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Panthers re-sign versatile offensive lineman Brady Christensen following Achilles tendon injury 07/17/2026 10:53am • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers on Friday re-signed versatile offensive lineman Brady Christensen. The 29-year-old Christensen has spent all five seasons with the Panthers, starting 34 games and competing in 59. He started four games in 2025 at guard before a torn Achilles tendon ende Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar 07/17/2026 10:50am • The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. For free upcoming tour information, go to www.po A school bus crash in Uganda kills at least 20 children and an adult 07/17/2026 10:49am • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — An elementary school bus returning from an educational trip to a scenic waterfall in Uganda veered off the road and overturned, killing at least 20 children and one adult and leaving at least nine children in critical condition, police and a government official said Friday. Denmark says Laos has filed minor charges against distillery owner for tourists' alcohol deaths 07/17/2026 10:40am • BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Laos has brought charges against a distillery owner in connection with the deaths of foreign tourists in Laos in 2024. The charges will make the accused liable to a prison sentence of between three months and four years and a fine if found guilty, Denmark's foreign minist Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body 07/17/2026 10:25am • Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show. It attacks the body immediately, spiking asthma cases with increased ambulance runs Today in Sports - Babe Ruth becomes the all-time home run career leader in Major League Baseball 07/17/2026 10:10am • July 18 1896 — James Foulis wins the U.S. Men’s Open golf championship at Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, N.Y. 1921 — Babe Ruth achieves 139 home runs and becomes the all-time home run leader in Major League Baseball, taking the title from Roger Connor. 1927 — Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athl Sports on TV for July 18 - 19 07/17/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, July 18 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 6 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Brisbane at Gold Coast 11 p.m. FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at Richmond 2:30 a.m. (Sunday) FS2 — AFL: Greater Western Sydney at Essendon AUTO RACING 6 a.m. APPLE TV †This year's World Cup has generated countless images. AP photographers pick their favorites 07/17/2026 10:05am • NEW YORK (AP) — For news organizations, the World Cup is one of the most complex recurring stories on the planet. It’s not just about match results. It’s politics, economics, culture, human rights, celebrity, nationalism, and spectacle — all unfolding in real time, across dozens of countries Men's World Cup Glance 07/17/2026 10:03am • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Men's World Cup Glance 07/17/2026 10:03am • GROUP A GP W D L GF GA Pts Sports on TV for July 20 - 26 07/17/2026 10:00am • ADV11-12 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, July 20 MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia 10 p.m. ESPN — St. Louis at L.A. Angels SOFTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Athletes Unlimited: Spark at Blaze WNBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. NBCSN — Las Vegas at Toro Substandard work and evasion of oversight helped fuel deadly Hong Kong fire, investigators told 07/17/2026 09:58am • HONG KONG (AP) — An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades heard arguments on how improper practices that evaded regulatory oversight turned a small fire into a tragedy as the investigation neared its conclusion Friday. The November blaze spread t Germany's fastest sprinter Owen Ansah faces an anti-doping process 07/17/2026 09:57am • BONN, Germany (AP) — Germany's fastest-ever sprinter is facing a potential ban as the national anti-doping agency looks into whether he failed to comply with a test. Owen Ansah, the first German sprinter ever to run under 10 seconds for the 100 meters, remains free to compete while the German agen Grains mostly lower, livestock higher 07/17/2026 09:45am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly lower in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Sept. corn was off 0.5 cent at $4.41 a bushel. Sept. wheat was down 2 cents at $6.73 a bushel. Sept. oats gained 1.25 cents at $3.47 a bushel. Aug. soybeans was unchanged at $11.95 a bushel. Beef wa Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns match the major championship record with 62s at the British Open 07/17/2026 09:41am • SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns match the major championship record with 62s at the British Open.