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British military says cargo ship reports being under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen 07/05/2026 04:57am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British military says cargo ship reports being under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. Putin and Trump held ‘businesslike’ 90-minute July 4 call, Moscow says 07/05/2026 04:45am • (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Donald Trump on a July 4 call lasting nearly 90 minutes in which the US leader again offered to help end the Ukraine war, according to Russia’s foreign ministry. The call came ahead of a critical NATO summit in Turkey starting Tuesday that t Today in History: July 5, Dolly the sheep born in cloning breakthrough 07/05/2026 04:10am • Today in History Today is Sunday, July 5, the 186th day of 2026. There are 179 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell by scientists at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh, was born. Also on this Mets play the Braves looking to end road slide 07/05/2026 04:01am • New York Mets (36-53, fifth in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (52-35, first in the NL East) Atlanta; Sunday, 12:30 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Nolan McLean (5-5, 3.78 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 113 strikeouts); Braves: Martin Perez (6-5, 3.27 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 61 strikeouts) LINE: Braves -198, Mets +161; Padres look to break 7-game road losing streak, play the Dodgers 07/05/2026 04:01am • San Diego Padres (43-45, third in the NL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (59-31, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Sunday, 7:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: JP Sears (1-1, 6.97 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (4-5, 5.08 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) LINE: Dodgers -27 Cardinals try to continue win streak, play the Cubs 07/05/2026 04:01am • St. Louis Cardinals (47-39, third in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (49-40, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Sunday, 2:30 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (4-5, 5.33 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 79 strikeouts); Cubs: Javier Assad (6-1, 4.53 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 31 strikeouts) LINE: Cubs Rockies and Giants meet with series tied 1-1 07/05/2026 04:01am • San Francisco Giants (37-51, fourth in the NL West) vs. Colorado Rockies (36-54, fifth in the NL West) Denver; Sunday, 4 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Tyler Mahle (1-8, 5.67 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 64 strikeouts); Rockies: Tanner Gordon (0-2, 6.69 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 39 strikeouts) LINE: Giants -131, Roc Diamondbacks and Brewers meet, winner claims 3-game series 07/05/2026 04:01am • Milwaukee Brewers (54-33, first in the NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (44-44, second in the NL West) Phoenix; Sunday, 4 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Brandon Sproat (3-4, 5.28 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 80 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (7-2, 2.21 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 71 strikeouts) LINE NASCAR-O'Reilly Cuervo 300 Results 07/05/2026 02:50am • Saturday At Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.50 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (29) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 201 laps, 60 points. 2. (11) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 201, 0. 3. (6) Jesse Love, Chevrolet, 201, 52. 4. (2) Brent Crews, Toyota, 201, 34. 5. (16) Austin Hill, Chevrole Golden State visits Washington following Austin's 21-point showing 07/05/2026 02:09am • Golden State Valkyries (14-7, 7-5 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (10-9, 7-5 Eastern Conference) Washington; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Washington Mystics hosts the Golden State Valkyries after Shakira Austin scored 21 points in the Washington Mystics' 81-76 victory against the Atl Seattle faces Los Angeles on 9-game road slide 07/05/2026 02:09am • Seattle Storm (5-17, 0-12 Western Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (8-10, 5-5 Western Conference) Los Angeles; Monday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Seattle Storm will aim to end its nine-game road slide when the Storm take on Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks have gone 5-5 against Western Conference oppon Connecticut faces Minnesota on 6-game road skid 07/05/2026 02:09am • Connecticut Sun (4-16, 2-8 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (15-5, 10-1 Western Conference) Minneapolis; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Lynx -16.5; over/under is 167.5 BOTTOM LINE: Connecticut Sun will aim to stop its six-game road losing streak when the Sun take on Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx have gone Cubs fans sing `Take Me Home, Country Roads' during fog delay at Wrigley Field 07/05/2026 01:57am • CHICAGO (AP) — Add the St. Louis Cardinals' 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night to the list of classically weird happenings at Wrigley Field. The game at the iconic North Side ballpark was delayed by fog for 15 minutes after the sixth inning. The Cardinals led 2-0 when play was sto Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release 07/05/2026 01:55am • WASHINGTON (AP) — A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, his family and rights advocates said Saturday. Pastor E All-Star snub helps fuel Red Sox pitcher Sonny Gray in 8-1 win over Angels 07/05/2026 01:47am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — An All-Star snub provided some extra motivation for Sonny Gray on Saturday night, the Boston Red Sox right-hander using the slight for fuel in an 8-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The 36-year-old Gray allowed a run and four hits in six innings, striking out seven and