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In Chicago, the Cubs got a boost to their pitching staff as right-hander Edward Cabrera has been reinstated from the fifteen-day injured list. Manager Craig Counsell is sliding him into the bullpen for now, giving the Cubs added depth in a rotation that's been stretched thin down the stretch.
Shifting to college football, and Oklahoma took a serious blow early in their matchup with Michigan. Standout linebacker Kip Lewis went down in the first quarter with an apparent right knee injury and did not return. Lewis is a cornerstone of that Sooner defense, and losing him even temporarily could reshape how Oklahoma manages the rest of this game and beyond.
And if you were anywhere near the College GameDay set in Austin this morning, you witnessed something special. A Texas student named Connor drilled Pat McAfee's kicking challenge in front of a roaring crowd, with Matthew McConaughey himself on the sideline losing his mind in celebration. Connor walks away with six hundred thousand dollars of the one point two million dollar prize, and honestly, that might be the best moment of the entire college football weekend.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
