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The Stephen A. Smith and Jaylen Brown beef is heating up fast. Brown fired back on social media after Smith told the Celtics forward to "be quiet" over his controversial livestream comments. Brown clapped back hard, making clear he's not backing down, and this one is far from over.
Shifting to the diamond, Pittsburgh is turning heads in a major way. The Pirates sit at twenty-one and seventeen, and MLB dot com has them ranked as the second most likely surprise team to punch a postseason ticket. Nobody saw this coming, but the Bucs are making believers out of people with every game they play.
And over in the Premier League, the math is getting interesting at the top. Bournemouth, Brentford, and Brighton are all in position to qualify for the Champions League this season, which would give England six clubs in Europe's premier competition for the second straight year. The Premier League's dominance in the European Performance Standings is making that dream very real.
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