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Earthquakes sign F Preston Judd to extension
May 23, 2026; Portland, Oregon, USA; San Jose Earthquakes forward Preston Judd (19) tries to fight through hands of Portland Timbers defender Kamal Miller (4) during the second half at Providence Park. Mandatory Credit: Jaime Valdez-Imagn Images Forward Preston Judd signed a new contract with the San Jose Earthquakes through the 2028-29 Major League Soccer season on Tuesday, with a club option for 2029-30.
“It feels great to re-sign with San Jose and commit to the Earthquakes for the foreseeable future,” Judd said in a statement. “Getting an opportunity to be in an environment where people believe in me, from the coaches to my teammates, and of course, the fans, has allowed me to grow as a player during my time here. Now, I’m eager to make more memories with the Quakes for years to come.”
Judd has a career-high 11 goals and two assists through 15 games (14 starts) with the Quakes this season. His 11 goals lead all American players and are tied for fourth in MLS. He is also near the top of the league in many offensive categories, including goals scored in the run of play (11, tied for first), expected goals (10.23, third), headed goals (two, tied for third) and shots on goal (27, third).
The 27-year-old scored in a club-record-tying four consecutive road games to close out the first half.
“We are pleased to re-sign Preston Judd,” Earthquakes head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena said in a statement. “He has made very good progress over the past year and a half and has had an impressive goal-scoring record. We look forward to his continued progress and contributions to the San Jose Earthquakes. He is most deserving of a new contract.”
Judd has earned three MLS Team of the Matchday honors this season, most recently on Matchday 15, when he scored twice during San Jose’s first road win over Portland in MLS play.
He also scored twice during Matchday 9 to claim the recognition, and assisted on a Niko Tsakiris goal and later scored one of his own during the Quakes’ win over San Diego FC on Matchday 6.
–Field Level Media
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Police close investigation involving Jets QB Geno Smith
Jun 10, 2026; Florham Park, NY, USA; New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith (7) and quarterback Brady Cook (4) participate in a drill during minicamp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith will not be charged for a June incident in which a woman accused him of battery, the Davie, Fla., police department said Tuesday. The investigation is no longer active.
On June 21, a woman called 911, claiming to have been assaulted by Smith at his home. The woman, who identified herself as his ex-girlfriend, later posted a video of the encounter on social media. The video did not include evidence of an assault.
No one was arrested or detained at the scene, though the woman was trespassed from Smith’s home.
The official report cited a lack of witnesses and surveillance footage to corroborate the allegations, and neither Smith nor the woman provided requested follow-up statements to the police. That left the responding officer “unable to determine the primary aggressor in the physical altercation,” according to the report.
“No further investigative steps can be reasonably taken with the information presently available,” read the supplemental case report obtained by ESPN. “Any future investigative action is contingent on additional information or evidence being brought forward.”
The original incident report referenced two scratches to the right side of Smith’s face and a knot on the back of his head. It also detailed a small cut on the woman’s right hand and a bruise on her left arm.
The woman uploaded a video to Instagram accusing Smith of beating her and neglecting his 6-year-old son. The boy’s mother, a different woman, later defended Smith in her own Instagram video.
Smith has not commented publicly on the incident; neither have the Jets. The NFL could still discipline the 35-year-old if it determines he violated the league’s personal conduct policy.
“We are aware of the matter, and the club has been in contact with the league,” an NFL spokesman said in a statement.
Smith, who played for the Jets from 2013-16, was reacquired by the club in a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders in March.
–Field Level Media
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Golf Glance: The Open returns to Royal Birkdale; Critical points at stake in Puntacana
Scottie Scheffler during a practice round at Royal Birkdale on July 14, 2026. The Open Championship returns to Royal Birkdale for the first time since 2017, while critical FedExCup points are on the line in the Dominican Republic as the regular season winds down.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: The 154th Open Championship, Southport, England, July 16-19
Course: Royal Birkdale Golf Club (Par 70, 7,223 Yards)
Purse: $17.75M (Winner: $3.2M)
Defending Champion: Scottie Scheffler
FedEx Cup Leader: Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 1:30-4 a.m. (NBC Sports Network/Peacock); 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (USA); Saturday: 5-7 a.m. (USA), 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (NBC/Peacock); Sunday: 4-7 a.m. (USA), 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)
Streaming: TheOpen.com/watch
X: @TheOpen
NOTES: Only four weeks remain before the start of the FedExCup Playoffs. … The Open returns to Royal Birkdale for the 11th time, and first since 2017, when it was won by Jordan Spieth. There are 41 players in this week’s field who also competed in 2017. … The field includes all players in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking and each of the top 30 in the FedExCup standings. … An American has won each of the past three Open Championships: Scheffler, Xander Schauffele (2024), Brian Harman (2023). Each of the past 12 champions won the event for the first time. … Tom Kim seeks to become the first player since Rory McIlroy in 2014 to win a major the week after winning on the PGA Tour. … Adam Scott will make his 101st consecutive start in a major, dating back to the 2001 Open Championship. … Scheffler is attempting to become the first player since Padraig Harrington in 2008 to successfully defend at The Open. … Justin Rose finished fourth at Royal Birkdale as an amateur in 1998. He has finished T3-T10-T11 at the year’s first three majors.
