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The first round of the 2026 Masters didn’t disappoint, setting the stage for a thrilling final three rounds. The 2026 Masters leaderboard looks somewhat similar to last year’s edition, as reigning champion Rory McIlroy sits atop at 5 under. He’s a co-leader entering Round 2, alongside Sam Burns, as the former LSU Tiger seeks his first major victory. A trio of golfers then follow at 3 under for the Masters 2026 with Kurt Kitayama, Jason Day and 2018 winner Patrick Reed.McIlroy is the +270 favorite (risk $100 to win $270) in the 2026 Masters odds to become the fourth person…

What do people who follow foreign affairs make of the war with Iran and the president’s foreign policy? NPR spoke with a dozen World Affairs Council members in North Carolina to find out. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Now let’s turn to reaction here in the U.S. What do people who follow foreign affairs make of the war and the president’s foreign policy? On Tuesday night, as Trump announced the ceasefire, our colleague Frank Langfitt just happened to be speaking at a World Affairs Council event in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Frank spoke to 10 members of the council…

FIFA added new, even more expensive tiers of tickets for this year’s World Cup, asking up to $4,105 for a front category 1 seat at the United States opener against Paraguay in Inglewood, California, on June 12.Last week, FIFA had asked for a top price of $2,735 for category 1 tickets for the match but added new “front category” pricing.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedFIFA also added a front category 2 tier to its sales website without public announcement, asking $1,940 to $2,330 for those tickets for the U.S. opener. The new categories were first reported Thursday by The Athletic.The World Cup will…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An anonymous Iranian woman has bravely stepped forward on the international stage to describe what’s really happening on the ground in Tehran as President Donald Trump’s two-week ceasefire with Iran tentatively began Tuesday.In an essay published in The Australian, the anonymous author details nightly explosions, sweeping checkpoints and communications blackouts as a part of Iranian daily life since the beginning of operations launched by the United States and Israel in February.”In effect, ordinary people have been turned into human shields within a vast militarized landscape,” she wrote. “A pervasive sense of anger,…

CARACAS, Venezuela — Union leaders, retirees and public sector workers in the Venezuelan capital marched Thursday toward the presidential palace to demand higher wages and dignified pensions, only to be met by police blockades.The protests came the day after acting President Delcy Rodríguez went on national television to ask public and private sector workers for patience as her government works to improve the country’s economy.Workers’ wages for years have not allowed them to afford basic necessities. Many public sector workers survive on roughly $160 per month, while the average private sector employee earned about $237 last year. National Police officers…

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 38 points, RJ Barrett had 22 and the Toronto Raptors moved closer to clinching their first playoff berth since 2022 by beating the slumping Miami Heat 128-114 on Thursday night.Collin Murray-Boyles scored 17 points, Scottie Barnes had 13 and Immanuel Quickley 11 as Toronto moved past Atlanta into fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors and Hawks are both 45-35, but Toronto swept the season series.AdvertisementBam Adebayo had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Heat lost for the 10th time in 13 games. Already destined for the play-in tournament, Miami’s…

The first major outlook for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season was released Thursday morning as researchers at Colorado State University forecast a near- or below-average season, with fewer hurricanes than typical and a lesser chance of impacts for this region of the United States.

Getty Images AUGUSTA, Ga. — The first round of the 2026 Masters produced a stellar leaderboard, headlined by defending champion Rory McIlroy tied at the top alongside Sam Burns at 5 under. McIlroy will look to back up that performance with another strong effort in the second round, and he will wait until late in the afternoon to do so as he goes off in the penultimate group at 1:44 p.m. ET on Friday. Burns, meanwhile, will aim to prove he can maintain his position on the leaderboard when he tees off at 12:27 p.m. The chase pack is headlined by…

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with International correspondent Daniel Estrin about how the US-Iran-Israel ceasefire is being received in Israel.

Michael VoepelApr 9, 2026, 06:10 PM ETCloseMichael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Multiple AuthorsNotre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo, who was the Naismith and WBCA Defensive Player of the Year this season in women’s basketball, will return to the Fighting Irish for her senior season.Hidalgo posted a photo of herself on social media Thursday wearing her Notre Dame uniform with the message, “Run It Back.” Sources confirmed to ESPN that Hidalgo doesn’t intend to transfer and will…