LA Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife, Kelly, were in attendance for Taylor Swift’s wedding to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday. However, Matthew and Kelly were spotted entering the wedding venue; fans on social media mocked the couple.
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“lol what a f*ckin douchebag couple. LA really messed with their heads,” one tweeted.
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“this is kelly staffords super bowl,” another added.
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“The tables turning for Kelly Stafford is funny,” another added.
“Ummm that’s strange his wife dissed her and now they get invited. Had no idea they were friends,” a user tweeted
“Aw look at Kelly. Go on make it about you girl,” a fan wrote.
In February 2024, Kelly said she didn’t want to see Swift everywhere after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl.
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“Everyone was wondering who everyone was rooting for last night and everyone had different opinions of who they wanted,” Kelly said on her podcast The Morning After. “I don’t really care. But I don’t know if I want to see another four months of Taylor Swift Travis Kelce coverage. And if they win, we’re gonna see them everywhere, and now it is what it is.”
Swift has often been in attendance for Chiefs games since she began dating Kelce in the summer of 2023. She also celebrated with the Kansas City TE on the field after the team’s Super Bowl win in 2024.
Matthew Stafford’s Rams will begin training camp later in July
Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford – Source: Getty
Matthew Stafford‘s Rams will begin their training camp on July 25. The rookies and veterans will report to Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles for the sessions.
Stafford won the MVP award last season. Many believe that the Rams are among the favorites to win the Super Bowl in the upcoming season, and the QB is expected to play a critical role for the team.
Vingegaard will wear the yellow jersey on Sunday for the first time since he last won the Grand Boucle in 2023.
He finished the 19.6km course eight seconds quicker than Filippo Ganna for Netcompany Ineos, with reigning champion Tadej Pogacar earning third place for UAE Team Emirates at 12sec.
The first of 21 stages took riders along the Mediterranean coast, past the city’s famous Sagrada Familia basilica and finished with a short climb up a hill overlooking the popular tourist destination.
Throughout the stage, Visma had been almost neck-and-neck with Netcompany and the Lidl-Trek team of Spaniard Juan Ayuso.
But Visma went quicker over the second half and Vingegaard made the difference on the final 800-metre uphill drag to the finish.
Pogacar remains the overall favourite thanks to his Tour victories in 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025, as well as his strong form this year.
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The Slovenian sensation is aiming to join the select crowd of Belgian Eddy Merckx, Spaniard Miguel Indurain and Frenchmen Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault as the only riders to have won cycling‘s most prestigious race on five occasions.
Vingegaard is once again his biggest challenger. The Dane took home the yellow jersey in 2022 and 2023 and is aiming to complete the men’s Giro-Tour double.
The three-week race will cross into the French Pyrenees on Stage 3. Stages 19 and 20 culminate at the famed Alpe d’Huez climb in the Alps, which comes just 24 hours before the 21st and final stage ending on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — South Africa tore apart England 45-21 after a stunning three-try blastoff in Nations Championship rugby at Ellis Park on Saturday.
The shock and awe start by the Springboks for a 17-0 lead inside the first 12 minutes gave the double world champions a cushion they rode to their biggest win over England in 18 years.
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The English impressively fought back to trail by only three by halftime but they succumbed to South Africa’s heavy carries and clinical finishing, and were down to 13 players at fulltime.
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England was barely sweating when Boks fullback Damian Willemse charged the tryline and prop Thomas du Toit burrowed over. A Willemse chip and catch was followed by prop Ox Nche shrugging off England’s Ollie Chessum and Jamie George and shooting away for Cheslin Kolbe to cross in the right corner. Kolbe converted his try.
Nche left injured and moments later Kurt-Lee Arendse swept past Marcus Smith and went over in the left corner. Three entries into the England 22 and three tries.
The explosive start made light of the late forced changes by the Springboks. Captain Siya Kolisi was ruled out by an ankle strain and Eben Etzebeth reportedly by concussion. England also had to reshuffle when fullback George Furbank was sidelined by appendicitis after working for two years for his test recall.
