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Kyler Murray is back under center for Minnesota. The Vikings quarterback has cleared concussion protocol and will start Sunday against Tampa Bay, according to coach Kevin O'Connell. Minnesota sits at two and oh, and getting their starter back healthy heading into a road test against the Bucs is exactly the kind of momentum a contender wants to carry.
Speaking of momentum, Nicolas Batum is stepping away from the game after eighteen seasons in the NBA. The French wing, who built his legacy with Portland, Charlotte, and the Clippers, was also a cornerstone of French national team basketball for nearly two decades. He goes out having competed at the highest levels of the sport both stateside and internationally, and that career deserves real respect.
And over in darts, there is growing concern that Luke Littler — the teenage sensation who has taken the sport by storm — could walk away entirely if the hostile booing at European tournaments doesn't stop. Sources close to the situation say the pressure on Littler is real, and losing him would be a devastating blow to a sport that finally found its next transcendent star.
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