Sports, Entertainment & Culture — August 9, 2026

Women's professional baseball made its debut. The Los Angeles Queens, New York Heights, Boston Hunters, and San Francisco Firebells took the field in Springfield, Ill., this week to kick off the Women's Pro Baseball League's inaugural season.

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FIFA pushed back against a campaign to oust President Gianni Infantino. The organization decried a 'concerted and ongoing effort' to undermine it. Infantino apologized this week for 'errors' over a failed plan to sell World Cup stakes but retained the body's backing.

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