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In the National League Wild Card, it all comes down to this — the Phillies and Braves are playing for their playoff lives in a winner-take-all situation, with one final spot in the Division Series on the line. Philadelphia and Atlanta have been here before, and the tension is absolutely real.
Shifting to a story with some staying power — Torey Lovullo is coming back to Arizona. A source confirmed to ESPN that the Diamondbacks skipper will return for an eleventh season in two thousand twenty seven, cementing his legacy as the winningest manager in franchise history. That's a vote of confidence from the organization heading into the offseason.
And in the NBA, Victor Wembanyama is drawing a clear line in the sand. The San Antonio Spurs star announced he has no interest in promoting sports betting platforms, saying he wants to inspire people in a positive way. At twenty two years old, Wembanyama is already thinking about his legacy off the floor, and that kind of self-awareness is genuinely rare in this era of endorsement culture.
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