Sports

Games to Watch — Friday, June 19: Misiorowski takes his 1.34 ERA to Atlanta

Jacob Misiorowski takes his MLB-best 1.34 ERA to Atlanta as the Brewers and Braves, both division leaders, meet at 7:15 ET. Also on: the Dodgers host Baltimore and the WNBA-best Lynx visit Golden State.

Sports

Pau Gasol's Gasol16 Ventures Proposes €55M Investment in Spain's Liga F

Gasol16 Ventures, the firm led by Pau Gasol, has proposed about €55 million (~$60M) in Spain's Liga F — what would be the largest private investment in the league's history. Clubs vote June 29.

Technology

Snap Unveils $2,195 Specs AR Glasses, Shipping This Fall

Snap unveiled its first consumer AR glasses, Specs, at $2,195 — standalone hardware with a built-in OpenAI and Google AI assistant, shipping this fall as Evan Spiegel bets against the smartphone.

Sneakers

Nike Dunk Low 'CBGB' Released June 2 for $130 in Distressed Metallic Silver

Nike's Dunk Low 'CBGB' released June 2 for $130, dressing a distressed Metallic Silver upper in nods to the Bowery punk club that launched the Ramones and Blondie.

Sneakers

July 2026 Sneaker Releases: Air Jordan, Nike, and adidas Drop Calendar

July's full drop calendar, updated: 56 releases led by the Air Jordan 3 "True Blue" return, the AJ7 "Miro" first general release, nine WNBA All-Star drops, and adidas collabs from Pharrell, Bad Bunny, and Sp5der.

Sports

Neymar to Miss Brazil's World Cup Match Against Haiti With Calf Injury

Neymar will miss Brazil's second World Cup group match, against Haiti in Philadelphia, with a right calf injury from his Santos spell — a second straight game out as the staff target the knockout stages.

Sports

Liverpool's €100m Offer for RB Leipzig's Yan Diomande Rejected

Liverpool's roughly €100m bid (€90m guaranteed plus €10m in add-ons) for 19-year-old RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande was rejected, with Leipzig holding out for €120m-plus and PSG also circling.

Sports

Mohammed Kudus and Andre Ayew Miss Ghana's 2026 World Cup Squad

Coach Carlos Queiroz's 26-man squad is missing Mohammed Kudus, Mohammed Salisu, and Alexander Djiku to injury, while veteran Andre Ayew was dropped — leaving Ghana lighter on stardom than its talent pool suggests.

Sports

Canada's Ismaël Koné Breaks His Leg in World Cup Win Over Qatar

Canada midfielder Ismaël Koné broke his leg on a late tackle by Qatar's Assim Madibo during Thursday's 6-0 World Cup win in Vancouver and will undergo surgery — a "huge loss," coach Jesse Marsch said, as Madibo was sent off.

Culture

Penske Media Acquires Vox Media to Become the Largest Digital Publisher

Penske Media Corporation acquired Vox Media, owner of The Verge, Eater, and SB Nation, folding it with Variety, Rolling Stone, and Billboard into a new subsidiary, PMX Global — a 25-plus-title portfolio billed as the world's largest digital publisher.

Sports

Switzerland Beats Bosnia 4-1 After Scoring Five Goals in 15 Minutes

Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina were scoreless at the half before five goals in 15 minutes produced a 4-1 Swiss win in Los Angeles on June 18, with Johan Manzambi scoring twice.

Sports

Canada Beats Qatar 6-0 for Its First-Ever Men's World Cup Win

Canada thrashed Qatar 6-0 in Vancouver on June 18 — a Jonathan David hat-trick leading the country's first-ever men's World Cup win and the biggest by a CONCACAF side in tournament history, though Ismaël Koné left injured.