Shakur Stevenson has been called out for a clash under Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing banner as reports suggest he will soon confirm he is joining the new promotional outfit.
But despite claiming the WBO super-lightweight title, Stevenson has not ruled out a move back down to 135lbs, where he made three successful defences of his WBC strap.
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The crafty southpaw has also been heavily linked with a move to Zuffa, who do not currently recognise 140lbs as an official weight class.
But, if Stevenson was to sign with the promotion, he could end up facing former world champion Jose Valenzuela, who made his Zuffa debut at 135lbs last weekend.
This resulted in a second-round knockout over Edwin De Los Santos, who won their first encounter via a third-round stoppage in 2022.
Speaking with Zuffa, Valenzuela insisted that he has always wanted to face Stevenson, who could now be a more realistic target than ever before.
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“He’s a fighter that I’ve been wanting to fight since I was a young kid. Even when I was a world champion, I was like, ‘Hey, I’ll fight him’.
“I would love that fight. That’s the fight I want. I know my abilities and want to compete with the best.
“He’s a boxer first; I’m a fighter first. Styles make fights. I believe I’m his kryptonite.”
As we count down to the first college football game of the 2026 season, we continue our new series: The records of each top CFB program in the West against all the others in the region.
Some schools have met many times over the years, while others are beginning new rivalries in the wake of recent realignment.
For each opponent in the table below, we provide the total games played, wins, losses, ties, winning percentage, first year played, and most recent contest.
We continue with New Mexico, which has played 818 games against regional foes, winning 331, losing 470, and recording 17 ties, for a winning percentage of .415.
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The Lobos have recorded the most wins (75), have played the most games (115) and lost the most games (35) against New Mexico Stat.
Here is a breakdown of New Mexico’s records vs. the region’s teams.
New Mexico Football Wins vs. the Top Programs in the West
France are bracing for furnace-like temperatures when they face Paraguay in Philadelphia in the World Cup’s last 16 on Saturday as co-hosts Canada prepare for a daunting date with African giants Morocco in Houston. With a brutal heatwave roasting swathes of the United States as it celebrates July 4th, Les Bleus take on Paraguay at Lincoln Financial Field against a backdrop of extreme heat warnings.
England’s innings got off to a record-low start in the second T20I against India at Old Trafford on Saturday, as both their openers were dismissed for ducks for the first time in a T20I innings.Chasing 191, England were rocked in the very first over by left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh, who removed both Phil Salt and Jos Buttler without allowing either batter to score.Salt fell to the first ball of the innings after edging a short-of-a-length delivery outside off stump to wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. The extra bounce surprised the opener, who was caught behind.Arshdeep struck again four balls later when Buttler’s well-timed flick off a full delivery found Varun Chakaravarthy at mid-wicket. Buttler appeared to have hit the ball cleanly but picked out the fielder, leaving England two down with just one run on the board.It was the first time in England’s T20I history that both openers had been dismissed for ducks in the same innings.Earlier, India posted 190 for seven after being asked to bat.The match also marked the international debut of 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who became India’s youngest international cricketer at 15 years and 99 days, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing record.The teenager scored 14 off 10 balls, including two sixes, before being dismissed.Abhishek Sharma gave India a quick start with 43 off 24 deliveries. Ishan Kishan then made 49 off 40 balls, while captain Shreyas Iyer contributed 37 off 22. Kishan and Iyer added 65 runs for the third wicket to steady the innings.Tilak Varma finished unbeaten on 24 off 11 balls to help India reach a competitive total.For England, left-arm pacer Sam Curran was the most successful bowler with figures of three for 33.
That’s one of the biggest questions facing the pro golf world as the 2026 season speeds toward its conclusion. Bryson DeChambeau has said he’s “optimistic” about the business model CEO Scott O’Neil is pitching to potential investors and believes LIV Golf will have a path forward in 2027 despite the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund announcing it will pull funding after the 2026 season. “I think we all have optimism that there is a business plan that makes sense for team golf,” DeChambeau said at LIV Korea in May. “We’ll see if investors like it or not. I’m giving all I can to make it happen, and if it doesn’t, it doesn’t happen.”
