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“I think he’s embarrassed about it all. He’s apologized profusely.

Matt Duffy has earned his spot on the Royals this season by lining up all across the infield dirt. But after what happened to him in the first inning of Monday’s game against Guardians, he might want to re-examine his role as a utility infielder by investing in a new first baseman’s glove.
Cleveland’s first batter of the game, Steven Kwan, hit a routine ground ball to Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., whose throw to Duffy at first base was right on the money.

This doesn’t happen every day.

One of the biggest college football teams of all time is getting its own Netflix documentary.
“Swamp Kings,” centered on Urban Meyer’s dominant yet tragic Florida Gators team, will release on Aug. 1.
The Netflix doc — a genre that produces more wins than losses — will chronicle the triumphant run in Gainesville in the 2000s.
For a story centered on the ragtag team, including Tim Tebow, Percy Harvin, the Pounceys and Aaron Hernandez, expect incredible highs to complement the deep lows.

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One day after collapsing on air before Real Madrid’s 3–2 exhibition win over AC Milan at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, ESPN analyst Shaka Hislop took to Twitter to update fans on his health.
“Well, that was awkward. What a 24 hours this has been,” Hislop said in a video tweeted by ESPN on Monday afternoon. “Every so often in life gives you a moment to pause and this was mine. There’s so much I have to be thankful for—my wife, kids, family, loved ones, friends.”
Hislop thanked the many people who reached out following the incident, which made news around the world.

The NFL suspended Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike for violating the NFL’s gambling policy, and it attracted a range of reactions on Monday as the league continues to bring the hammer down on offenders.
Uwazurike, a 2022 fourth-round pick out of Iowa State, received an indefinite suspension for “betting on games” during the ’22 season. The violation will sideline the 25-year-old for at least the ’23 season, with Uwazurike “eligible to petition for reinstatement no earlier than July 24, 2024.

A Division-III college in New York unveiled its first new stadium playing surface since 2006 last week and it immediately set the internet on fire— not unlike the field itself. SUNY Morrisville rolled out its brand-new, all-black turf.
Every inch of the field is jet black, except for hashmarks and boundary lines for multiple sports. Boise State, Eastern Washington, Eastern Kentucky, Coastal Carolina, and Central Arkansas all play on non-green turf fields. Not one of them is black.
SUNY Morrisville has the first all-black field in the country.

Team owner Jimmy Haslam said it’s “really dangerous” to float “now or never” timelines. But after the cloudy nature of the Browns’ past two years, expectations for 2023 aren’t exactly low.

There’s a lot at stake for coach Kevin Stefanski and QB Deshaun Watson this season, but owner Jimmy Haslam isn’t eager to heap too much pressure on his team.

Deshaun Watson is preparing for his first full season with the Cleveland Browns. The team traded for the quarterback prior to last season. However, the NFL suspended him for 11 games over sexual assault allegations — and subsequent civil lawsuits — from over 20 different massage therapists.
Watson played just six games last season and he didn’t perform particularly well. He completed just 58% of his passes, well-below the 69% he posted over his final three seasons in Houston.
This year, though, Watson is able to practice fully with the team during training camp and the preseason.