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Did Mike Trout cost the United States of America a World Baseball Championship?
Maybe not entirely, but he’s now admitting that his at-bat approach sure didn’t help.
The Los Angeles Angels 10x All-Star outfielder spoke about stepping to the plate with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning as Team USA trailed Japan 3-2 in the WBC Title Game. To add to the drama – he was facing his teammate and one of the best players in all of baseball, Shohei Ohtani.

Even before Wander Franco’s major league debut two years ago, the Rays shortstop has long been viewed as a future superstar for his amazing skills and advanced feel for the game. The production to this point in his early career have matched the hype—but, according to Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash, it appears that the maturation prospect for the young star is still a work in progress.

Chris Paul is headed to his actual team after getting traded out of Phoenix. Washington was just a pit stop for CP3 because the veteran point guard has been traded to the Golden State Warriors for a decent package that includes Draymond Green’s punching bag, Jordan Poole.
According to The Athletic / Stadium’s Shams Charania, Washington (who traded for Paul from the Suns) is trading CP3 for Jordan Poole, a first-round pick and a second-rounder.
Considering Paul’s status as a 38-year-old player, Washington looks like the winner in this exchange.

Wander Franco is on pace to set a number of career bests in 2023.

Brian Kelly says the need for federal action on NIL is urgent, as the LSU coach questioned the current NIL structure and how it threatens programs that don’t produce revenue or have well-funded donors.

The race to reopen a stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is getting a boost from a truck-mounted jet dryer that’s normally used to keep moisture off the track at the Pocono Raceway.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he has some regrets over his handling of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, admitting in a recent interview that granting immunity to the players was “maybe not my best decision ever.

Former LSU and current McNeese State head coach Will Wade was given a two-year show-cause order and a 10-game suspension for three Level I violations.

The Wizards have agreed to a deal to send Chris Paul to the Warriors for a package that includes Jordan Poole and future draft assets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Chris Paul is on the move again in his second shocking trade of the summer.
Paul, 38, is headed to the Warriors in exchange for Jordan Poole, according to multiple reports. The Wizards will also acquire a protected first-round pick in 2030 and a ’27 second rounder. The Point God averaged a steady 13.9 points and 8.9 assists per game for the Suns last season, though he notably missed the final four games of the playoffs with a groin injury. Poole, 24, averaged 20.4 points a night for Golden State, starting 43 of the 82 games he appeared in.