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Michael Penix Junior made his return from ACL surgery and wasted absolutely no time making a statement. The Atlanta Falcons walked into Lambeau Field and handed Green Bay its first home-opening loss since two thousand twelve, winning thirty-five to fourteen. Bijan Robinson and Drake London were simply unguardable, and the Packers couldn't run the football to save their season. Green Bay is now one and seven over their last eight games, and the boos at Lambeau told the whole story.
Shifting to the hardwood, Rob Pelinka is putting Austin Reaves on notice in the best possible way. The Lakers front office is publicly targeting an All-Star selection for Reaves in the two thousand twenty-six to twenty-seven season, a significant statement of organizational confidence in a player who has steadily grown into one of the league's most reliable two-way guards.
And in the WNBA, Caitlin Clark closed out the Indiana Fever's regular season Thursday night in Brooklyn, and by all accounts it was the worst individual performance of her career. The Fever struggled throughout against the Liberty, and Clark couldn't find her rhythm at any point. The timing is brutal heading into the postseason, but the playoffs reset everything.
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