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Bad news out of Pittsburgh tonight — Braxton Ashcraft, the Pirates' fourteen-game winner and All-Star right-hander, is heading to the fifteen-day injured list with right arm discomfort. That's a significant blow for a Pittsburgh rotation that's been leaning on him all season, and the timing couldn't be worse as the postseason picture tightens.
Shifting to a story that goes well beyond the scoreboard — former NFL running back LeShon Johnson has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for running a dogfighting operation. Authorities seized one hundred ninety dogs from Johnson, the largest number ever taken from a single individual in a federal dogfighting case according to the Department of Justice. A grim chapter for a former professional athlete.
And across the Atlantic, something worth watching as Manchester United's Benjamin Sesko is turning heads fast. Two goals in two matches since returning to the starting lineup, and now United heads into Sunday's clash with Manchester City riding that momentum. Sesko gives this side a physical, direct threat they've been missing, and the derby stage is exactly where you want to find your form.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
