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World Cup co-hosts the United States banished any doubts hanging over the team with a decisive 4-1 victory over Paraguay on Friday.

The UFC will award $400,000 bonuses for fight of the night and $425,000 bonuses for top individual performances at Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.

United States winger Christian Pulisic was substituted at halftime of his team's World Cup opener against Paraguay on Friday, with the Americans leading 3-0 at the break.

In the USMNT's World Cup-opening win, Folarin Balogun and Christian Pulisic share the spotlight as the team's best players.

After originally giving USMNT defender Tim Ream a yellow card, the referee was called to the screen and reissued it to Paraguay's Miguel Almirón.

Folarin Balogun scored twice and Gio Reyna struck a sensational goal late on as the U.S. beat Paraguay 4-1 to start the World Cup.

Jacob Misiorowski struck out a career-high 15 and pitched a complete-game one-hitter to lead the Brewers to a 6-0 win over the Phillies on Friday night.

Yordan Alvarez hit a grand slam and two-run homer in the first inning for the Astros against the Royals on Friday night.

Join ESPN for all the live updates as the United States begins its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign vs. Paraguay in Los Angeles.

- One day after Boston's Aroldis Chapman repeated his belief that he's owed an apology from the Yankees for the way he was treated by the team at the end of the 2022 season, New York manager Aaron Boone said Friday that he doesn't see a need.