⚠️ IRAN WARDay • Seventh night of US strikes expands to Chabahar’s port tower and bridges across Iran’s south • Iran answers Friday — missiles and drones at Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Jordan; a Kuwaiti power-and-desalination plant hit • Iran claims two tankers afire on Hormuz mines, CENTCOM calls it false; blockade holds • IRGC’s Rezaei warns of “full-scale offensive” if strikes run two or three more days • Brent ~$88, WTI ~$82 • Trump ties strikes to a deal; Iran denies seeking new talks 📈 MARKETSThe war premium jumped into Monday’s close — Brent settled up about 9.6% near $83 and WTI near $79, its biggest one-day jump in six years; Brent has since climbed near $88 and WTI near $82, up about 10% on the week as the blockade holds • US stocks had closed the week at fresh highs • Brent still closed Q2 down about 30%, its worst quarter in six years • the US strategic reserve sits at its lowest since 1983 🏀 SPORTSWorld Cup final is set — Argentina beat England 2–1 in Atlanta on Jul 15 behind a late Messi rally to meet Spain, a 2–0 winner over France, on Jul 19 at MetLife • the AL blanked the NL 4–0 at the All-Star Game, Cody Bellinger MVP • host USMNT went out to Belgium 4–1 at Seattle’s Lumen Field on Jul 6 • the Knicks (first since 1973) and Carolina still hold their banners • the Mariners resume after the All-Star break tonight against San Francisco 🗣 TRUMPIn a primetime address Trump says declassified files show China holds the voter data of 220 million Americans, and orders DOJ prosecutions — the assessment he declassified found no interference with election infrastructure • Arizona’s secretary of state counts “zero new facts”; retiring GOP Sen. Tillis calls the SAVE Act push “impossible to implement by this election” • Trump had already ousted all three remaining Election Assistance Commission members Jul 10, four months out from the midterms • the NYT says federal agents visited its reporters’ homes over their Air Force One–Qatar coverage (NPR, CNBC, Time, The Hill)
FOUR FINGERS NEWS
THE NEWS, NEAT.
LIVE
--:--:-- --
---
■ SPORTS
Seattle & Beyond
Seahawks, Mariners, Kraken, UW. Live scoreboards and the NFL draft.
Seahawks
SEAHAWKS
Loading...
--
NEXT: --
Super Bowl LX champs • 2026 schedule is out — a Wednesday-night home opener Sept 9 at Lumen, with the Chiefs, Cowboys and Bears all visiting • OTAs underway.
Mariners
MARINERS
Loading...
--
NEXT: --
Right around .500 at the season’s midpoint — 44–43 after the Angels series • live record and next game below.
Kraken
KRAKEN
Loading...
--
NEXT: --
34-37-11 • Eliminated Apr 11 • Third straight year outside the playoffs • GM search underway • Draft lottery June 10.
UW Huskies
UW HUSKIES
Loading...
--
NEXT: --
Big Ten money, Pac-12 memories.
NBA
NBA PLAYOFFS
KNICKS WIN — first title since 1973
New York defeats San Antonio 4–1 • Brunson Finals MVP
Season over — New York’s first championship since 1973
Jalen Brunson scored 45 points Saturday and the Knicks rallied from seven down after three quarters to close out San Antonio in five games. The 53-year wait is over. Brunson, who rolled his left ankle and played through it, is the Finals MVP. New York’s first title since 1973 — and the city knows it.
NHL
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
HURRICANES WIN THE CUP — first in 20 years
Carolina defeats Vegas 4–2 • Staal wins Conn Smythe
Season over — Carolina’s first Cup since 2006
Brandon Bussi stopped all 22 shots and Carolina blanked Vegas 3–0 in Game 6 Sunday to win the franchise’s second Stanley Cup, 20 years after its first. Captain Jordan Staal, 37, took the Conn Smythe — the oldest player ever to win it — with six goals in the Final.
📺 LIVE SCOREBOARDS MLB STATSAPI · NHL API · NBA API · AUTO-REFRESH 60s
⚾ MLB SCORES — TODAY ESPN ↗
Loading...
🏀 NBA SCORES — FINALS ESPN ↗
Loading...
🏒 NHL SCORES — STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS ESPN ↗
Loading...
🏈 NFL DRAFT 2026 — PITTSBURGH
ALL 7 ROUNDS WRAPPED APR 25–27
Seahawks finished an eight-pick class. R1 #32 RB Jadarian Price (Notre Dame, Walker’s heir). R2 #64 S Bud Clark (TCU, 15-INT ball-hawk). R3 #99 CB Julian Neal (Arkansas). R5 #148 G Beau Stephens (Iowa). R6 #199 WR Emmanuel Henderson Jr. (Kansas). R7 brought CB Andre Fuller (Toledo, #236), DT Deven Eastern (Minnesota, #242), CB Michael Dansby (Arizona, #255). Six rookies under contract; OTAs open later this month. National grades on Schneider’s class came in middling.
World Cup, final set: Spain beat France 2–0 in Arlington on Jul 14 — Mikel Oyarzabal from the spot, Pedro Porro in the 58th — to reach the final having conceded once all tournament. Argentina joined them, edging England 2–1 in Atlanta on Jul 15 behind a late Messi-fueled rally; the holders meet Spain on Jul 19 at MetLife. The road here ran through Belgium’s 4–1 knockout of host USMNT at Seattle’s Lumen Field on Jul 6, Charles De Ketelaere with a brace after Malik Tillman’s free kick briefly drew the US level. Wimbledon: Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6–7(7), 7–6(2), 6–3, 6–4 on Jul 12 to defend his title and claim a fifth major; Linda Nosková took the women’s crown. MLB All-Star Game: the American League blanked the National League 4–0 at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park on Jul 14 — Cody Bellinger’s two-run single made him MVP in the first All-Star shutout since 2013.

← Back to the front page