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Back issues · July 2026 · 14 July

14th july 2026

4 games played, by sport.

The morning line

MLB Tonight's marquee event is the MLB All-Star Game, with the American All-Stars squaring off against the National All-Stars at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on FOX at 8 PM Eastern. The National League comes in as slight favorites at -135, and with an over/under of 8.5, oddsmakers are expecting both bullpens to get a serious workout — All-Star starters rarely go deep into games, so expect the managers to go to the pen early and often. The heart of each league's order will be on full display, and with the home-run derby crowd still buzzing, there's always a chance someone leaves the yard to give their side a walk-off moment for the ages.

WNBA Tonight's marquee matchup is the Golden State Valkyries visiting the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse — two of the better teams in the league going at it, with the Valkyries rolling in at 17-7 and the Fever holding it down at 14-9, so someone's taking the L in what should be a real battle for positioning. Minnesota Lynx are massive 12.5-point favorites against the Los Angeles Sparks tomorrow afternoon, which tells you everything — the Lynx at 18-6 have been running an absolute clinic all season and the Sparks can't catch anybody right now. Washington Mystics and the Toronto Tempo tip off tonight too in a tight one, with Washington favored by just a bucket and a half, so if you're watching one game to start the night that's your best bet for some late-game drama.

World Cup The marquee match today is Argentina taking on England at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in what is shaping up to be the game of the tournament — two of the sport's heavyweights going at it with World Cup progression on the line. Lionel Messi's Argentina side will fancy their chances against an England squad that has a habit of making even the most comfortable situations feel shambolic, and odds have England as slight underdogs at plus-one-seventy. Whether Argentina can keep a clean sheet or England finally find the net in a big moment is the question everyone at the watercooler will be asking come Wednesday morning.

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