NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIFA issued suspensions to at least two key members of the U.S. Soccer Federation ahead of Monday’s World Cup matchup with Belgium, according to multiple reports.ESPN reported that team manager Sam Zapatka and U.S. Soccer Federation Vice President of Security Frank Pannell were the two staff members barred from the match. The U.S. went on to suffer a 4-1 loss to Belgium, ending its 2026 World Cup run.The tournament’s governing body did not provide a reason for the suspensions.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM ESPN, citing sources, also reported that the suspensions were likely tied to incidents that occurred during Team USA’s victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina last week in the Round of 32. The alleged violations involved FIFA match protocols and individuals possibly entering restricted areas. There were no known physical altercations.USA ADVANCES IN WORLD CUP AFTER CONTROVERSIAL RED CARD VS BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAAfter joining the U.S. Soccer Federation in 2015, Zapatka was named team administrative manager in 2020.While U.S. Soccer did not reveal why the suspensions were imposed, it stressed Tuesday that they were not connected to the appeal process surrounding star striker Folarin Balogun’s one-match red-card suspension.…

The Kansas City Royals turned an ordinary ground ball into a royal disaster Tuesday night against the New York Mets, producing one of the strangest scoring sequences of the MLB season.Even the struggling Mets had to be thinking, “We’ll take it.”With runners on first and second, Mets outfielder Carson Benge hit a slow chopper back toward the mound and, seconds later, was jogging across home plate after the Royals committed three errors on the same play in a meltdown that gifted New York an early three-run lead.NEW REPORT SUGGESTS THE NEW YORK METS ARE OPEN TO TRADING FRANCISCO LINDOR AMID DISASTROUS SEASON Royals pitcher Seth Lugo fielded the ball, but his off-balance throw to first sailed wide of first baseman Jac Caglianone for the game’s first error, allowing Benge to reach safely.There’s more …WATCH:Caglianone recovered the ball and tried to throw out Benge as he raced toward third, but his throw sailed past the bag and into foul territory.And more …As Benge rounded third and headed for home, third baseman Nick Loftin’s relay throw also got away, allowing him to complete his trip around the bases.Kansas City committed three errors on one play and spotted the Mets three unearned runs…

Some of us really love bacon, but unfortunately, it has a shelf-life. A common storage option is to freeze it, and that works fine… for about a month. That’s the tough thing about storing bacon. You can only keep it in the fridge for a couple of weeks, and the longest you can extend that is a month in the freezer. One alternative that some people like is bacon-flavored TVP or textured vegetable protein. It does add a bacon flavor to food as a topping, and it can last up to 10 years, but it’s not really bacon. It’s soy protein dyed brown and artificially flavored to taste like bacon. Fortunately, there are a few ways to preserve real bacon that can make it last for 10 years or more—and that’s without refrigeration. In case the grid goes down, or if you are planning to go off-grid on your own, it’s good to know how to preserve food. And for some of us, that includes bacon. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On Pinterest! How to Store Bacon There’s nothing terribly fancy or complicated about preserving and storing bacon. The best method is a…

Sophie Cunningham and Lexie Hull, the two self-described Indiana Fever mermaids, teamed up on Monday on a California beach for some “much needed r&r.”If you know ball like I know ball, you know these two aren’t going to miss an opportunity for a bikini day off. They’re not going to be bullied out of having fun off the court by anyone. That includes their superstar teammate Caitlin Clark. She tried and she failed to bully them. She would much rather see Sophie and Lexie focus on basketball than on tanning. But that’s not how these two roll.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!They have proven they can play their part on the court while enjoying themselves off of it. So they spent one of their days off before taking on the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday night at Manhattan Beach.They got their much-needed rest and relaxation. They got some content for social media. And they worked on their tans, which will pay off in the tunnel pregame.SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM TURNED HEADS OFF THE COURT BEFORE DOMINATING ANGEL REESE, SPURS-KNICKS TICKET PRICE & SABAN!That’s a successful day off in my book. As I said…

The U.S. Navy identified the missing sailor from an emergency helicopter landing in the Arabian Sea on July 1 as the commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5.Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards vanished after the MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter he was aboard went down at 3:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, along with three other sailors who were subsequently rescued.“Commander Gabe Edwards was the epitome of selfless leadership, who dedicated himself to service and sacrifice for the last 20 years,” Capt. Matthew Lewis, commander of Carrier Air Wing 7, said in a Tuesday statement. “Our deepest gratitude and sympathy go out to his family.”The Navy immediately commenced a search-and-rescue operation following the emergency helicopter landing, but after 102 hours searching over 14,000 square miles of water, the service suspended its efforts.Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 is currently embarked on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in support of military operations in the Middle East.The circumstances surrounding the emergency landing are currently under investigation, though the Navy maintains that the incident does not appear to be the result of a hostile event.Edwards received his “Wings of Gold” aviator badge in 2008 as a helicopter pilot and served with HSC-22, HSC-84, HSC-85…

