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The WNBA All-Star game is this weekend, and that’s not a sentence I ever thought I’d type, but the league’s newest crop of young stars — headlined by the Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese — have forced my hand, because there is a lot of attention on this game.
That’s because bitter rivals Clark and Reese will put their differences aside for an evening when they, along with other WNBA All-Stars, take on the US National team before they jet off to Paris.

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Alpine got out to a tough start Friday at the Hungarian Grand Prix
After a slow start to the 2024 Formula 1 season Alpine pulled themselves out of the basement, as a string of good performances saw the French-based outfit climb up to eighth in the F1 Constructors’ Championship standings. While they were shut out last time out in the British Grand Prix, Alpine arrived in Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix having scored points in four of the last five race weekends.

Who is the real No. 8 — Lamar Jackson or Troy Aikman?
Jackson has filed a complaint with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over Aikman’s attempt to use “EIGHT” on merchandise advertising his beer brand. According to the July 9 filing, the apparel would be “likely to cause confusion, or cause mistake, or to deceive” the public as to whether they’re buying products from Jackson or Aikman’s company.

Gray was the Nationals’ lone All-Star representative last season.

When 3-on-3 overtime was brought to the NHL it was one of the most exciting things in hockey. I don’t know if you remember the early days of it, but every OT turned into this wild, back-and-forth track meet with teams trading scoring chances.
However, over the years, coaches have figured out how to handle 3-on-3 overtime by making puck possession the name of the game and slowing it down, sometimes to a snail’s pace.

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The midway point of The Open is here, and some popular names, including DeChambeau and McIlroy, are headed home.
Thirty-six holes remain at The Open Championship, as half the field went home after Friday’s round.
Royal Troon brought the carnage as the wind continued to blow throughout Friday’s round.
Shane Lowry leads the field by two shots at 7-under-par, carding a 2-under 69 to follow up his 5-under 66. He is among 12 players at even par or lower.
These conditions challenged some of the best players in the world.

The Kansas City Chiefs have had discussions with officials from both Kansas and Missouri as they pursue an updated facility after April’s failed vote for a renovated Arrowhead Stadium.

Utah State’s athletic director and university president told football coach Blake Anderson he was fired for attempting to personally investigate the circumstances of a player’s domestic violence arrest, according to a termination letter obtained by ESPN.

The Grizzlies have traded former lottery pick Ziaire Williams to the Nets in a cap-clearing move.

The Tampa Bay Rays are finally approaching replacing their atrocious home stadium. 
In 2023, after months of relocation rumors, the Rays announced they’d worked out a deal on a new stadium with the city of St. Petersburg.
READ: The Rays Aren’t Going Anywhere, Set To Announce New Stadium Deal
But as is so often the case with stadium proposals, there were plenty of hurdles to clear before the project could start moving forward. One of the biggest hurdles was just cleared on Thursday. The St. Petersburg City Council approved plans on a massive, $6.