FOX Sports Announces Group Stage Match Assignments for Opening Week of FIFA World Cup 2026™

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Lead Announcers John Strong and Stu Holden Call the U.S. Men’s National Team Opener June 12 with Reporter Jenny Taft from Los Angeles; Ian Darke and Landon Donovan Anchor World Cup Opener June 11 with Reporter Alex Aljoe from Mexico City 

U.S. Men’s National Team Opens Play vs. Paraguay on Friday, June 12 with Special Three-Hour Pregame Show Starting at 6:00 PM ET on FOX 

Live Coverage Ahead of World Cup Opener Between Mexico and South Africa on Thursday, June 11 Kicks Off at 1:00 PM ET on FOX 

LOS ANGELES – Ahead of the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ on Thursday, June 11, FOX Sports, America’s English-language home for the tournament, today unveils broadcaster match assignments for the first week of the Group Stage. 

As part of FOX Sports’ FIFA World Cup 2026™ presentation, nine commentary teams will

CBU Comes up Short in Road Battle with UVU

Courtesy of Ryley Collom, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications & Digital Media

OREM, UT--- The California Baptist University men's basketball team could not complete the road win on Saturday afternoon as they came up short 75-69 to the Utah Valley Wolverines in Orem, Utah.
 

In a battle of early unbeatens, the Wolverines would win a low-scoring defensive

Lukito Records a Triple-Double, Bobcats Pick Up 99-48 Win Over Stanton

MERCED, Calif. – Nicole Lukito recorded the second triple-double in program history and the University of California, Merced women's basketball team (6-8) beat Stanton University 99-48 on Friday night inside the Joseph Edward Gallo Gymnasium.

Lukito scored ten points, grabbed 23 rebounds, and added a career-high ten assists for the program's first triple-double since Deja Jackson's on January 6, 2018. Also of note, it's the first triple-double by any Cal Pac player since La Sierra's Luiza Rodriguez on November 3, 2019.

With her sixth career 20+ rebounding performance, she passed Mia Belvin for

Sports: Cardinal Tames Tigers

Kipp had a match-high 14 kills

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Senior Kendall Kipp recorded a match-high 14 kills to lead No. 14 Stanford to a 25-18, 25-12, 25-18 win over Tennessee State, Saturday, at the Gentry Center.

Stanford out hit Tennessee State, .300 to .124, and racked up 9.0 blocks and seven aces.

Sports: Lancers End Road Trip With 3-0 Shutout Over Merrimack

NORTH ANDOVER --- California Baptist University produced its first shutout of the season on Sunday, as the Lancers closed out the East Coast road trip with a 3-0 victory over Merrimack.

The Lancers picked up from where they left off after Thursday's 4-1 victory over

Building Bridges Through Basketball: Peace in Israel’s Younger Generation

BY LEE SATTERFIELD
Lee Satterfield is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cultural and Professional Exchanges in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Just days before President Barack Obama set off for his historic trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, 16 Jewish and Arab-Israeli teens traveled to the United States to engage their American counterparts and highlight the strong relationship between the U.S. and Israeli people. Using the sport of basketball, these young people have focused their efforts on peace-building and cooperation -- two themes central to President Obama's visit.

Engaging young people is a strategic priority for the United States. After all, today's youth are tomorrow's leaders. And, sports are a vehicle in which we can engage young people from around the world on the court, in the classroom, and in their communities.

During this international exchange, these young Israelis -- whom I first met at the Peres Center for Peace during a recent trip to Israel -- engaged with their American counterparts in Columbus, Ohio and Washington, D.C. Teaming up with our private-sector partner World Learning, we were able to exchange ideas, hopes, and aspirations on ways in which our countries can work together in the future.

Seeing these young faces and watching them interact with America's youth -- on the basketball court and in the community -- sends a clear signal that together through greater understanding we can all seek peace and cooperation that builds a better world for all.