WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert dedicated the first serious portion of her news conference at the league’s All-Star game to addressing “harassment” against players. 

She said the league will be implementing “next steps” to address “every aspect” of player experience on the court, off the court and online.”

“The racism, the misogyny, the homophobia, the harassment and threats directed to our players has no place in sport or anywhere else,” Engelbert said, adding the issues have intensified in recent weeks but have also been present since “the moment I walked in the door.

“There’s more work to do, and we need to make sure we’re doing it.”

CAITLIN CLARK MAKES WNBA HISTORY WITH RECORD-BREAKING GAME AFTER WEEKS OF CONTROVERSY

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks before the WNBA basketball draft in New York April 13, 2026. (Pamela Smith/AP)

Many WNBA fans have raised concern over suspected racially-charged attacks on phenom Caitlin Clark in recent weeks after she was punched in the throat by Phoenix Mercury star Alyssa Thomas during a game June 24.

Other fans have expressed concern over racially-charged comments and threats online directed at Thomas and other players, including Aces player Chelsea Gray, who was targeted by alleged racial insult in an Instagram DM earlier this month.

Critics have suggested Engelbert be fired for her handling of the league’s controversies this season and in recent years. Engelbert was asked if she expects to be commissioner at the start of the 2027 season. She did not give a yes or a no answer.

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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks during a news conference before the WNBA All-Star basketball game July 19, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

“I’m so blessed to be at the helm of this league during this incredible hyper-growth period. … I will just continue to just do my job, execute the strategy because it has been working,” she said.

When asked a question about how the league will address player security, Engelbert launched into a rant about “keyboard warriors.”

“Someone gave me this term, ‘keyboard warriors.’ They’re very, very adamant to get their messages through to our players, whether it’s through DMs, whether it’s through other means. So, again, we’re gonna try to attack it, and we’re gonna communicate a lot more with the players on that,” she said.

Engelbert addressed a question of whether the WNBA will make investigations, fines and suspensions more transparent, but she did not give a clear answer on that either, while frequently repeating the line, “We have processes.”

Engelbert was not asked any questions about a recent USA Today column that criticized Clark for her handling of hard contact and questionable referee decisions while invoking the murder of Emmett Till.

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She was also not asked any other questions specifically about Clark, Thomas’ punch to Clark’s throat or a recent letter sent to the league by 11 GOP lawmakers pressing for greater accountability regarding the physical treatment against Clark.

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Cathy Engelbert, WNBA commissioner, tees off on the 18th hole during the first round of the American Century Championship 2026 at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course July 10, 2026, in Stateline, Nev. (Al Chang/ISI Photos)

The commissioner was also not asked about allegedly canceling an interview on “The Dan Patrick Show” in early July.

Engelbert announced that the WNBA will implement a full replay center beginning in 2027 during her press conference.

Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.

Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, in a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.

Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.

Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in December, and now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.

Posting on social media, Paul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.

“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”

Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through.

Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.

— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 25, 2026

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The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.

The 2026 3M Open comes to an end on Sunday with the final round at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minn. You can find full 3M Open tee times for Sunday’s final round at the bottom of this post.

3M Open Round 4 tee times: What to know

Jackson Koivun holds the 54-hole lead at the 3M Open, and the 21-year-old pro has a three-shot lead over Emiliano Grillo and Ben Kohles.

Koivun shot a 10-under 61 on Saturday, and he leads at 20 under. This is Koivun’s 13th start on the PGA Tour and third since he turned professional last month.

Koivun and Grillo tee off at 1:40 p.m. ET on Sunday. Scottie Scheffler plays alongside Brian Harman for his final round (12:50 p.m.) and begins the day six off the lead.

You can watch Sunday’s final round of the 2026 3M Open from 1-3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel and then on CBS from 3-6 p.m. ET. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early streaming coverage starting at 8 a.m. ET on Sunday, in addition to featured group and featured hole coverage.

Check out the complete Round 4 tee times and pairings for the 3M Open below.

