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In Dallas, the Cowboys have made their quarterback depth chart official, naming Sam Howell as the team's backup signal-caller after waiving Joe Milton the Third to clear a roster spot for running back Emari Demercado. It's a quiet but deliberate move as Dallas sharpens its roster heading into the season.
Out west, UCLA is dealing with a far more serious shakeup — the Bruins fired athletic director Martin Jarmond on Monday, with chancellor Julio Frenk citing what he called a significant financial deficit putting the entire athletic program on an unsustainable path. This is a program with enormous visibility and even bigger obligations, and the money simply isn't adding up.
And in Arizona, Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte faced reporters for the first time since going unexplained absent during a game against the Red Sox. Through an interpreter, Marte said he failed manager Torey Lovullo, but offered little else. Lovullo, for his part, declined to guarantee it won't happen again — which tells you everything about where that relationship stands right now.
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