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Seven years after he carried Toronto to its only NBA title, Kawhi Leonard is heading back to the Raptors, and the basketball world is paying attention. The move comes amid a salary cap circumvention scandal involving the Clippers, with governor Steve Ballmer publicly taking responsibility just hours before commissioner Adam Silver is set to address the situation. The North rises again, but the questions surrounding this deal are far from settled.
Shifting to the gridiron, early returns on Mike LaFleur as Arizona Cardinals head coach are turning heads. In a Week One matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium, LaFleur and quarterback Jacoby Brissett showed enough to suggest the Cardinals front office made a sound hire. It's one game, but in the NFL, first impressions carry weight.
And in tennis, Ben Shelton's run at the two thousand twenty six US Open ended in heartbreak at the final against Alexander Zverev. Shelton had already authored one of the tournament's great moments, a five-set dismantling of Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals, but a prematch decision is now drawing scrutiny from fans wondering if it ultimately cost him a shot at his first major title.
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