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The Pittsburgh Pirates fan who fell over PNC Park’s 21-foot wall is awake enough to give his first interview, nearly a week after his accident. 
Speaking with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Kavan Markwood said he hasn’t watched any video of the fall that left him motionless on the warning track. He reportedly described his injuries as “broken everything,” but said he is expected to be released from Allegheny General Hospital in about a week.
From the Tribune-Review:

“I’m all right,” he said. “I can’t really sleep. I have a lot of back pain.

The NASCAR Cup Series goes to a new venue for a fifth consecutive season. The championship race changes tracks next year. How the series crowns its champion also could be different in 2026.

In a sport whose competitors can travel nearly 200 mph, what is happening off track can be dizzying to some — or seemingly slow to others.

Either way, it’s not stagnant.

“I think it’s always changing and always evolving,” former Cup champion Chase Elliott said of the sport. “I don’t think that’s ever going to stop. There has been a lot of it … over the last three or four years.

Wisconsin football signed Hawaii transfer wide receiver Dekel Crowdus on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
The Badgers extended an offer to the late transfer portal entry on April 26. The program was on a transfer offer sheet that also included Charlotte, Texas State, Coastal Carolina, Washington State, West Virginia, Utah and Arkansas.
Crowdus joins Wisconsin after one season at Hawaii. He began his career at Kentucky, where he originally signed as a four-star recruit, ranked as the No. 307 player in the class of 2021 and the No. 49 wideout.

Koby Brea was one of the top shooters in the country, and the former Kentucky guard was recently mentioned as a possible sleeper pick in the 2025 NBA draft by one analyst.
Brea averaged 11.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists on 43.5% shooting from 3-point range in 36 games as a fifth-year senior with the Wildcats. Averaging 5.9 attempts per game, Brea led the SEC in 3-point percentage and ranked ninth among all players in Division I.
The 22-year-old is considered a possible second-round pick this year, given his ability as a high-level shooter.

MIAMI (AP) — Injuries to Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers continued to pile up Wednesday as right-hander Evan Phillips went on the 15-day injured list with right forearm discomfort.
Right-hander Matt Sauer was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Phillips had just been activated from the injured list on April 19 after missing 21 games with a right rotator cuff strain. The reliever has made seven appearances this season with one save, striking out six and walking two while allowing no runs.
Phillips’ injury adds to a series of health woes for the Dodgers’ pitching staff.

Jrue Holiday doesn’t rack up a ton of steals or blocks, but there is no player more important to the Celtics’ stingy defense — or their hopes to beat the Knicks and repeat as champions.

Eight teams remain in the race to the 2025 title. Zach Kram maps the championship path for each contender.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without starting goaltender Anthony Stolarz for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which means it will be up to Joseph Woll to backstop the team in what is already an incredibly heated battle with the Florida Panthers.
The 31-year-old had a rough night at the office on Monday night, when he took a hard wrist shot straight to the mask from Sam Reinhart early in the game and then was hit in the head by Panthers forward Sam Bennett, after which he was seen vomiting into a bucket at the team’s bench.
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After the CAS confirmed León’s expulsion, FIFA has set the two teams who will compete for the final spot.
There will be a playoff.
Today, FIFA announced that a match between Los Angeles FC and Club América will take place to determine who will replace Club León at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.