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Dallas Cowboys fans, brace yourselves. Starting left guard Tyler Smith is headed to injured reserve after coach Brian Schottenheimer confirmed Monday that Smith will undergo thumb surgery. Losing a Pro Bowl lineman before the season even gets rolling is a serious blow to an offensive line that was already under the microscope.
Shifting to the diamond, Jesus Luzardo was absolutely untouchable Monday night. The Phillies lefty struck out twelve batters and threw two-hit shutout ball against Atlanta in a one-nothing Philadelphia win. One-nothing. Luzardo's first career shutout came in his one hundred fiftieth career start, and the timing couldn't be better as Philly claws for ground in the division.
And on the international stage, Mauricio Pochettino is signaling a new era for the United States Men's National Team. The manager says emerging talents are firmly in the conversation as the USMNT prepares for fall friendlies against Peru, Chile, Mexico, and Canada. With the twenty twenty six World Cup on home soil approaching fast, Pochettino calls it simply a new start, and the competition for roster spots just got very real.
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