Sunday, July 5, 2026

Quartet of Rays named All-Stars | Gateway High jumper is Athlete of Year | Pride fall flat in return to action 

All-Area track and field: Gateway’s Maxwell Garcon is Sentinel Athlete of Year • Without Banda, Orlando Pride blanked by Angel City 2-0 in return from break
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Quartet of Rays named All-Stars | Gateway High jumper is Athlete of Year | Pride fall flat in return to action

Junior Caminero, 3 more Rays picked for AL team in All-Star Game

Junior Caminero was elected by fans to start the All-Star Game at 3B for the AL. He will be joined by 3 Rays’ teammates: pitchers Drew Rasmussen and Bryan Baker, and DH Yandy Diaz.

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All-Area track and field: Gateway’s Maxwell Garcon is Sentinel Athlete of Year

Gateway’s Maxwell Garcon is the Orlando Sentinel’s track athlete of the year after hitting 25 feet in long jump, 50+ in triple jump.

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Without Banda, Orlando Pride blanked by Angel City 2-0 in return from break

Without Barbra Banda, the league’s leading goal-scorer, the Orlando Pride returned from summer break with a 2-0 loss to Angel City FC on Friday night in Los Angeles.

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Serena Williams’ coach tells AP nerves and a closed roof were factors in Wimbledon loss

Looking back, it seems perfectly understandable that it took Serena Williams some time to settle her nerves in her first singles match in nearly four years.

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As sports betting industry grows, kids as young as 11 are getting hooked

Describing themselves as prediction games, some sports sites resemble betting platforms. Users wager virtual coins, but a study has found more youngsters are spending and losing real money.

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World Cup what to know: Co-host Mexico seeks to reach quarterfinals for first time in 40 years

Mexico is counting on a huge home-field advantage to help it reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years. England stands in the way. It’s one of two epic round of 16 knockout matchups on Sunday. Brazil faces Norway in the other game.

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The next generation of Lightning prospects was raised on the Bolts

For a franchise not one of the Original Six, the reach of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s modern dynasty means fans raised by the Bolts’ winning years are skating on the team’s rink as prospects.

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NASCAR Cup Series set for first race at Chicagoland Speedway since 2019

It has been seven years since NASCAR last raced at Chicagoland Speedway, an aging asphalt 1.5-mile track. That last weekend also was before NASCAR moved into its Next Gen cars. Everyone thinks it will be an interesting race.

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Saturday, July 4, 2026

Chris & Martina: Tennis champs, legendary friends | Chris Perkins: QB Willis has got to run | Lake Minneola star is top track athlete

Chris Perkins: Here’s how Dolphins’ Malik Willis could be among NFL’s best running QBs in 2026 • All-Area track and field: Lake Minneola’s Vanessa Waite is Athlete of Year
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Chris & Martina: Tennis champs, legendary friends | Chris Perkins: QB Willis has got to run | Lake Minneola star is top track athlete

Chris and Martina: 2 tennis champions stick together through cancer fights

Tennis champions Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova stick together through their on-court rivalry and cancer battles. Their journey is the focus of a new documentary.

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Chris Perkins: Here’s how Dolphins’ Malik Willis could be among NFL’s best running QBs in 2026

If Dolphins QB Malik Willis totals 600 rushing yards, 5.0 yards per attempt and 5.0 attempts per game in 2026, he’ll be among the NFL’s top rushing QBs.

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All-Area track and field: Lake Minneola’s Vanessa Waite is Athlete of Year

All-Area girls track & field includes Bishop Moore, Boone, Foundation, Horizon, Innovation, Lake Brantley, Lake Highland, Lake Minneola, Lake Nona, Lyman, Ocoee, Montverde, Ocoee, Osceola, Oviedo, St. Cloud, Wekiva

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Argentina survives shocking upset bid from Cape Verde to advance to World Cup’s Round of 16

Argentina needed extra time to survive a wild upset bid by Cape Verde in the Round of 32 in Miami.

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What we know: LeBron James considering a slew of options in free agency

All eyes in the NBA are on LeBron James, even amid a huge cycle of changes around the league.

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Setting Rays batting order around the big 3 hitters is no easy process

So many factors are involved in how Kevin Cash puts together the Rays’ batting order. One thing is clear: Tampa Bay’s success revolves around Yandy Diaz, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get married at MSG, throw star-studded celebration

Around 7:30 p.m. Friday, multiple bright pink electronic billboards ringing the outside of Madison Square Garden blared the long-awaited news: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married.

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Rays sweep AL June awards behind Caminero, Rasmussen

Junior Caminero of the Rays slugged his way to the AL Player of the Month award for June. Drew Rasmussen won Pitcher of the Month with precision. It’s the first time the Rays have swept the honors.

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