Famed skydiver and BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner dies at 56 Baumgartner achieved international recognition in 2012 when he performed a jump from 24 miles above the Earth, higher than anyone before him. He died on Thursday in a paragliding accident.

Before that date turns full focus to the fast-approaching season, it's worth taking a few late-summer looks at the Big Ten team recruiting rankings for the class of 2026. The rankings are close to final, with limited commitments trickling in throughout the month.

Happy birthday to Stars captain Jamie Benn, actor Vin Diesel, and actress Kristen Bell.

Here's today's Strands answers and hints. These clues will help you solve The New York Times' popular puzzle game, Strands, every day.

July 18 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. July 17 (UPI) -- Stephen Colbert announced at the taping of Thursday's "The Late Show" that CBS decided to end the show in May. CBS released a statement citing finances.

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Its Friday, July 18 and the Reds (50-47) are in Queens to open a series against the Mets (55-42) at Citi Field. Nick Lodolo is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati against Sean Manaea for New York.

These three days will be tacked onto the seven days from July 7-13 into a singular scoring period. The short weekend means that teams' fourth and fifth starters coming out of the All-Star break won't get to work until the following week.