
The teams are going in different directions. The Blue Jays have lost three straight games, are seven games under .500, and are last in the American League East.
The White Sox have won four games in a row, are six games above .500, and sit atop the AL Central.
“We joke about being just dumb enough to not know, and just being dumb enough to just go play hard, and let it take care of itself,” White Sox outfielder Randal Grichuk, a former Blue Jay, told the Chicago Sun-Times. “This room is really talented, and I think it’s honestly more talented than the baseball world knows and would give us credit for, because we are so young and the teams out there, people out there, just don’t really know.
“It’s been fun to be a part of it, helping them grow if I can.”
The Blue Jays have yet to look like the team of last year, when they won the AL East and took the Los Angeles Dodgers to Game 7 in the World Series.
“We’ve just got to get the big hit,” Toronto manager John Schneider said. “You’ve got to get the big hit or hit homers with guys on. That’s been the ‘thing’ all year.”
The Blue Jays are scheduled to start right-hander Shane Bieber (0-1, 7.64 ERA) on Saturday. He is 8-5 with a 2.93 ERA in 18 career starts against the White Sox but has not faced them since 2023.
Right-hander Davis Martin (9-4, 3.41 ERA) will start for Chicago. He is 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA in two career games (one start) against Toronto. The win came April 5, when he pitched six scoreless innings.
The Blue Jays had a slightly different look on Friday. George Springer played left field after making all of his previous starts this season as the designated hitter. It allowed the Blue Jays to use both catchers — Brandon Valenzuela and Alejandro Kirk — in the lineup against left-handed starter Anthony Kay. Springer had a solo home run and two RBIs, and Valenzuela homered as the DH. Luis Urias also homered.
“This won’t be every day,” Schneider said. “(Springer) is at the point where he’s comfortable at DH, and he’s not that young (36), so we don’t want to run him out there and kill him. But to use our whole roster a bit differently, we can put him out there a couple of times every couple of weeks and rotate the DH spot.”
The White Sox on Friday got a two-run homer from Sam Antonacci, four RBIs from Braden Montgomery — whose first career triple came with the bases loaded — and a three-run double by Colson Montgomery.
Tyler Schweitzer pitched the final three scoreless innings and was awarded his first career major league win. The White Sox had 12 hits, with each starter contributing at least one.
“That just kind of stokes the flames,” Braden Montgomery said. “We’ve always got this fire in us, but add a little bit of oxygen to the fire every now and again, where we get more excited to keep going, keep the foot on the pedal.”
–Field Level Media
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Manchester United vs Wrexham LIVE: updates, kick-off time, confirmed squad and how to follow
United take on Wrexham in their opening pre-season game of the summer and here are how our writers think they should line up:
Tyrone Marshall
The truth is United will probably pick two teams in Helsinki, with both getting 45 minutes, but who plays with who and what we can read into that will be interesting. It also makes sense to try and keep a mix of youth and experience.
Given Vitek is going to leave there doesn’t seem much point in starting him, so I would go with Heaton in goal. Kamason and Amass can start at full-backs alongside a more experienced central defence of Maguire and Yoro.
It would be good to see Santos from the start alongside one of the youngsters. I’d opt for Tyler Fletcher given he appears to be the most advanced of them.
In attack, Dorgu can start on the left and Mbeumo on the right, allowing Chido Obi to play through the middle.
Steven Railston
The headline for today’s game will be Santos’ involvement after his transfer from Chelsea. It will be fascinating to get a glimpse of him in action, and he should be supported by Collyer and Mount in midfield.
I’d give Kamason a chance to show what we can do at right-back. He enjoyed a brilliant 2024/25, but his momentum was halted by an injury last term and hopefully he can return to the levels he showed previously.
Lacey is a really exciting prospect, and coaches believe he can contribute to the senior squad this season. Wheatley may have been forgotten about by some, but he has all the ingredients to be a top striker and should be given a start down the middle.
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Spencer Steer, Reds eager for more success vs. Rockies
Cincinnati Reds central fielder Spencer Steer (7) catches a fly ball in the ninth inning between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Spencer Steer is not leading the Cincinnati Reds in many statistical categories this season, but his value can’t be underestimated.
