Team leadership is strong, and so is ownership. Stadium financing is satisfying. If only FIFA would stay out of the way.

Aaron Judge has continued to add to his Bronx Bomber legacy, a resume that includes the American League home run record with 62. The Yankees slugger was the 32nd overall pick in the 2013 MLB draft.

Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer whose rich, steady baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the ...