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The LSU and Ole Miss rivalry has taken a turn that goes well beyond the field. Princewill Umanmielen, the Tigers' edge rusher, was served court papers outside the LSU facility Tuesday in connection with a lawsuit filed by Ole Miss this summer. He's set to face the Rebels in Oxford in just days, making this one of the stranger pregame storylines in recent college football memory.
Shifting to the hardwood, Angel Reese has a new nickname and she earned every syllable of it. After Team USA captured World Cup gold, Reese hit the floor and made a confetti angel in celebration, and just like that, the internet did what the internet does. It's a moment that fits her personality perfectly, and coming off a championship, it's hard to argue with the branding.
And over in baseball, with less than two weeks left in the regular season, Elly De La Cruz is adding new wrinkles to his already electric game, the Yankees have quietly found themselves a real contributor, and the automated ball-strike challenge system continues to generate conversation around the league. The stretch run is officially here, and every at-bat carries weight.
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