The winner of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will receive a record jackpot of $50 million, FIFA said Wednesday. That figure is up from $42 million in 2022 and $38 million in 2018. But it is still less than half of what was on offer at the much less-hyped Club World Cup earlier this year. World soccer’s governing body said the total prize fund for the World Cup, staged in the United States, Canada and Mexico, was $655 million -- a 50% increase on the previous edition in Qatar. Learn

The Giants bolstered their starting rotation on Tuesday. San Francisco agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract with right-handed pitcher Adrian Houser. Houser, 32, went 8-5 and posted a 3.31 ERA with 92 strikeouts and 38 walks in 125 combined innings pitched with the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays last season. Selected by the Houston Astros in the second round of the 2011 MLB Draft, Houser made his MLB debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2015 before returning to the

The Bay Bridge light installation is coming back to the landmark after a three-year break. The Bay Lights made their debut in 2013 and twinkled for 10 years on the Bay Bridge before the weather wore them down. Illuminate, the group behind the lights, promised to eventually bring them back. They now say they have the money needed to turn the lights back on and hope to do so in March 2026. Learn More