Sports, Entertainment & Culture — July 29, 2026

Fever set WNBA scoring record. Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell combined for 60 points as Indiana beat Seattle and topped 100 points for a record fourth straight game.

Clark accounted for 32 of the duo's output, according to ESPN, making her the driving force in the victory over the Storm. The performance extended a run of offensive production that no team in league history had previously sustained, with Indiana clearing the century mark in four consecutive contests. Mitchell supplied the remaining 28 points in the backcourt pairing's combined total.

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Jared Leto faces new allegations. A BBC documentary features allegations from 10 women against the actor and musician, including four who allege criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers.

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Ward becomes NFL's highest-paid defensive back. The Browns' five-time Pro Bowl cornerback agreed to a two-year, $62.2 million extension, again making him the highest-paid defensive back in NFL history.

The deal was reached during training camp, according to Bleacher Report, giving Cleveland cost certainty at cornerback before the season begins. The word again is notable: Ward had previously held the distinction of the league's top-paid player at the position, and the new extension restores that status after other defensive backs had surpassed his earlier terms. His five Pro Bowl selections underscore why the Browns prioritized keeping him.

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UEFA weighs World Cup boycott. UEFA's 55 member associations held an emergency meeting after FIFA's plan for a $20 billion World Cup company backed by Kushner-family investors became public.

According to AP News, the proposal is being driven personally by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who intends to place the tournament's operations under a commercial entity funded by private investors, among them the Kushner family. The disclosure prompted an urgent gathering of all of European soccer's national federations, whose collective response could determine whether the sport's most-watched event proceeds with its full complement of teams.

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