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Jhon Arias scores and Colombia beats Ghana 1-0 to reach the World Cup Round of 16 07/04/2026 01:04am • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The plan for Colombia against Ghana on Friday night probably did not involve making a substitution just minutes into the match. That plan also went by the wayside when Jhon Córdoba appeared to hurt his groin. Forced into making a rare early move, Colombia coach Néstor Lor High-A Northwest League Glance 07/04/2026 01:01am • x-first half winner All Times EDT Thursday's Games Spokane 5, Hillsboro 4 Everett 4, Tri-City 2 Eugene at Vancouver, ppd. to July 3 Friday's Games Vancouver 5, Eugene 3, 1st game Eugene 9, Vancouver 0, 2nd game Everett 15, Tri-City 2 Spokane 4, Hillsboro 2 Saturday's Games Eugene at Vancouver, 8:05 Smith scores 29 to help the Aces beat the Sky 98-90 07/04/2026 01:01am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had 29 points and eight rebounds, Chelsea Gray made two key jumpers in the final minute of overtime, and the short-handed Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky 98-90 on Friday night. Las Vegas (15-5), which was without A’ja Wilson (right leg) for a second straight ga Autism remains widely misunderstood in parts of Africa. A mother in Guinea fights for her child 07/04/2026 01:00am • FRIA, Guinea (AP) — Kazaliou Balde’s parents started worrying about him when as a small child he avoided eye contact and had difficulty communicating. First, the family in the West African nation of Guinea turned to a traditional healer who suggested protective amulets. Then, as the boy dragged Yankees place LHP Carlos Rodón on 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation 07/04/2026 12:47am • NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees placed starting pitcher Carlos Rodón on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow inflammation, nearly two months into his return from offseason elbow surgery. The Yankees made the move Friday, retroactive to Tuesday. On Sunday, Rodón allowed two runs and one Trump hails US exceptionalism before veering into darkly political speech to usher in America 250 07/04/2026 12:42am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country’s uglie Rodman’s brace and late winner propels Washington over Houston 2-1 as NWSL returns 07/04/2026 12:42am • Trinity Rodman scored a pair of goals, including the winner in stoppage time, and the Washington Spirit defeated the Houston Dash 2-1 on Friday night. In other action across the National Women’s Soccer League, the Kansas City Current downed the Denver Summit 3-0 and Angel City topped the Orlando Teoscar Hernández’s 7th-inning grand slam sparks another Dodgers rally vs Padres 07/04/2026 12:41am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead grand slam off reliever Adrian Morejon in the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for the second straight game to beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Friday night. Trailing 3-0, Hernández sent a 90-mph slider on the first pitch fro Cape Verde pushes Argentina to brink as World Cup Round of 32 concludes, in photos 07/04/2026 12:29am • Underdog Cape Verde nearly pushed Lionel Messi and defending World Cup champion Argentina to a penalty shootout before falling 3-2 in extra time on the final day of the Round of 32. Earlier Friday, Egypt was perfect on four attempts in a shootout to eliminate Australia and win its debut in the World Khalil Watson's single in the 10th inning gives the Guardians a 4-3 win over the White Sox 07/04/2026 12:25am • CLEVELAND (AP) — Khalil Watson singled home the winning run in the 10th inning and the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night to move into first place in the AL Central. It was Cleveland's second consecutive walk-off win to begin a four-game series Africa’s World Cup surge fades as Ghana falls to Colombia, leaving Morocco and Egypt still standing 07/04/2026 12:24am • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Africa set a record by sending nine of its teams to the knockout rounds of the World Cup. Seven of them were KO'd in the first round. Ghana was the last African team to play in the Round of 32 on Friday night, and the white-clad Black Stars went down with a whimper in a 1-0 Aroldis Chapman sets relief Ks record, Red Sox rookie Jake Bennett stifles Angels in 5-2 win 07/04/2026 12:22am • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aroldis Chapman set the major league record for relief strikeouts after rookie Jake Bennett yielded five hits while pitching into the eighth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. The 38-year-old Chapman broke Hoyt Wilhelm World Cup what to know: France takes center stage in Philly heat as Round of 16 begins 07/04/2026 12:13am • The World Cup Round of 16 has arrived. With it comes intensifying pressure — and in some places, stifling heat. The second round of the knockout stage commences Saturday with Canada facing Morocco in the opener in Houston, while powerhouse France and Kylian Mbappé will meet Paraguay in the nightc Egypt wins in World Cup knockout round debut with 4-2 penalty shootout edge over Australia 07/04/2026 12:11am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — No matter what Mohamed Salah decides about his future with Egyptian soccer — more World Cups or not — the star striker can say he was the captain for the country's first victory in the knockout round. Hossam Abdelmaguid scored the deciding goal in a shootout, and Egypt Iran unveils casket of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in glass case before weeping mourners in Tehran 07/04/2026 12:09am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran unveils casket of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in glass case before weeping mourners in Tehran.