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The biggest story in college football right now has nothing to do with a touchdown and everything to do with a clock. Michigan survived Western Michigan on a forty-seven yard scoring strike with no time remaining — except there was no time remaining before that play either. The Big Ten replay crew manufactured an extra tick, handing the Wolverines a win they did not earn, and the calls for Western Michigan to formally protest are getting louder by the hour.
Staying in the sport but shifting the mood entirely — out in Seattle, the Seahawks are preparing to raise their championship banner while simultaneously breaking in a new ownership group. It is a franchise in transition at the highest possible moment, balancing celebration with the uncertainty of fresh leadership taking the reins on one of the biggest stages in professional football.
And over in baseball, Cardinals and Rockies players made a quiet but pointed statement Saturday, tilting their hats in solidarity with rookie reliever Hancel Rincon after umpire Doug Eddings ordered him to straighten his cap the night before. A small gesture, maybe, but in a clubhouse it carries weight — and veterans on both sides decided that power move deserved a response.
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