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2026 3M Open tee times for Sunday: Round 4 (ET)

8:05 a.m. – Fabian Gomez, Sam Stevens
8:15 a.m. – Rico Hoey, Will Gordon
8:25 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Muzzy Donohue
8:35 a.m. – Lanto Griffin, Jeffrey Kang
8:45 a.m. – Pontus Nyholm, Haotong Li
8:55 a.m. – Matti Schmid, A.J. Ewart
9:05 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Max Greyserman
9:15 a.m. – John Parry, Austin Eckroat
9:25 a.m. – Trace Crowe, Camilo Villegas
9:40 a.m. – Jake Knapp, Mackenzie Hughes
9:50 a.m. – Jordan Smith, Jimmy Stanger
10 a.m. – Neal Shipley, Joel Dahmen
10:10 a.m. – Zach Bauchou, Corey Conners
10:20 a.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Jesper Svensson
10:30 a.m. – Vince Whaley, Kevin Streelman
10:40 a.m. – Keith Mitchell, Tom Kim
10:50 a.m. – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Beau Hossler
11:05 a.m. – Patrick Fishburn, Kristoffer Ventura
11:15 a.m. – Ricky Castillo, John VanDerLaan
11:25 a.m. – Austin Smotherman, Mark Hubbard
11:35 a.m. – Zecheng Dou, Kevin Roy
11:45 a.m. – Casey Jarvis, Kurt Kitayama
11:55 a.m. – Chris Kirk, Hank Lebioda
12:05 p.m. – Chandler Blanchet, Gary Woodland
12:15 p.m. – Zac Blair, Troy Merritt
12:30 p.m. – Davis Chatfield, Kevin Yu
12:40 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Lee Hodges
12:50 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Brian Harman
1 p.m. – Davis Thompson, Seamus Power
1:10 p.m. – Billy Horschel, Michael Kim
1:20 p.m. – Chandler Phillips, Denny McCarthy
1:30 p.m. – Ben Kohles, Michael Brennan
1:40 p.m. – Jackson Koivun, Emiliano Grillo

Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.

Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoeven, and two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.

The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.

Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.

Speaking to TalkSport, two-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.

“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.

It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.

“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”

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Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.

We’re just over one week away from the Aug. 3 trade deadline here in Major League Baseball, so the rumor mill is churning. One big problem is how many teams are still technically in the pennant race. Only eight of the 30 teams are more than four games out of a playoff spot right now, which generally would mean there are eight sellers and 22 buyers. 

The imbalance has created quite a seller’s market. A good number of teams are in limbo, too, which means a lot comes down to how these teams fare in the last week before the deadline. 

Here are the latest rumors. 

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Nationals ready to both buy and sell

The Nationals have been one of the most pleasant surprises in all of baseball this season, sitting 52-52 heading into Saturday, which has them just three games out of a playoff spot. The new front office still has a long-term plan and won’t blow that up in the midst of a season hovering around .500, but they plan to balance things by making some additions in front of the deadline while still remaining open to some selling. 

Via The Athletic: 

Those additions may be light in scope and could be outweighed by what the Nationals also sell — they still have an eye on their long-term plan, after all — but the intent to make additions of any kind is notable.  

The report mentions All-Stars Foster Griffin and C.J. Abrams as players garnering interest from other teams while also noting that the big-league club needs pitching help, both in the rotation and the leaky bullpen. 

It’ll be fun to see the balancing act from new president of baseball operations Paul Toboni. 

In related news, “extension talks … fizzled quickly,” between Griffin and the Nats (via New York Post). 

Griffin, 30, was one of the best free agent additions this past offseason, signing a one-year, $5.5 million deal with the Nationals in returning to the majors after a stint in Japan. He’s 11-2 with a 2.68 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 111 strikeouts in 117 ⅓ innings. 

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Mets place Soto on IL

This isn’t a rumor, but it’s noteworthy because Juan Soto is such a gigantic name. He’s been placed on the injured list due to a calf strain and it’s “more significant” than his calf injury earlier this season (via Fox Sports). The Mets expect him to be out for at least three weeks.

Not much changes here with the Mets. They are one of the few obvious sellers and Soto wasn’t gonna be on the table anyway. Expect to see the likes of Freddy Peralta, Clay Holmes, A.J. Minter and Luke Weaver, among others, discussed along with the unlikely-but-possible Francisco Lindor deal. 

A’s sign former Cy Young winner

The Athletics have signed lefty Dallas Keuchel to a minor-league deal, per ESPN. 

He hasn’t pitched in the majors since a four-start stint with the Brewers in 2024, in which he pitched to a 5.40 ERA. He spent 2025 in Triple-A with the Royals organization, going 2-1 with a 3.53 ERA in seven starts. He hasn’t pitched in affiliated ball this season and is 38 years old.