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In Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the Little League World Series opened with a moment nobody in attendance will forget anytime soon. Bayonne, New Jersey's Mason Rincon stepped to the plate in the bottom of the sixth with the game on the line and launched a two-hundred-sixty-foot walk-off home run to give the Garden State a two-to-one victory over Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Day one of the two thousand twenty six series, and New Jersey already owns it.
Across the Atlantic at Headingley, England have Pakistan right where they want them. After nearly four hours of rain delay, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, and Dan Lawrence all posted half-centuries as England finished day two on three hundred sixty-six for eight, building a first-innings lead of one hundred ninety-five runs. Pakistan will need something extraordinary on day three to claw their way back into this Test.
And in Philadelphia, the post-A.J. Brown era is officially underway. With a massive target share suddenly available, all eyes are on how Jalen Hurts distributes the ball among a receiver room now headlined by DeVonta Smith and emerging second-year wideout Makai Lemon. The Eagles believe they have the pieces. Training camp will tell us if they're right.
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