Author: Michael

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Defensive coordinators deserve our respect.
One of the biggest anecdotes about Tim Walz that has been repeated during the Democratic National Convention is how he turned around an 0-and-27 Mankato West football team and made the high school into state champs as defensive coordinator. It’s a story that has been going around for years since Walz started his political career, but now there are some who have really taken exception to the story.

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Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge were already arguably the two best hitters in Major League Baseball. And somehow they’ve gotten even better in 2024. And in a year when offense has been difficult to come by, both are chasing their own unique version of history. 
Judge already had one of the best offensive seasons in baseball history in 2022, hitting 62 home runs with a .686 slugging percentage. He’s been better in 2024. With 35 games remaining, Judge is hitting .334/.465/.722.

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Money has always been a talking point within professional golf, but it has taken over seemingly every aspect of the sport in recent years. The emergence of LIV Golf and guaranteed paydays for its players, which has forced the PGA Tour to increase its own purses and introduce signature events, has made it virtually impossible to have a conversation about the professional side of the game without talking money.
Rory McIlroy said it best back in April: “I think the one thing we’ve learned in golf over the last two years is there’s never enough [money].

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