Sergio Garcia struck a similar tone. The Fireballs captain said he’s more concerned about what LIV will look like not if it will exist. O’Neil is seeking between $250 million and $300 million from outside investors and has said LIV has “great momentum.” However, the CEO would not commit to the league having enough money to finish out the 2026 season.
Despite an uncertain future, most involved with LIV Golf are projecting confidence about 2027 and beyond.
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Carlos Ortiz is not among them.
Ortiz, a member of Torque GC, is playing at the DP World Tour’s BMW International Open this week. Ortiz is one of nine LIV Golf members in the field this week, with LIV in the middle of a nine-week stretch with no events after postponing its New Orleans Tournament (it has yet to be rescheduled). Ortiz has won just once on LIV since joining the rebel league in 2022 but has reportedly earned around $34 million on the course. After vaulting into contention on Friday in Germany, Ortiz was asked about the league’s murky future.
His update was less optimistic than those given by his league-mates in recent weeks.
“It’s looking a little bit tough; hopefully there’s a way forward,” Ortiz said. “I honestly don’t know all the situation, but it’s not looking great, obviously, as we all know. That’s a shame. I’ve really enjoyed my time playing all around the world, and it’s been awesome playing with my team [Torque GC].
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“We’ll see what happens, but whatever happens, I’m sure I’ll find a place to play and, for me, it’s just about playing golf. If I can start coming to places like this and seeing new places, then it will be great. For me, whatever happens is totally fine.”
Earlier in the week, Martin Kaymer, who captains the Cleeks, told bunkered.co that O’Neil held a meeting to provide an update on the league’s future after the 2026 season. According to Kaymer, the outlook was positive, but everything remains up in the air.
“The way it looked last night was really positive; there’s interest. I don’t know if they’ll pull through, but they presented a business plan and some kind of strategy for what 2027 can look like,” Kaymer told bunkered. “They also asked if we’d like to be part of it or not. I’m not sure if they’re going to ask every player or only the captains, but the way he presented it was very positive to me. They have spent a lot of time, a lot of thoughts on the topic of keeping going, because I think we had such great momentum.
“We still get some bad press here and there, but I guess that’s normal, doesn’t matter where you play. If he can get the job done until the end of July, to have investors for 2027 – don’t ask me how much money they need to raise – then it will be cool to continue the journey.”
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While DeChambeau and other captains are helping O’Neil pitch investors on the future vision for LIV, Jon Rahm is not. The league’s other big star is choosing to do what he does best and let the chips fall where they may.
“It would be more of a stay-in-your-lane type situation as it goes to me,” Rahm said at LIV Golf Andalucia. “I know nothing about business. I’m never going to claim to know anything about business. And if I was in a business pitch, I would not know the first thing to say.
“My job is to play golf, and I’ll say it is hard enough as it is, especially this week.”
LIV Golf has three tournaments left on the 2026 schedule. The league will hold its UK event after the Open Championship, then is scheduled to head to Indianapolis and Michigan to wrap up the year.
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And then everyone will wait to see if LIV Golf returns in 2027.
Jul 3, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Ben Williamson (15) tags out Houston Astros right fielder Cam Smith (11) during the fourth inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images
The Independence Day MLB card is loaded with plenty of intriguing matchups on a busy Saturday.
The Chicago Cubs (49-39) look to bounce back from Friday’s 17-1 home loss to the St. Louis Cardinals (46-39). The two NL Central rivals hook up at 8:05 p.m. ET from Wrigley Field.
Later on, the Los Angeles Dodgers (58-31) seek their third consecutive victory over the San Diego Padres (43-44) after rallying from multi-run deficits in each of the first two wins. These two teams close the night at Dodger Stadium at 10:10 p.m. ET.
We’ll break down two plays for the Saturday action. Remember to monitor the odds throughout the day, as the sides and totals market is constantly changing.
Here are the free MLB picks for Saturday, July 4. Odds Courtesy of DraftKings.
