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Australia coach Tony Popovic has signed a contract extension through early 2027 on the eve of his team's World Cup opening match against Turkey on Saturday.

Australia coach Popovic signs contract extension ahead of Socceroos' opener at World Cup

The United States has not given a visa to the head of the Palestinian Football Association even though FIFA typically invites the heads of each national federation to attend the World Cup.

Head of Palestinian soccer says he wasn't granted US visa to attend World Cup

The Sacramento region strives to be more than just a way station for the Athletics before they complete their move from Oakland to Las Vegas.

Sacramento hopes to make its pitch for expansion after the Athletics leave for Las Vegas

The Carolina Hurricanes got the needed uptick in production from top-line forwards Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho to move within a victory of claiming the Stanley Cup.

Hurricanes' top-line performers come through as Carolina moves within a win of claiming Stanley Cup

This U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills is all about history.

US OPEN '26: Scottie Scheffler trying to make history and Shinnecock tries to avoid recent history

Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time after certain injuries.

Tarik Skubal, the Cleveland Browns and other athletes credit a tiny new scope for faster recoveries

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"It used to be like nobody followed soccer, now everybody's into it," said Matt Tyrrel of Floral Park.

LI World Cup fans anxious to cheer on their teams

Jets' first-year passing game coordinator has a fan in coach Aaron Glenn: "Just keep your eye on him . . . He's going to be hell of a coach."

Like father, like son for Seth Ryan? Well, not Rex-actly

Buck Showalter watched as Joe Torre and Bob Brenly won the World Series shortly after replacing Showalter with the Yankees and Diamondbacks. Now Knicks coach Mike Brown is a win away from doing the same thing after replacing Tom Thibodeau.

What's going through Thibodeau's mind these days? Showalter knows how he must feel

The acrobatic play capped the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history, and his coaches and teammates were brimming with gratitude.

Unassuming Anunoby etches himself into Knicks history with go-ahead tip-in in Game 4

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Matthew Smith pleaded guilty in a Riverhead courtroom for a DWI crash that claimed the life of off-duty police officer Patricia Espinosa. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger has more.

Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed Nassau police officer

Sister Marie Mackey, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood. The nuns have added an orange candle for the Knicks to their array of blue candles lit for peace.

Long Island nuns praying for a Knicks title

Police have raided nearly 240 spas in the last five years — 85 places more than once — and arrests are up more than 1200%. Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie has the details.

Hundreds of LI massage spas sell sex. Neighbors complain. Raids are up. Business thrives.

The best friends, who are known at South Side High School as the "Dynamic Duo," are among Newsday's 2026 Extraordinary Seniors.

Extraordinary Seniors: Seniors Alex Banilower and Luke Schauf

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed stops by the iconic Jamesport Country Store, your go-to destination for vintage antiques, vibrant local art, and charming homegrown goods.

Out East: Take a step back in time at the Jamesport Country Store

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Yaphank Deli to try their "chip bag sandwich."

Trendy Bites: It's a bag of chips ... it's a sandwich ... it's the chip bag sandwich! 

The lack of formal reporting requirements is part of a statewide effort to keep kids in homes and out of the child welfare system, advocates say. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday investigative reporter Payton Guion have more.

Jor’Dynn Duncan missed 40 days of school before her death. Her district wasn't required to flag it.

NYU researchers are surveying the Eastern box turtle population to better understand how they are faring against habitat destruction, roadways and global warming.`

Turtle-sniffing dogs searching LI woods to help protect a species

Dennis Arfa, the architect of the Piano Man's record-breaking residency at Madison Square Garden, was inducted on Saturday into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports.

Billy Joel inducts longtime collaborator into LI Music Hall of Fame

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland chats with LGBT Network President David Kilmnick and Newsday features reporter David J. Criblez about Long Island's 2026 Pride Month celebrations.

Pride Month: Parades, concerts, and more 2026 celebrations

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