Mid Morning Mike Check: USMNT OUT, Hazing Death?, Platner Scandal,...

Mid Morning Mike Check 7/7/2026

In the end, that call from Trump didn't matter. Flo Balogun took the field last night against Belgium, and the U.S. still got beat. They're now out of the World Cup. A former college football coach facing is felony charges due to a deadly hazing incident. For the 18 year old victim was his first -- and last -- day on the team. Democrats around the country looking at Maine and saying, "Is this the best you could do?" Their nominee, Graham Platner, is dealing with another scandal. The world's first AI-generated actress is about to star in her -- or ITS -- own movie. What can we expect from Tilly Norwood's debut? President Trump heads to Turkey for the big NATO summit....and the heat in Europe is now leading to some serious wildfires. With Mitch McConnell MIA for three weeks and his office not releasing a lot of information, the conspiracy theorists are having a field day. Nothing says romance like a crunchwrap supreme. A couple celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary decided to do it at Taco Bell of all places. A hard landing on a river in New York City. It's Sully 2.0, and just like the original, it was terrifying for the passengers, but they all survived.

Mid Morning Mike Check: USMNT OUT, Hazing Death?, Platner Scandal,...

In the end, that call from Trump didn't matter. Flo Balogun took the field last night against Belgium, and the U.S. still got beat. They're now out of the World Cup. A former college football coach facing is felony charges due to a deadly hazing incident. For the 18 year old victim was his first -- and last -- day on the team. Democrats around the country looking at Maine and saying, "Is this the best you could do?" Their nominee, Graham Platner, is dealing with another scandal. The world's first AI-generated actress is about to star in her -- or ITS -- own movie. What can we expect from Tilly Norwood's debut?

Mid Morning Mike Check: Trump x NATO, Mitch McConnell, Taco Bell Anniversary,...

President Trump heads to Turkey for the big NATO summit....and the heat in Europe is now leading to some serious wildfires. With Mitch McConnell MIA for three weeks and his office not releasing a lot of information, the conspiracy theorists are having a field day. Nothing says romance like a crunchwrap supreme. A couple celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary decided to do it at Taco Bell of all places. A hard landing on a river in New York City. It's Sully 2.0, and just like the original, it was terrifying for the passengers, but they all survived.

Mid Morning Mike Check: USMNT Gets A Boost, Portugal vs Spain in Dallas, July 4th Roundup,...

Team USA's top scorer gets re-instated by FIFA for tonight's match against Belgium, but why? Belgium wants answers. Live to Dallas Stadium for a preview of today's all-Iberian match between Portugal and Spain. Russell Scott is hanging out with the fans. A coast-to-coast July 4th roundup, and a new survey showing a growing number of Americans who don't even know why we celebrate that day. Lost your invitation? No problem. We'll tell you exactly what you missed at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding.

Mid Morning Mike Check 7/6/2026

Team USA's top scorer gets re-instated by FIFA for tonight's match against Belgium, but why? Belgium wants answers. Live to Dallas Stadium for a preview of today's all-Iberian match between Portugal and Spain. Russell Scott is hanging out with the fans. A coast-to-coast July 4th roundup, and a new survey showing a growing number of Americans who don't even know why we celebrate that day. Lost your invitation? No problem. We'll tell you exactly what you missed at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding. All these World Cup fans following their teams here in North America. How do they do it? How do they get all that time off? A case of OFF-road rage in Florida. It happened in a parking lot, where a stolen spot led to gunplay. Three firefighters remembered this weekend in Colorado, killed by one of more than a dozen out-of-control wildfires in the Western U.S. Mexico gets eliminated from the World Cup, and adding insult to injury, they lose their Rolexes too.