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The Padres are one of the best teams in Major League Baseball. And with all of their young stars, they’re also one of the most fun teams to watch in MLB. 
That proved to be the case again Monday night when they beat the Diamondbacks in a back-and-forth game that ended with Ha-Seong Kim blasting a game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth that had his teammates going wild and had Petco Park going off. 
You know what made this home run even more fun? The Korean broadcast call of it.

This merger isn’t good for anyone except the billionaires at the top.
Months of speculation ended on Monday when Endeavor, the parent company of the UFC, formally announced it reached an agreement to purchase 51 percent of WWE with the plans of merging the companies. It brings together two of the biggest combat sports brands on the planet, with UFC representing the unscripted athletic side, while WWE will continue its sports entertainment brand.
On the surface it might seem like this is all fine.

Despite his record-breaking season, the new Yankees captain is still looking for the edge that will deliver his team a first World Series title since 2009.

Winning national championships runs in the family for LSU’s Angel Reese and UConn’s Jordan Hawkins.
The cousins from Maryland both won national titles with their respective schools in the last two days. Reese and LSU beat Iowa 102–85 and earned the game’s MVP award on Sunday.
After UConn won the men’s NCAA title on Monday night, Hawkins was asked about how it felt to have Reese and him both win national championships this year. It sounds like the two already have plans to celebrate together.

Monday night’s game between the Mariners and Angels was not the first time that Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki came together on the baseball diamond, but it was just as powerful as the first. The former continues to have the utmost respect for the latter, for whom he has long talked about his admiration.

I have nothing but the utmost respect for him. What he has done for this game, our country and the fans. I wish we could have played against him, but it wasn’t meant to be.

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Until the contract is signed for a bout in London pitting Leon Edwards against Colby Covington, then Jorge Masvidal will still believe he is next in line for a shot at the welterweight title.
Masvidal faces off against Gilbert Burns this Saturday at UFC 287 in Miami, a homecoming for the self-proclaimed king of the city.
“I never underestimate any man, but this is a favorable matchup,” says Masvidal. “I’m going to run through him. And after next week, I’ll be competing for the belt.

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Let’s rank the favorites at The Masters.
The Masters doesn’t need drama away from the course to make for a compelling week. But the 87th edition of the event has plenty of unique angles affecting many of golf’s best players.
Animosity and confusion lingers in the midst of the ongoing PGA Tour vs. LIV Golf battle. Tiger Woods will attempt to conquer Augusta with improved health and a made cut in February at the Genesis Invitational.

The national champions are ESPN’s early favorite to pull off in 2024 what hasn’t happened since 2007: a back-to-back NCAA title.

Jordan Hawkins and Angel Reese were born just seven days apart, grew up less than an hour from each other, and share the best title in college sports — national champion. Reese and LSU wrapped up its two-loss season with a win over Iowa on Sunday, Hawkins and UConn wrapped up their dominant postseason run with another blowout win over San Diego State on Monday.
Baltimore was well represented in both games. As was their family.
Reese and Hawkins are cousins. They are both from the DMV and the former used to cook the latter on the blacktop as kids.

Top-level women’s professional soccer is back in the Bay Area.
The National Women’s Soccer League announced Tuesday morning that its 14th team will begin play in 2024 in Northern California, according to a league release. Former United States internationals Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner will serve on the club’s board.