Chris Broussard joined Dan Dakich on Don’t @ Me Tuesday morning to break down storylines surrounding the NBA and Team USA’s sad collapse at the World Cup.Broussard, co-host on the uber-popular “First Things First,” weighed in on Jaylen Brown’s value, LeBron James’ future and the state of the USMNT. Dakich asked whether the Celtics had grown tired of Brown and the narrative surrounding him.CELTICS AGREE TO SEND JAYLEN BROWN, 2024 FINALS MVP, TO 76ERS IN BLOCKBUSTER NBA TRADE: REPORT”No, I think it more boils down to this,” Broussard said.”Dan, analytically, I think he’s great. He was on my All-NBA Second Team and fifth on my MVP ballot. But analytically, the numbers have never liked him.”There are 23 active players with five or more All-Star appearances. He’s one of them, but he ranks 22nd in career plus-minus and is one of only two, along with DeMar DeRozan, with a negative career plus-minus. Last year against Philadelphia, they were minus-24 with him on the court and plus-six with him off the court.” Brou argued that public perception doesn’t always align with how NBA front offices evaluate players.”Now, to me, I overlooked that,” Broussard continued.”But the Celtics are a very analytically driven front…

The U.S. military unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a license allowing the country to sell oil after three tankers were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire.After a day in which huge crowds mourned Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the holy city of Qom, U.S. Central Command announced that it had begun a series of strikes intended to impose what it called heavy costs. “Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire,” CENTCOM said on X. Iranian media reported explosions early Wednesday local time in the southern port city of Sirik, on Qeshm Island, and in Bandar Abbas. The reports said strikes hit a commercial pier in Sirik and fishing piers in both Sirik and Bandar Abbas.A U.S. official told Reuters that strikes targeted Iranian air defense systems, coastal surveillance systems, surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship cruise missiles and drone launch sites. The incidents were only the latest threat to the ceasefire agreement the U.S. and Iran struck last month, pausing the conflict that started in February with U.S. and Israeli strikes across the Islamic Republic. In a potentially major blow…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A longtime TV personality came painfully close to attending one of Hollywood’s most exclusive celebrations before a scheduling conflict derailed his plans.Ryan Seacrest revealed he reluctantly skipped Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding after a scheduling conflict left him with “no choice.””I RSVP’d to go, and then Disney hired me to do the Fourth of July 250 special on the 3rd and the 4th,” the radio host confessed Monday during his show, “On Air With Ryan Seacrest.” “So I had to cancel.”TAYLOR SWIFT AND TRAVIS KELCE’S WEDDING LEAKS SNOWBALL AS GUESTS REVEAL INSIDE DETAILS His co-hosts, Sisanie and Tanya Rad, were shocked to hear about Seacrest’s invite after the 51-year-old kept it a secret. Sisanie even joked it was a “waste of an invite.”Seacrest defended himself, saying, “I was actually really excited. I was kind of torn.””I’m like how – I tried to do both … I tried to go to the wedding and prepare for that show, but we started live on the third so I couldn’t.”The “American Idol” host said he even mapped out the logistics before throwing in the towel.”Trust me, Tanya. I went through the minutes,” Seacrest explained.…

When mounted to a vehicle, the U.S. Army’s Volcano mine dispenser can blanket roughly 32 acres with up to 960 mines. Now, the service is testing a system that can do the same thing without a driver behind the wheel. During May demonstrations at Camp Grayling, Michigan soldiers remotely fired the Autonomous Volcano for the first time before later having it lay two separate minefields without human assistance, Picatinny Arsenal announced Tuesday.The test represents the Army’s latest move to modernize legacy equipment, systems tactics and munitions with emerging technology. In the combat engineering world, the service is experimenting with using unmanned aerial systems to drop grappling hooks, and it is trying to send drones — instead of humans — into the breach. The Army has also tested autonomous vehicles for mortar resupply and autonomous boats for information gathering. The autonomous Volcano variant paired the service’s decades-old M139 Volcano dispenser with a driverless Palletized Load System truck — an upgrade designed to keep combat engineers out of danger. The system also automatically logs locations and uploads it to the Army’s shared battlefield map, or common operating picture. Soldiers from 4th Engineering Battalion remotely fired inert mine canisters from the dispenser in…