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Connor Hellebuyck, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner, is officially suspended by the Winnipeg Jets after failing to report to training camp. No explanation from either side yet, but when your starting goalie goes AWOL before a single puck drops, that front office has a serious situation on its hands.
Shifting to Baton Rouge, LSU has a quarterback problem heading into Saturday's showdown with Ole Miss. Sam Leavitt is listed as doubtful, and the nature of the injury remains unclear. That puts five-star freshman Husan Longstreet potentially under center in one of the biggest rivalry games on the SEC calendar. High-stakes debut if it comes to that.
And in New York, Pete Alonso keeps making his return to Citi Field a complicated emotional experience for Mets fans. The slugger crushed home run number three hundred one against his former club Wednesday night, and the crowd gave him another standing ovation. He left for Baltimore last December, but clearly the city hasn't moved on, and neither has his bat.
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