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In Pittsburgh, Kyle Dubas is drawing a line in the sand. The Penguins GM made clear he's done playing the waiting game with Evgeni Malkin, saying flat out he's not doing the day-to-day, year-to-year thing with Geno anymore. After Malkin waited until May to sign his extension for a twenty-first season, Dubas wants answers earlier and on his terms going forward.
Meanwhile in Philadelphia, LeBron James walked into his first Sixers media day and immediately set the temperature in that building. He told reporters he didn't leave his family to lose in the second round, and if that doesn't tell you everything about the pressure he's bringing to Philly, nothing will. The LeBron era in Philadelphia is zero games old and already carrying championship-or-bust energy.
And staying in the NFL, the Giants took a brutal hit on Sunday. Pass rusher Brian Burns suffered a season-ending knee injury during New York's week three win over Tennessee, leaving in the fourth quarter. Burns was one of the few bright spots on that defense, and losing him this early stings in a major way for a franchise already searching for answers.
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