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Cooper Flagg has somehow exceeded the stratospheric hype.
The NBA had a premonition Cooper Flagg was bound for future superstardom long before he put on a Duke jersey. It was the NBA’s interest that convinced Flagg to reclassify, essentially skipping his senior year of high school to enroll in college at just 17 years old. It was at the NBA’s behest that he arrived at USA Basketball training camp this past summer, where he famously out-played some of the best players in the world in scrimmages ahead of the Paris Olympics.

United States midfielder Christian Pulisic limped off with another injury in AC Milan’s win against Como on Tuesday.

With longtime quarterbacks coach Tom Clements retiring, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said Jordan Love’s next step is “to evolve as a vocal leader.

Disgruntled Heat star Jimmy Butler reiterated to team president Pat Riley in a face-to-face meeting last week that he wants to be traded, league sources told ESPN.

The man who allegedly stalked Caitlin Clark, Michael Lewis, is being held on $50,000 bail and ordered not to have any contact with Clark after a disruptive hearing Tuesday in Indianapolis.

House Democrats employed every scare tactic at their disposal, but failed to stop the common-sense bill, “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” from passing in the House of Representatives.  
The bill, H.R. 28, passed by a 218-206 margin with all Republicans voting “yea” and all but two Democrats voting “nay.” 
The two Democrats who broke with party lines and voted “yea” were Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez, both from Texas.

The Montreal Canadiens will be without the services of rookie forward Emil Heineman for a few weeks after a scary incident in Utah in which he was hit by car.
The Habs are in Salt Lake City for a game against the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night, but Monday, they received word that Heineman had been involved in a pedestrian accident, per the CBC.
The incident happened around 2:55 p.m. local time, according to Salt Lake City police, but when officers arrived at the scene after getting a call about a collision involving a pedestrian, they were unable to find either party involved.

Diontae Johnson can’t stick to a team, no matter the level of desperation. 
The Houston Texans have waived the ex-Pro Bowl wide receiver after joining the team before the postseason and making two appearances, including Saturday’s Wild Card matchup against the LA Chargers.
Buzz around the internet suggests Johnson was upset by his lack of playing time. According to ESPN, on Saturday, “Johnson was visibly upset in the locker room. He was fully dressed sitting at his locker staring in frustration because of a lack of playing time and targets.

The saga of where Roki Sasaki will play Major League Baseball is finally coming to a close.
Sasaki has just over a week before his posting window closes, the 2025 international free agency class is now open, and after conducting a second round of meetings, his decision is rapidly approaching. And reports broke on Monday that he’d informed a number of teams that he’d be signing elsewhere.
Just a few days ago, it seemed like the San Francisco Giants were one of the three favorites, along with the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers.

A fan nearly lost his fingers on a frigid night a year ago in Kansas City. Here’s the inside story of the fourth-coldest game in NFL history.