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Chris Sale is still an absolute force of nature. The Atlanta Braves ace closed out the two thousand twenty six regular season in style, striking out enough Reds to join the two hundred strikeout club for the ninth time in his career, sealing a three to two win. Nine times. That is not a fluke, that is a legacy.
Shifting to the NFL, the Arizona Cardinals are banged up heading into Sunday's road trip to San Francisco. Cornerback Will Johnson is headed to injured reserve after suffering a neck injury against the Seahawks, and he is expected to miss the rest of the season. The Cardinals are already thin in the secondary, and facing the forty-niners without him makes a tough assignment even tougher.
Meanwhile in Seattle, head coach Mike Macdonald is doing some damage control. The Super Bowl champion Seahawks are off to a strong start, but Macdonald publicly apologized to Denver's Sean Payton after a spying accusation went from a private conversation straight into the headlines. The last thing any defending champion wants is a distraction like that bleeding into a winning locker room.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
