1. Quarterback Brendan Sorsby
    Sports

    CFL Won't Register Brendan Sorsby After His Gambling Admission

    The CFL won't register a contract for quarterback Brendan Sorsby or let teams add him to negotiation lists, citing serious allegations, after he admitted betting roughly $90,000 on sports.

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  2. Travis Scott performing on stage
    Sneakers

    Travis Scott x Nike Phantom 6 Low Elite IC SE Releases Summer 2026 for $210

    Travis Scott's Nike Phantom 6 Low Elite IC SE, an indoor football boot in green and brown with a jeweled reverse Swoosh, releases Summer 2026 for $210 under style code IV2037-900.

    ·1 min read
  3. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
    Culture

    NYC Rent Board Approves a Two-Year Rent Freeze on Stabilized Apartments

    The NYC Rent Guidelines Board voted 7-1 to freeze rents on more than 1 million stabilized apartments for both one- and two-year leases through September 2027, fulfilling Mayor Mamdani's central campaign pledge.

    ·2 min read
  4. Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Knicks
    Sports

    NYC Sanitation Will Give Away Five Knicks-Themed Trash Cans

    New York's Sanitation Department is giving away five of the orange-and-blue Knicks-themed litter baskets it unveiled for the championship parade. Residents 18 and older can enter online through July 3.

    ·1 min read
  5. An Apple MacBook laptop
    Technology

    Apple Raises MacBook and iPad Prices Worldwide on an AI-Driven Memory Shortage

    Apple raised prices on the MacBook Neo, iPad, and other devices on June 25, blaming an AI-driven surge in memory and storage chip costs. The MacBook Neo now starts at $699, up from $599.

    ·2 min read
  6. USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino on the touchline
    Sports

    U.S. Soccer Offers Pochettino Contract Extension Through 2030 World Cup

    U.S. Soccer offered USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino a contract extension through the 2030 World Cup, made before the 2026 tournament, with both sides set to decide after the event.

    ·1 min read
  7. Omarion of B2K performing on stage
    Culture

    Pretty Ricky Sweeps B2K in Verzuz Boy-Band Battle

    Pretty Ricky swept B2K in their June 25 Verzuz battle, taking every round and 89 percent of the overall fan vote in a nostalgia-fueled R&B boy-band showdown.

    ·2 min read
  8. Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI
    Technology

    OpenAI and Broadcom Unveil Jalapeño, OpenAI's First Custom AI Chip

    OpenAI and Broadcom unveiled Jalapeño, OpenAI's first custom silicon — an inference chip co-designed in nine months and aimed at reducing the company's dependence on Nvidia's GPUs.

    ·2 min read
  9. T.I. — Kill the King album cover
    Culture

    New Music Friday: T.I., YoungBoy & Justin Bieber — June 26, 2026

    This week's new music: T.I. closes his career with Kill the King, YoungBoy drops the surprise More Leaks 2, Maxo Kream returns with O.Y.N, and Justin Bieber turns the SWAG era into a live album.

    ·3 min read
  10. Sports

    Türkiye Beats USMNT 3-2 on Late Goal as U.S. Wins Group D

    Türkiye beat a heavily rotated USMNT 3-2 on Kaan Ayhan's stoppage-time goal, but the U.S. had already clinched Group D and advances to the knockout round against Bosnia.

    ·2 min read
  11. Christian Pulisic in a United States national team jersey
    Sports

    USMNT to Face Bosnia in World Cup Round of 32 After Winning Group D

    The U.S. men's national team topped Group D and will meet Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup Round of 32 on July 1 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, after resting starters in a 3-2 loss to Turkiye.

    ·2 min read
  12. France and Norway meet at Gillette Stadium with Group I on the line at the 2026 World Cup
    Sports

    Games to Watch — Friday, June 26: Mbappé's France and Haaland's Norway settle Group I

    Friday is a World Cup matchday: France vs Norway (3 PM ET, FOX) decides Group I with Mbappé and Haaland both on four goals, and Spain face Uruguay at 8. Plus a 15-game MLB slate led by Dodgers-Padres and a WNBA tripleheader.

    ·3 min read