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Astros (-110) vs. Rays
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Tampa Bay (52-33) is riding a nine-game winning streak after holding off Houston (43-47) last night, 3-1. The Astros suffered back-to-back losses for the first time since mid-June as they try to rebound tonight with ace Hunter Brown on the mound.
Since returning from injury, Brown has allowed a total of four earned runs in three starts. The Astros have won two of three outings, capped off by an extra-innings victory at Detroit on June 28. Brown has held current Tampa Bay hitters to a .129 batting average in 31 plate appearances.
Tampa Bay’s pitching has carried them during this hot stretch, limiting opponents to three or fewer runs eight times. The Rays are 3-4 in Drew Rasmussen’s seven starts when priced at lower than -110 or in the underdog role. Let’s back the Astros to end Tampa Bay’s winning streak.
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Orioles/Reds Over 9 Runs – 7:10 p.m. ET
Baltimore blanked Cincinnati last night, 3-0 as the Reds were held to four hits. Cincinnati has seen the under hit in three of its past four home games, but look to turn things around tonight in Hunter Greene’s season debut on the mound.
The hard-throwing right-hander returns from an elbow injury, making his first start since last September. He faces a Baltimore team that cashed the over in five of its previous six games against right-handed starting pitchers prior to Friday’s low-scoring affair.
Baltimore’s Brandon Young has given up six earned runs in his past four outings, but his xERA (4.24) is over a run higher than his ERA (3.11). The Orioles own the highest hard-hit rate in MLB at 42.6, while Greene closed last season at 45% in this category, ranking in the 15th percentile.
Look for runs to be scored tonight at Great American Ballpark between the Reds and Orioles.
Sep 14, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta (87) runs onto the field prior to the game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images
Believe it or not, the NFL season is now less than 10 weeks away, and training camps heat up at the end of the month. The Los Angeles Rams are widely expected to win the Super Bowl, especially after acquiring Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns.
And with the NFL season lurking around the bend, here are some bold takes to ponder.
The Patriots Regression Pick Leads a Spicy NFL Forecast
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) speaks with reporters during Super Bowl LX Opening Night at the San Jose Convention Center on Feb 2, 2026. Maye handled the media spotlight ahead of the Patriots’ championship matchup, stepping into another national moment during his rapid rise as New England’s franchise passer. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images.
1. The Patriots Miss the Playoffs
New England had one of the easiest schedules in NFL history last year — luck of the draw — and that won’t happen again in 2026. The quarterbacking faltered in the AFC Championship and during the Super Bowl, but nobody seemed to care.
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The Patriots won’t replicate their 2025 campaign, instead finishing 9-8 or 8-9 and missing the tournament in January.
2. Patrick Mahomes Wins MVP
Are you buying the smoke that smells like Josh Allen as the best quarterback in the NFL? That’s fair — he’s fantastic. But we’re quick to write Mahomes’s obituary. He will return, throw for 35-40 touchdowns, and voters will be eager to vote for him again as the MVP because of his adversity with injuries.
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3. Sam LaPorta Traded to Patriots
The Patriots’ main tight end, Hunter Henry, is decent and actually played well in 2025. However, the Detroit Lions may not have the cash flow to extend LaPorta, who is scheduled to hit free agency in 2027.
In New England, he can pair with Drake Maye for the next 4-5 years. Everybody wins — besides the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, and New York Jets.
4. The Cowboys Overtake the Eagles in NFC East
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There’s something wrong with the Philadelphia Eagles, and 2026 may be when all the symptoms come to a head. The Dallas Cowboys, meanwhile, have spent the 2026 offseason improving their defense. Dak Prescott is solid, Javonte Williams cooked in 2025, and the aerial playmaking is there.
Dallas will surpass Philadelphia. The NFC East never stays in one form for very long.
5. The Packers Get the 8th Seed in NFC, Not Customary 7th
Green Bay has netted the seventh seed in the NFC for three straight seasons: 2023, 2024, and 2025. Is that sweet consistency, making the playoffs annually? Or getting lucky because the seventh seed didn’t show up until recently?
