2026 World Cup Golden Boot race: Lionel Messi extends lead as stars close in

The Round of 16 has arrived, and so has the sprint for one of the most coveted individual honors in sports.  While 32 nations’ dreams of lifting the FIFA World Cup trophy are now dashed, the tournament’s top goal scorers are all still alive, and they have their eyes on another prize: the Golden Boot award.  Now that the Round of 32 is complete, the race has become every bit as compelling as the chase for the championship trophy itself.  And leading the way, just as we all expected, is Lionel Messi.  The greatest player the world has ever seen…

All the NFL WAGs spotted at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding

The football wives and girlfriends came out for the wedding of the year. Many of Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs and his friends from around the NFL made their way to Madison Square Garden to join the celebration of his and Taylor Swift’s nuptials Friday night. Fellow tight end and…

Science news this week: James Webb telescope finds a never-before-seen substance, China’s ‘Great Green Wall’ grows faster than natural trees, and a Medici murder mystery is solved

This week’s science news was all about goings on in space, with reports that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) picked up a signal from a mysterious, never-before-seen substance on Pluto and Titan.The space telescope detected a specific absorption line in the spectra of these worlds’ atmospheres, revealing the characteristic…

Watch an AI-powered table tennis robot beat elite players

— Net BounceThe world of table tennis may be in for a shake-up after Sony’s AI division unveiled Ace — an autonomous robot that can compete with expert table tennis players.Using a combination of high-speed cameras and proprietary state-of-the-art hardware, Ace scored 16 unchallenged points, or “aces,” after serving against multiple…

The deadly dangers of a triathlon — no matter how experienced you are

When tragedy strikes at one of the most grueling sporting competitions on Earth, it would be easy to assume that a lack of preparation was to blame. Unfortunately, the unseen dangers remain even for the most well-trained athletes. Mara Flávia, a 38-year-old Brazilian influencer and triathlete, drowned during the open-water swimming…

Trump says Iran won’t execute 8 women after he demanded their release

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Wednesday that Iran will no longer execute eight women after he pleaded Tuesday for their freedom — calling it “very good news” in a social media post. “I have just been informed that the eight women protestors who were going to be executed tonight in…

In-N-Out partners with legendary LA radio station in major venue upgrade

Talk about a Double-Double of SoCal icons. Burger giant In-N-Out is teaming up with alt-rock radio staple KROQ to give the station’s famed Wilshire Boulevard performance hub a major glow-up — rebranding it as the In-N-Out Burger Sound Space at KROQ, according to a news release from Audacy. The revamped venue…

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