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The New York Giants are cutting ties with Odell Beckham Junior, and it feels like the final chapter of a complicated story. The veteran wide receiver never quite recaptured that electric version of himself, and the Giants have decided they've seen enough. It's a tough end for a player who once looked genuinely unstoppable in that uniform.
Meanwhile in baseball, the San Diego Padres are rolling into the postseason with serious momentum, having won seventeen of their last twenty games to finish ninety-one and seventy-one on the year. They'll host the Chicago Cubs in a best-of-three wild card series with home-field advantage in their pocket. The Padres haven't forgotten the Cubs knocked them out in this same spot before, and that motivation is real.
And over in the NBA, Davion Mitchell is stepping into the starting point guard role in Miami and says the pressure isn't getting to him one bit. That's exactly the kind of confidence a team wants from a new floor general heading into a fresh season. Miami will be watching closely to see if that composure holds when the lights get bright.
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