Steer has proved to be versatile for the Reds, who will continue their three-game series against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday afternoon in Denver.
Steer sparked the Reds to a 7-2 win on Friday with a two-run homer and an inside-the-park solo home run.
Elly De La Cruz went 4-for-5 with a solo homer, and Eugenio Suarez homered in his third straight contest for Cincinnati, which has won 17 of its last 20 games against Colorado since June 19, 2023, including seven straight wins at Coors Field.
Willi Castro homered for National League-worst Colorado (39-60), which has lost five of its last six games.
“We feel like we’re a winning baseball club,” Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer said. “We’ve come up short more than we wanted to, and we want to come out on top more going forward.”
Steer has played six different positions for the Reds this season. He has been equally valuable at the plate, batting .250 with 16 homers and 40 RBIs.
“I think he’s just a really good baseball player,” Reds manager Terry Francona said. “He’s not the fastest guy on our team, but he gets himself in position. He got that (inside-the-park homer on Friday) coming out of the box.”
Steer is one of several Cincinnati players who could be on the move ahead of the trade deadline on Aug. 3, but he said it’s not something he worries about.
“I’m going to show up and play my butt off every day, wherever that is in the field and for whatever team it is,” Steer said. “It’s so out of my control that I’ve got to focus on where my feet are.”
The pitching matchup for Saturday’s game will feature a pair of right-handers in Colorado’s Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4, 4.80 ERA) and Cincinnati’s Rhett Lowder (3-6, 4.91).
Sugano, 36, is expected to be activated from the injured list (back spasms) to make his first start since June 26, when he allowed seven runs over five innings in a no-decision against the Minnesota Twins. Colorado lost 9-8 in 10 innings. Sugano will make his second career start vs. Cincinnati. He threw 5 1/3 scoreless innings in a 13-2 road win on April 29.
Cincinnati will counter with Lowder, who is returning to the rotation and taking the place of Nick Lodolo, who is on the 15-day injured list with a blister on his left index finger.
Lowder, 24, will pitch for the first time since tossing two scoreless innings in relief in his team’s 8-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs last Sunday. He is set to make his first start since June 30, when he allowed six runs over 4 2/3 innings in a 7-2 road defeat to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Lowder will face Colorado for the first time in his career. The Rockies are looking to bounce back after being outhit 11-6 on Friday. Schaeffer is exercising patience with shortstop Ezequiel Tovar, who went 0-for-3 and is batting .198 with eight home runs and 32 RBIs this season.
“I’m still working, trying my best to turn the page, and be better, and help the team the most I can,” Tovar said. … Just believe in God and believe in myself.”
–Field Level Media
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How to watch Round 3 on TV
The 2026 British Open cut has been made, and now the action continues on Saturday at Royal Birkdale as competitors inch closer to the Claret Jug. If you’re wondering what channel the British Open is on Saturday, we have you covered. Here’s the full 2026 British Open Saturday TV schedule and streaming information.
What channel is British Open on Saturday?
NBC and USA will offer TV coverage for Saturday’s third round of the 2026 British Open. USA opens the early coverage at 5 a.m. ET with a two-hour telecast. After that, NBC will take over for a long third-round broadcast from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. ET.
Online streaming options are also available for Round 3 of the British Open via Peacock, including featured group coverage and a live simulcast of NBC’s broadcast. Golf Channel Mobile will stream USA’s coverage.
Below you will find more detailed information on how to watch the third round of the 2026 British Open.
How to watch British Open on TV Saturday
NBC and USA will provide TV coverage for Round 3 of the 2026 British Open, with USA’s coverage running from 5-7 a.m. ET and NBC’s broadcast running from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. ET.
How to stream British Open online Saturday
You can stream the third round of the 2026 British Open on Saturday via Peacock, including featured group coverage and more. Peacock will also offer a live simulcast of NBC’s coverage from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. ET. USA’s telecast can be streamed via Golf Channel Mobile.
