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Drew Doughty is wearing the C in Los Angeles. The Kings have officially named the veteran defenseman their new captain, succeeding the legendary Anze Kopitar, who retired after a career that defined a franchise. Doughty has been the heartbeat of that blue line for nearly two decades, and now the armband makes it official.
Shifting to the diamond, the Cleveland Guardians have taken sole possession of first place after winning their series against the Chicago White Sox, with center fielder Petey Halpin playing a key role in a third-inning run at Progressive Field on September sixteenth. Cleveland is making a serious push as the calendar tightens.
And on the college football front, the NCAA's FBS oversight committee has confirmed that replay protocols were not properly followed at the end of Western Michigan's loss to Michigan in week one, where Bryce Underwood hit JJ Buchanan on a forty-seven-yard Hail Mary as time expired. The committee acknowledges the mistake but says it has no authority to change the outcome. Western Michigan absorbs the loss, and that call stands.
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