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Michigan opened its college football season with one of the most controversial finishes you'll see all year. Despite replays clearly showing the clock hitting zero, officials gave the Wolverines one extra second, and quarterback J.J. McCarthy made them pay, launching a forty-seven-yard Hail Mary touchdown to steal a thirteen to twelve win over Western Michigan. Ann Arbor is buzzing, and the officiating world is not.
Shifting to the diamond, a quiet act of solidarity played out across two dugouts Saturday night. Cardinals and Rockies players tilted their caps sideways during their game, one day after umpire Doug Eddings ordered St. Louis rookie pitcher Hancel Rincon to straighten his hat. It was a small gesture, but in a sport where unwritten rules run deep, the message landed loud and clear.
And over at Flushing Meadows, Elena Rybakina is rolling. The second seed dispatched Yuliia Starodubtseva seven-six, six-three to punch her ticket to the US Open fourth round. Rybakina had lost to Starodubtseva at the French Open, so this one carried extra weight as she inches closer to the world number one ranking.
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