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Foster Griffin has been named to the NL All-Star team!

He replaces Braxton Ashcraft on the roster.

Your starting pitchers for the 2026 All-Star Game on FOX! 💪

The new ABC simulcast brought a record audience for the 2026 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.

ESPN announced that the half-hour simulcast across ABC and ESPN2 averaged 5 million viewers. The previous Hot Dog Contest highs were 1.9 million for live coverage in 2011 and 2.8 million for taped coverage in 2014.

Viewership was also up 209% compared to 2025, with an average of 1.6 million viewers on ESPN2.

The Hot Dog Contest viewership, albeit only lasting 30 minutes, was still strong compared to other sports on July 4th weekend. A similarly short MLB All-Star Selection Show, featuring a direct lead-in from the World Cup, averaged 5.9 million viewers.

Comparisons to previous years are affected by Nielsen’s shift to the new Big Data methodology, which has generally boosted live sports viewership, sometimes by as much as 15%. The increases for the Hot Dog Contest are so large compared to previous years that Big Data is unlikely to account for a 209% increase.

A more likely explanation for the massive viewership increase is the ABC simulcast, the first time the Hot Dog Contest has ever aired over-the-air. The broadcast was on ABC as part of the network’s Disney Celebrates America programming on July 4.

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Vinod Khosla's wife, Neeru Khosla, will serve as the Seattle Seahawks controlling owner, per the memo the NFL sent today to all 32 teams.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, died Saturday evening after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said in a statement posted on social media. He was 71.

READ MORE: https://wgntv.com/politics-3/ap-us-senator-lindsey-graham-has-died-after-a-brief-and-unexpected-illness-his-office-says/

Former 49ers WR/KR Trent Taylor announced his retirement from the NFL after seven seasons.

Taylor, 32, hauled in 88 receptions for 845 yards and 3 TD with 13 rush yards on five attempts in 80 career games. He also recorded 106 yards on eight kick returns (13.3 YPR) and 1,051 yards on 112 punt returns (9.4 YPR).

Taylor was selected by the 49ers in the fifth-round of the 2017 NFL Draft out of Louisiana Tech.

After three seasons in San Francisco, Taylor went on to play for the Bengals and Bears before returning to the 49ers in 2024.

A group led by San Francisco 49ers limited partner Vinod Khosla has agreed to purchase the Seattle Seahawks for $9.6 billion, a record sale price for an NFL franchise, per and me.