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Sam Presti is not hitting the panic button in Oklahoma City. Despite losing key pieces this offseason, the Thunder GM says this team has the ceiling to match anything they've put on the floor in recent years. Bold words, but Presti has earned the right to say them.
Shifting to the NFL, our thoughts go out to New York Giants defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson, who addressed reporters Thursday after missing last Friday's practice. Wilson revealed he lost his father that morning, calling him his hero. He stepped away to be with family, and returned to lead his defense this week. Respect to him for that.
And in baseball, the Chicago Cubs are playoff bound for the second straight season, punching their ticket out of the wild-card race. Ten years removed from their last World Series title, the pieces are aligning, the momentum is real, and a city that knows how to wait is starting to believe this window might actually be wide open right now.
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