Welcome to your sports today rundown for Wednesday, July 15, 2026. If you only have two minutes for sports news today, these are the five stories moving the needle across the American League, the NBA Summer League, the WNBA, the NFL, and the golf world. Grab your coffee and let’s get you caught up before the day gets going.
The American League beat the National League 4-0 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Tuesday, the first shutout in the Midsummer Classic in 13 years and just the eighth ever. Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger did the heavy lifting, driving in two runs with a first-inning single off Cristopher Sanchez before teammate Ben Rice added an RBI knock. Bellinger, starting in place of the injured Aaron Judge (rib fracture), took home MVP honors and became the fourth Yankee ever to win it, joining Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and Giancarlo Stanton. Eleven AL pitchers combined to hold the NL to three hits with 15 strikeouts. Regular-season games resume this weekend, and the AL just sent a loud message.
The 2026 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas is delivering exactly the kind of rookie theater fans tune in for. No. 4 pick Caleb Wilson dropped 35 points in his Vegas debut, the second-most ever in a Summer League debut since the event launched in 2004, and he did it while flashing a new outside stroke with seven made threes. No. 3 pick Cameron Boozer answered with a polished 23-point, six-rebound, four-assist line in his own debut. The early Rookie of the Year race is already taking shape, and front offices are getting their first real look at how this draft class translates to the pros. More games run tonight in Vegas.
Caitlin Clark is once again the biggest name in women’s basketball. The Indiana Fever guard was voted a WNBA All-Star Game starter for the third straight season, finishing second in overall fan voting with more than one million votes. For the first time, all three of Indiana’s stars, Clark, Aliyah Boston, and Kelsey Mitchell, were named starters in the same year, a sign of how far the Fever have come. The 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game tips off July 26 at the United Center in Chicago, with All-Star weekend festivities beginning July 23. Expect Clark’s every possession to be must-watch television, just as it has been all season.
The NFL’s quietest standoff is getting loud. Baker Mayfield wants a long-term extension from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before training camp opens later this month, and the two sides were reportedly “not anywhere close” as of late June. Mayfield is entering the final year of the three-year, $100 million deal he signed in 2024, and he has made clear he will table all contract talk once camp begins. Coming off a 2025 season in which he threw for 3,693 yards and 26 touchdowns while playing through multiple injuries, Mayfield holds real leverage. Stadium Rant broke down exactly where the negotiation stands here. The next few weeks will define Tampa Bay’s outlook.
Golf’s oldest major returns Thursday, July 16, as the 154th Open Championship gets underway at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, running through Sunday. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler arrives chasing history, aiming to become the first back-to-back Open winner since Padraig Harrington in 2008 and 2009 after his four-shot romp at Royal Portrush last summer. The field is loaded, with all of the top 50 players in the world ranking set to tee it up alongside past champions from 28 countries. Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, and a deep chase pack will push Scheffler on a links test that always produces drama. You can find the full how-to-watch guide and field breakdown at ESPN.
Summer League runs into the night in Las Vegas with more rookies auditioning for rotation minutes, and the golf world will be glued to early tee times from Royal Birkdale come Thursday morning. Check back tomorrow for a fresh sports today roundup.
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