Sports, Entertainment & Culture — July 18, 2026

Clark makes WNBA history. Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 45 points with 10 assists — the first 40-point, 10-assist game in WNBA history — as Indiana beat Seattle 110-107.

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DeChambeau penalized at The Open. Officials at Royal Birkdale docked Bryson DeChambeau two strokes for improving his lie by trampling grass behind his ball, stalling his second-round surge.

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Guilds protest Emmy cuts. The DGA, WGA, and SAG-AFTRA jointly pushed back on the Television Academy's decision to cut five acting, writing, and directing categories from September's Emmy telecast.

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'The Odyssey' shrugs off backlash. Christopher Nolan's epic weathered months of online criticism over casting and historical liberties. It's still on track for a $200 million global opening weekend.

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Spain eyes World Cup history. Spain faces Argentina in Sunday's final in New Jersey; a win would make Spain the first country to hold men's and women's World Cup titles back-to-back.

Preparations for the match are complete, per NPR. FIFA has confirmed President Trump will attend, and the event will feature championship rings and a halftime show on the scale of a Super Bowl production. One unresolved variable remains: wildfire smoke, which organizers are monitoring as a potential complication for the New Jersey venue heading into Sunday.

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