2026 British Open Round 3 tee times (All times ET)
Tee No. 1
4:10 a.m. – Jack McDonald, Russell Henley
4:20 a.m. – Min Woo Lee, Ryo Hisatsune
4:30 a.m. – Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Kazuki Higa
4:40 a.m. – Marcus Plunkett, Naoyuki Kataoka
4:50 a.m. – Peter Uihlein, Brooks Koepka
5:00 a.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Keegan Bradley
5:10 a.m. – Alex Noren, Alex Smalley
5:20 a.m. – Rickie Fowler, Max Homa
5:30 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Xander Schauffele
5:45 a.m. – Kristoffer Reitan, Marco Penge
5:55 a.m. – Casey Jarvis, Kurt Kitayama
6:05 a.m. – Laurie Canter, Sahith Theegala
6:15 a.m. – Michael Brennan, Eugenio Chacarra
6:25 a.m. – Eric Cole, MJ Daffue
6:35 a.m. – Kazuma Kobori, Nick Taylor
6:45 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama
6:55 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Hennie du Plessis
7:10 a.m. – Andy Sullivan, Patrick Cantlay
7:20 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Rory McIlroy
7:30 a.m. – Jesper Svensson, Shaun Norris
7:40 a.m. – John Parry, Michael Thorbjornsen
7:50 a.m. – Jordan Smith, Sungjae Im
8:00 a.m. – Matthew Southgate, Nico Echavarria
8:10 a.m. – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Collin Morikawa
8:20 a.m. – Adam Scott, Chris Gotterup
8:35 a.m. – Patrick Reed, Johnny Keefer
8:45 a.m. – Corey Conners, Sepp Straka
8:55 a.m. – Tyrrell Hatton, Victor Perez
9:05 a.m. – Daniel Brown, Cameron John
9:15 a.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Shane Lowry
9:25 a.m. – JJ Spaun, Pierceson Coody
9:35 a.m. – Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood
9:45 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Francesco Molinari
10:00 a.m. – Alex Fitzpatrick, Robert MacIntyre
10:10 a.m. – Thomas Detry, Bud Cauley
10:20 a.m. – Matt Wallace, Si Woo Kim
10:30 a.m. – Bryson DeChambeau, Sam Burns
10:40 a.m. – Ryan Gerard, Cameron Young
10:50 a.m. – Jackson Suber, Lucas Herbert
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General Salute’s Winter Challenge bid aided by heavy track upgrade in 2026
Sterling Alexiou’s main reservation about General Salute’s upcoming attempt to secure the Sydney season’s final black-type prize, following his recent Winter Stakes success, has been negated by an overnight rain deluge.
The gelding’s four career triumphs have all occurred on rain-affected going. With Rosehill initially assessed as a soft 5 earlier in the week, Alexiou had harboured concerns that the surface might not be compliant enough for General Salute’s preferences.
However, subsequent to a significant drenching on Thursday night, the track was categorised as a heavy 9 on Friday, thereby alleviating Alexiou’s anxieties.
“Possibly back to drier ground on Saturday would have been the only negative I could see,” Alexiou commented. “A lot of his best form is on soft tracks.”
General Salute’s victory in the Winter Stakes (1400m) marked the end of a 15-month winless period, during which he had secured placings in six of his seven starts, including a second-place finish to Autumn Glow in the preceding year’s Theo Marks Stakes (1300m).
Indeed, General Salute has managed to achieve a top-three finish in 12 of his 18 professional appearances. Should he manage another win in Saturday’s Listed Winter Challenge (1500m), his prize money accumulation will edge closer to the $1 million mark.
“It was good to see him bounce back, and bounce back into the winner’s stall,” Alexiou said. “He’s held his own in terms of what he’s shown us at home since that win. It’s a nice start from the 1500 so it should give Nash (Rawiller) options from a middle-draw in a big field.
“If he can get a good spot, he’ll run his usual honest race and be a good winning chance.”
A strong performance would not only serve as the ideal conclusion to General Salute’s rewarding winter campaign but would also position him for consideration towards a Group 1 target.
Having demonstrated capability up to 1400m, he finished second to Transatlantic in his sole other outing beyond that trip. If he can maintain his strength over 1500m on Saturday, a campaign towards the Epsom Handicap (1600m) will be evaluated.
“The idea of running him at 1500 is to give us a platform to see if he’s going to run a strong mile,” Alexiou explained. “If we think he might, he could be a lightweight Epsom chance.”
