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Look back at the best moments from the opening day of the 126th U.S. Open, where weather delays forced Round 1 to be suspended late, setting up an early-morning finish ahead of Round 2 on Friday at Shinnecock.

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Rory nets wild par save after pair of errant shots
A pair of errant shots weren't enough to deny Rory McIlroy's big par save on No. 4 at Shinnecock Hills.

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126th U.S. Open

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are among the challengers to J.J. Spaun’s U.S. Open title.
Rory McIlroy is bidding to break the record for longest gap between U.S. Open wins.
Here are the players who have won the men’s U.S. Open and where they prevailed.
Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick discuss who is favored to win the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, with Scottie Scheffler leading the field ahead of Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm.
Brooks Koepka can become the second man in the last 35 years to win a third U.S. Open.
Miles Russell is grouped with the oldest player in the U.S. Open field at Shinnecock.

NFL

The Chargers completed their draft class, signing fourth-round wide receiver Brenen Thompson, the team announced Thursday.
The “Protect College Sports Act” cleared a key hurdle on Thursday, emerging from the Senate Commerce Committee and setting up a potential floor vote.
In April, ESPN reported that free-agent defensive lineman Mike Pennel is a “person of interest” in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found on property Pennel previously owned in the Dominican Republic.

NBA

The rundown on when teams will be drafting in the 60 picks across two rounds.
If the team keeps Luke Kennard and Marcus smart, Rui Hachimura could be the odd man out.
The New York Knicks’ victory tour following their first NBA championship since 1973 made another stop when Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart threw out ceremonial first pitches at Yankee Stadium.

MLB

Bobby Witt Jr. hit the first of Kansas City’s three home runs before leaving with a sore right knee.
Each hitter will have 20 swings in the first round of this year’s contest at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park on July 13.
The 24-year-old is hitting unprecedented velocities for a starter in MLB’s pitch-tracking era that began in 2008. Over the last month, he’s dominated unlike any pitcher in the last century.
A banged-up Shohei Ohtani has allowed multiple earned runs in back-to-back starts on the mound for the first time this season.

Premier League

Here are all of the latest confirmed transfer deals for all 20 Premier League clubs this summer.
Everything you need to know as the preparations for the 2026-27 Premier League season start to crank up a few notches.
Xabi Alonso is losing one of his new players to his former club, as Real Madrid are purchasing Marc Cucurella from Chelsea.
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Motor Sports

Justin Barcia will be out for at least the next two rounds, at High Point and RedBud.
The SuperMotocross League has already raised more than $800k during the Supercross season.
With pre-penalty moto averages of 1.83 for Jett Lawrence versus 3.67 for Haiden Deegan, can this be called a rivalry? Yes.
Jett Lawrence is less than 100 percent, but continues to dominate Pro Motocross, which should frighten the competition.

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Kyle Dvorchak explains why Ladd McConkey missing the rest of Chargers’ minicamp is a non-issue so long as he return for training camp and explores his rebound potential in the Mike McDaniel offense.

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Golf

The U.S. Open’s return to Pebble Beach Golf Links for 2027 means the event is back at one of golf’s most scenic locations.
In the four previous U.S. Opens in Shinnecock Hills, one quality stands out among the champions. Toughness.
Given the stern test the U.S. Open should be, and considering the standard of the modern golfer, what kind of score should win barring unforeseen or overly harsh conditions?
The 156-player field at Shinnecock is chock full of star power and intriguing storylines.
Now that LIV Golf is flailing and the sport has pulled itself out of what once felt like a day-to-day crisis cycle, Rory McIlroy sees the future — and the past — a little differently.
Defending U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun started thinking he had to become a “perfect golfer” to validate last year’s success. It only made his game worse.

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Aries Merritt watched as Ja’Kobe Tharp broke his world record, just feet in front of him.
McCoy, a first-round prospect, dropped to the fourth round amid concerns about his surgically repaired knee.
Bueckers, who also had six rebounds and five assists in 31 minutes, recorded the 17th 30-point game in the WNBA this season.
It all came together in Game 5, with Svechnikov’s short putaway at the post on the power play giving Carolina a 4-1 lead midway through the third period.