BEST BETS: Scheffler (+650 at DraftKings) is coming off his first missed cut in four years and hasn’t won since the AmEx but did win by four shots last year. … Rory McIlroy (+840) finished T4 at Royal Birkdale in 2017, one of eight top-10 finishes in 16 starts in the event. … Matt Fitzpatrick (+1800) finished T4 last year and already has a trio of victories in 2026. … Tommy Fleetwood (+1900) is a Southport, England native seeking to become the first English winner of The Open since Sir Nick Faldo in 1992. … Jon Rahm (+1950) finished T2 in 2023 and has two LIV Golf wins this year. However, he followed a MC at the U.S. Open with a T36 last week. … Chris Gotterup (+2900) won his third title of the year before a T11 in his defense at the Scottish Open. … 2021 champion Collin Morikawa (+3300) is coming off a solo third at the Travelers. … Wyndham Clark (+3900) has a pair of wins and has not finished worse than T13 in his past six starts.
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Corales Puntacana Championship, Puntacana, Dominican Republic, July 16-19
Course: Puntacana Resort, Corales Golf Course (Par 72, 7,670 Yards)
Purse: $4M (Winner: $720,000)
Defending Champion: Garrick Higgo
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday: 12:30-3:30 p.m. ET; Saturday: Noon-3 p.m.; Sunday: 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @PGATour
NOTES: This is the ninth playing of the PGA Tour’s first and only event in the Dominican Republic. It has been co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and DP World Tour since 2022, and moved to July from April this year. … The winner will receive 300 FedExCup points and a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour if not already exempt. … Higgo won by a single shot over five runners-up last year. One of them was Joel Dahmen, who bogeyed his final three holes, including a missed one-foot putt, to finish T2 after leading after each of the first three rounds.
Last Tournament: Genesis Scottish Open (Tom Kim); ISCO Championship (Steven Fisk)
Next Tournament: 3M Open, Blaine, Minn., July 23-26
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: OFF
Race to CME Globe Leader: Nelly Korda
Last Tournament: Evian Championship (Haeran Ryu)
Next Tournament: Women’s Scottish Open, North Ayrshire, Scotland, July 23-26
LIV GOLF
THIS WEEK: OFF
2026 Season Leaders: Individual: Jon Rahm; Team: 4Aces GC
Last Event: LIV Golf Andalucia (Individual: Tyrrell Hatton; Team: Legion XIII)
Next Event: LIV Golf United Kingdom, July 23-26
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: OFF
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Stewart Cink
Last Tournament: Kaulig Companies Championship (Zach Johnson)
Next Tournament: Senior Open, Auchterarder, Scotland, July 23-26
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: The 154th Open Championship, Southport, England, July 16-19
Race to Dubai Leader: Patrick Reed
Last Tournament: BMW International Open (David Puig)
Next Tournament: Danish Golf Championship, Funen, Denmark, Aug. 13-16
–Field Level Media
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Manfred disputes MLBPA's notion that CBA ads are 'perverse'
Oct 27, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred before game three of the 2025 MLB World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images While Major League Baseball celebrates with the 96th annual All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday, storm clouds continue to gather regarding whether the 97th edition will take place in 2027.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and MLB Players Association interim executive director Bruce Meyer spoke separately with the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and shared divergent views on the immediate future of the sport.
The current labor agreement between the league and its players expires on Dec. 1, 2026.
Both Meyer and Manfred lauded the current product on the field, but for different reasons.
Meyer accused MLB of putting out extremely negative messaging about the game’s future. He cited its complaints about the need for a hard salary cap, restrictions on amateur entries into the sport and limitations on free-agent agreements.
“The supposed stewards of the game have spent an inordinate amount of time trying to convince fans that they don’t have hope, that they shouldn’t have hope, or that the product that they’re paying to consume in record numbers is somehow broken,” Meyer said. “I think it’s perverse.”
Manfred countered by claiming that the fans are responding positively to recent changes such as the pitch clock and the automatic ball-strike (ABS) system. Attendance and viewing have risen, and the commissioner is claiming that fan input is driving the league’s proposals to the union.
“Momentum in the game is a great thing. We got that momentum by listening to our fans. And the best way to lose momentum is to stand still,” Manfred said.
“We’re doing exactly the same thing that we did with the rule changes. And what fans in a number of our markets are telling us, better half of them, is that there’s a lack of competitive balance in the game. Everything we’ve proposed is focused on addressing that fan concern.”
Meyer, who replaced Tony Clark in February, was steadfast regarding the union’s stance against a salary cap.
“All my years of experience in this tells me that these systems are really, really bad for players — now and in the future,” Meyer said. “The history in those (cap) systems, every one, it’s gotten worse (for players). Once they get into it, they never get out of it. And the history in every one of the other sports is that once the players get in, the owners will lock them out repeatedly until they get the player share further down. In football, players started at 64% (of revenue). Now, it’s 48%. Basketball and hockey were at 57%. Now, they’re at 50%.”
Manfred countered with the ineffectiveness of revenue sharing and luxury taxes to allay payroll disparity and bring more competitive balance to the field.
“I believe that in order for this game to reach its full potential, we need to continue to address the concerns our fans have, particularly the concerns that go to the core of what we’re about, which is competitive balance,” Manfred said. “It defies human experience to ask a fan to think that the bottom end of that (payroll) gap has the same opportunity to win as the top.”
Both leaders did add, however, that a deal will eventually be struck.
“We will do a deal eventually. We’re still in the early stages, and I remain hopeful and optimistic that we will get there sooner rather than later,” Meyer said.
“I am still an optimist when it comes to collective bargaining,” Manfred said. “I truly believe that if people engage in the process, you find ways to do things.”
–Field Level Media
