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The NFL is officially global, and the MCG proved it. Over one hundred thousand fans packed Melbourne's iconic cricket ground to watch the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco forty-niners kick off the two thousand twenty six season on Australian soil, making it one of the largest crowds in NFL history.
And speaking of that game, Mike Evans wasted no time making his presence felt in red and gold. The veteran wide receiver hauled in his one hundred ninth career touchdown, his first as a forty-niner, helping San Francisco take a ten to seven lead over the Rams at halftime in what is shaping up to be a tight one down under.
Meanwhile, back in the NBA, Jonathan Kuminga made his free agency decision loud and clear, choosing the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Los Angeles Lakers. When asked about the Lakers' culture, Kuminga pointedly declined to call it a winning one, a quiet burn that speaks volumes about where his head was throughout this process.
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