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The Buffalo Bills are opening their brand new stadium in style, and they've tapped OneRepublic to headline the halftime show for their matchup against the Detroit Lions. The choice reflects the Bills' front office leaning into a mainstream entertainment moment as they christen one of the NFL's newest venues, with Moana star Chloe Auli'i Cravalho also set to perform the national anthem. It's a full production to mark a landmark night in Buffalo.
Shifting to the hardwood, Team USA head coach Kara Lawson is refreshingly candid about her halftime speech during the FIBA World Cup gold medal game against France. Her squad trailed by two at the break, then mounted a stunning second-half comeback to claim a fifth consecutive gold. Lawson openly admitted the speech wasn't her best work, which honestly makes the comeback feel even more impressive.
And in rugby league, Wakefield Trinity host Leigh Leopards in the opening fixture of the Super League play-offs, and the weight of that sentence would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. Both clubs have shed their bottom-table reputations and are now genuine contenders. Trinity get home advantage first, and the stakes could not be higher for two sides finally writing a different story.
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