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A new head coach can change a program’s ceiling overnight. For Virginia Tech, the bet is James Franklin, whose first season in charge starts with defining what “fixed” looks like and how quickly it can show up on the field.
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In a first look at Cole Carrigg’s intensity at Chavez Ravine, Colorado got two-run swings from a switch-hitter who played as if the moment was built for him. The result went the Dodgers’ way, but the message was unmistakable.
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The Olympic heavyweight wrestling gold medalist prepares to make his Octagon start at UFC 329 on July 11, with coach Greg Jackson portraying him as the most gifted athlete he has ever coached.
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Boston’s president of basketball operations acknowledged the emotional weight of moving a homegrown star, but tied the decision to keeping the Celtics able to field a competitive roster under the league’s newer financial constraints.
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Brooklyn completed early offseason business that was described as already agreed, yet the larger, multi-team deal aimed at reshaping its frontcourt picture was pushed to a later point in the process.
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The Titans defensive lineman revisited his former coach’s immediate success in New England, praising how Vrabel connects with players off the field even as Simmons admitted he thought Tennessee would get the same kind of payoff.
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After a 10-1 defeat to the Giants, Toronto manager John Schneider put words to a season that has repeatedly felt more corrosive than merely unlucky, pointing to the need to keep focus on players rather than emotions in public.
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A Vanderbilt player and 11 others filed a court challenge seeking immediate relief tied to the NCAA’s newly approved age-based eligibility structure, aiming to secure an additional season for certain athletes whose timelines were affected by the transition.
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Sacramento won a back-and-forth Summer League game in which Milwaukee challenged late, but couldn’t finish. The day’s standout arrivals were on the Kings side, with a standout performance from their top rookie, and a solid debut from Milwaukee’s own No. 10 pick, Brayden Burries.