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Tom Brady attempts to slap Logan Paul at Fanatics Fest in New York
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Tom Brady’s rivalry with Logan Paul took a new twist on Saturday as the two came face-to-face on stage at Fanatics Fest in New York City.
The two competitors met on stage with New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns coming in between them. The NFL legend then attempted to slap the WWE star before they were pulled apart before things could really escalate.
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Chris Costa, Wesley Sneijder, Tom Brady, Karl-Anthony Towns and Logan Paul speak onstage during the This Is Why We Collect panel at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center in New York City on July 17, 2026. (John Nacion/Getty Images for Fanatics)
Paul and Brady responded to the incident on X afterward.
“This happened bc I was roasting Tom for beating him in flag football. And he tries to smack me ?? Horrible example for the kids,” Paul wrote on X. “Aura -100 + Blocked. With a torn tricep.”
Brady called him a “dork.”
“I tried America… will try again next time I see this nerd,” he added.
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Brady and Paul have been feuding since the seven-time Super Bowl champion said the YouTuber wasn’t a real athlete because he competed in WWE and not on the gridiron like him.

Tom Brady speaks onstage during a panel at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center in New York City on July 17, 2026. (Rob Kim/Getty Images for Fanatics)
The former New England Patriots star made the initial remarks during Super Bowl week. The two had it out during the Fanatics Flag Football Classic.
Brady suggested in an interview on WWE star Cody Rhodes’ podcast “What Do You Wanna Talk About?” that he would want to get involved in a match.
“I need to get an invite. I’ve been waiting for (WWE president) Nick Khan to come up with some storyline for me to get in the mix,” Brady said Thursday. “I feel like I’m retired from football, and I have an opportunity to go out there and still showcase that I’m a little bit of an athlete.”
Brady told Fox News Digital in April 2025 that he might show up at WrestleMania 41.

Logan Paul speaks onstage during the This Is Why We Collect panel at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center in New York City on July 17, 2026. (John Nacion/Getty Images for Fanatics)
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“I may be there,” he said at the time. “But it’s amazing what’s going on there and it’s amazing what’s happening with WWE and all the different things surrounding that.”
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2026 World Cup parlay, best bets: Top picks for France vs. England in Saturday’s third-place match
It might not be a match many follow, but the third-place contest on Saturday, July 18 at the 2026 World Cup will be the final statement for France and England in this competition. The French, who became favorites to win the competition after the group stage, were eliminated by pre-tournament favorites Spain. England were taken out by defending champions Argentina in stunning fashion.
Both sides are unlikely to be jumping for joy at the opportunity to play in this match, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be a close contest. We’ve built a parlay for Saturday’s game with odds from FanDuel and insights from SportsLine experts Jon Eimer, Martin Green, Matt Severance, Brandt Sutton and Brad Thomas. Anyone following their World Cup betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
World Cup parlay for Saturday
- France money line in regular time
- France-England Over 3.5 goals
- Kylian Mbappe anytime goalscorer
FanDuel parlay price: +292
France money line in regular time
Les Bleus looked like shells of themselves for much of the contest against Spain, and it was an unfortunate end to Didier Deschamps’ tenure as France’s coach. This squad will want to send its manager out on a high note, and France simply have more talent across the board than England do. I expect France to shine on Saturday against an England team that might rotate a bit more to give players who haven’t gotten much playing time a World Cup appearance.
France-England Over 3.5 goals
You can take a goal back for Over 2.5 goals at a lesser price, but let’s be aggressive here. France are unlikely to be contained again, and England’s style of play doesn’t feature nearly as much possession and ball control as Spain’s. As such, France will have more space to operate. The last two third-place games have finished Under 3.5 goals, but the four previous consolation matches all went Over this line. France could get three goals on their own, and I’ll back England to log one or two in what should be a free-flowing, high-scoring game.
Kylian Mbappe anytime goalscorer
Any goals in this match still count for the Golden Boot tally, so Mbappe still has plenty to play for in that regard. The France striker is already on pace to be the all-time leading scorer in World Cups, and he can take a big step toward that goal on Saturday. Mbappe is unlikely to be slowed down for another match, and he was also a bit unlucky, with some of his shots against Spain barely missing the mark. I think he finds his way back onto the score sheet on Saturday.
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