Author: Michael

Shohei Ohtani’s status at the upcoming trade deadline is one of baseball’s most important stories.
Ohtani’s ability to impact the game on both sides of the ball undoubtedly makes him the most impactful possible acquisition.
That is, if the Los Angeles Angels are willing to trade him.
READ: COULD SHOHEI OHTANI BE ON THE MOVE AT THE TRADE DEADLINE?
But according to ESPN’s Buster Olney, if a trade is actually a serious possibility, executives believe there’s already a clear favorite.
The New York Yankees.

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Sam Hartman was one of the best stories in college football last season. The former Wake Forest quarterback, who sent shockwaves throughout the sport by transferring to Notre Dame during the offseason, almost had to retire from the sport all together.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Sam Hartman looks on during the Notre Dame Blue-Gold Spring Football Game.(Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Hartman, who missed the first week of his fifth-year with the Demon Deacons, was diagnosed with a blood clot prior to the season.

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NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Jordan Spieth of the United States talks to the media during a press conference prior to the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 12, 2023. | Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images
Scheffler admitted that he lost trust in the PGA Tour ahead of the Genesis Scottish Open Wednesday, and so did Jordan Spieth.
Many top players have lost trust in PGA Tour leadership following the tour’s deal with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF).
Add Jordan Spieth to that list.

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Even by college football’s wacky standards, the story of Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman and his removed rib qualifies as downright bizarre.
The sixth-year senior transfer from Wake Forest had a rib surgically removed late last year. Since then, he’s switched schools and begun practicing with the Fighting Irish. But although the rib is no longer causing him any trouble, that doesn’t mean it’s out of his life for good.

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Handcuffs. They’re not just those shiny silver bracelets that law enforcement uses to keep scofflaws from causing further trouble. They’re also an important part of what is a smart fantasy football build in drafts. In our world, the term “handcuffing” refers to drafting the immediate backup of one or both of your starting running backs.
Some handcuffs are more valuable than others. In fact, some can’t even be labeled as handcuffs alone, including those who are their team’s No. 2 back in a committee. In those cases, I am labeling them as handcuffs so they are not included here.

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ESPN deceptively edited a video for its ESPYS presentation in which Will Cain discussed the pay gap for the U.S. women’s national soccer team.
The video was from four years ago when Cain, now a Fox News host, worked at ESPN.
Here’s the full context:

ESPN just smeared @willcain as a sexist at the ESPYs.
When airing a video honoring the U.S. women’s soccer team for their equal pay lawsuit, they included out of context remarks from an ESPN segment he did four years ago.
They didn’t include his full remarks because he… pic.twitter.

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Penn State football hopes to replicate its success from a year ago with another 10+ win season in 2023. The Nittany Lions return 14 starters from the Rose Bowl team, rising stars Drew Allar, Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen are set to take over on offense, and the defense ranked among the best in the Big Ten last fall.
However, if there is a concern, it is the defensive front. There is a lack of size and manpower at the defensive tackle position.
Three of the seven scholarship players listed at that position during spring practice were listed at 275 pounds or less.

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