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Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov left Thursday night's game against San Jose in the second period after his left knee appeared to buckle during a scrum. No official word yet on the severity, but losing Barkov — the engine of that entire franchise — even for a short stretch would be a massive blow to a team with championship expectations.
Shifting to the gridiron, Cleveland put a beating on Pittsburgh Thursday night, moving the Browns to three and one and taking the lead in the AFC North. It is now five straight years of futility for the Steelers in Cleveland, and Deshaun Watson looked like a completely different quarterback — sharp, confident, and in command of the offense from wire to wire.
And in the WNBA, A'ja Wilson made absolutely certain there was no debate about who the best player on the floor was. The four-time MVP dropped thirty-six points as the Las Vegas Aces eliminated the Indiana Fever in Game three, eighty-four to eighty-three, sending the defending champions through to the next round and reminding everyone why Wilson is in a class of her own.
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