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Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur gestures toward the officiating crew during a home matchup against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on Dec 12, 2021. LaFleur pushed for a penalty call near the sideline, adding another charged moment to a rivalry game Green Bay later won by a 45-30 score. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Regardless, the Packers will regress, earn the eighth seed, and search for answers in the 2027 offseason.
6. De’Von Achane Wins the Rushing Crown
The Dolphins have no business passing the ball much in 2026: their main pass-catchers are Malik Washington, Jalen Tolbert, Tutu Atwell, and Greg Dulcich. Out of necessity, Miami will run the football at an impressive clip, and Achane is the right guy for the assignment.
He’ll total over 1,600 rushing yards and win the crown.
7. Mac Jones Saves Somebody’s Season
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The San Francisco 49ers are hanging onto Jones in case something happens injury-wise to Brock Purdy, a fair plan. But as the trade deadline looms in November, San Francisco will price-gouge Jones, who will be a free agent in March 2027, sending him to a club with an injured QB1.
There’s no way to know which team it is, but Jones will revive that squad’s postseason aspirations and will not disappoint.
8. Shane Steichen Is the First Coach Fired
The Colts are all-in to win a Super Bowl, particularly after trading two 1st-rounders for cornerback Sauce Gardner before the deadline last year. They’re also entrusting Daniel Jones to lead them to the Promised Land, and he’s coming off a torn Achilles, an injury without a straightforward recovery outlook.
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones (17) speaks with head coach Shane Steichen during the first quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium on Oct 19, 2025. Jones checked in with Steichen during an early-game sequence in Inglewood, as Indianapolis worked through its offensive plan against the Chargers on the road. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images.
By November, Indianapolis will have a 3-7 record or so and fire Steichen after four seasons. CBS Sports Jordan Dajani wrote last week, “The Colts had two major goals this offseason: extend Jones and pay wide receiver Alec Pierce. They accomplished both, as Jones signed a two-year, $88 million deal while Pierce became the highest-paid free-agent wide receiver in NFL history with a four-year, $116 million contract.”
“Jones is coming off the best season of his career while Pierce has established himself as an elite deep threat, but the question has to be asked: Are both players worth these contracts, and can they get the Colts back to the playoffs for the first time since 2020? If not, Indy could make a change at head coach.”
Indianapolis is 25-26 on Steichen’s watch, ranking 19th in the league since 2023 in win percentage. Owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon will realize that’s not very good and put her handpicked coach in the saddle.
Sportsbooks expect the Colts to finish 7-10 or 8-9 this season.
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This unanimous decision relieved the Mexican of his crown at 168lbs, though now he is attempting to reclaim one quarter of the undisputed championship.
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Looking to craft his own legacy, meanwhile, is Mbilli, who was elevated from ‘interim’ to full WBC champion following Crawford’s retirement in December.
As Martinez’s head coach, ‘BoMac’ knows more than most about the intensity and physicality that Mbilli brings to the ring, believing this could play a factor against the 35-year-old Canelo.
Not only that, but McIntyre has told FightHype that he suspects Alvarez was reluctant to take this challenge as part of his multi-fight deal with Turki Alalshikh.
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“It’s no walk in the park for Canelo – I promise you that. Mbilli is a fighting motherf**ker, and he fights all the way to the end.
“Will his skills pull through or will Canelo’s skills pull through? That must be seen. If [Canelo wins], it’s probably going to take a toll on him.
“That motherf**ker Mbilli will fight you toe-to-toe. Does Canelo want that at this age? Probably not.
“Is he getting made to [take] fights like that with that guaranteed money [from Alalshikh]? Probably so.”
With Martinez defending his WBC ‘interim’ title against Luka Plantic on August 29, ‘BoMac’ is hopeful that his charge faces the winner of Mbilli-Canelo.
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The American trainer has already faced both Mbilli and Canelo, albeit while occupying the corner of different fighters, and will likely be confident in guiding Martinez to victory.
Some schools have met many times over the years, while others are beginning new rivalries in the wake of recent realignment.
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