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Shohei Ohtani does something absolutely remarkable on the baseball field on a seemingly daily basis, and Friday night was no different for the Angels’ two-way superstar.
In the sixth inning of Los Angeles’s 6–2 loss to the Diamondbacks, Ohtani hit a mammoth 493-foot home run, the longest of his MLB career and his 30th of the season. He is the first player to reach 30 homers on the season, and is two clear of the Braves’ Matt Olsen for the MLB lead.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, this is also the longest home run of the entire MLB season so far.

OH MY, SHOHEI 😱
HOME RUN NO.

Former NFL noseguard and pro wrestler Darren Drozdov passed away Friday at the age of 54.
Drozdov, who played three seasons in the NFL but was known best for his pro wrestling career as “Puke” and later as “Droz,” appeared in the ECW and was a part of the WWE’s debut in 1998. Unfortunately, just as his wrestling career was taking off, he broke his neck in a 1999 match against D’Lo Brown, which paralyzed him from the neck down.
Drozdov eventually regained movement in his arms and upper body, but remained in a wheelchair until his death.

All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton was one of several free agency winners on Friday night, as he signed a lucrative contract extension to remain with the Pacers for the long haul.
Haliburton agreed to a five-year maximum contract extension with Indiana worth up to $260 million, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, as he cements himself as a franchise cornerstone with the Pacers.
So how did Haliburton react to the life changing deal? By channeling his inner “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase from WWE.

Throwing a perfect game is more about luck than talent according to Curt Schilling. I heard that and went WOW, what the hell is he talking about. By the end of the clip, I agreed with him.

As Curt said, “Throwing a perfect game is probably more about luck than talent. Because Pedro, Maddox, Clemens, Glavine, Smoltz, (even) I never threw one. None of us ever threw a perfect game or a no hitter and I think the number one reason is we all threw too many strikes. You have to be effectively wild to throw a no hitter, but not in a perfect game.

San Diego State will NOT be leaving the Mountain West Conference after months of speculation the Aztecs would be on the move.
SDSU was the PAC-12’s top expansion target. The belief has been for months the Aztecs would be scooped up by the PAC-12 in order to shore up the conference losing USC and UCLA to the Big Ten.
However, it’s not going to happen. Despite San Diego State previously sending a letter to the MWC indicating it was leaving, no PAC-12 invite came by the end of June and that means SDSU isn’t going anywhere.
San Diego State not leaving the MWC.

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Russell started P12 in Barcelona before reaching the podium, can he duplicate that in Austria
After a difficult qualifying session saw him start the Spanish Grand Prix in P12, George Russell charged through the field in the race, coming across the line third to help Mercedes to its first double podium of the 2023 Formula 1 season.
The Mercedes driver is left to hope for something similar after a disappointing qualifying session on Friday ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix.

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It is a new day at Red Bull Ring, and points are on the line
Qualifying for the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix is in the books, and it is Max Verstappen on pole yet again, ahead of the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr.
But today is a whole new day.
It is a sprint race weekend for Formula 1 this week, and under the new format, today is a “Sprint Saturday.” That means a stand-alone “Sprint Shootout” to set the grid, followed shortly thereafter by the F1 Sprint race itself.

Every piece of information you need to know leading up to NBA free agency is right here.

The Pacers and All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton have agreed to a five-year, designated max contract extension that could be worth up to $260 million, his agents told ESPN on Friday.

Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane has agreed to a five-year, $207 million max contract extension, his agents told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It is the first $200 million deal ever handed out by Memphis.