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DeMeco Ryans has seen enough. After an oh-and-four start that has Houston reeling, the Texans head coach is pulling the defensive playcalling duties away from his staff and taking them on himself. Ryans built his reputation as one of the sharpest defensive minds in the league, and right now, this team needs him to prove it.
Shifting to the diamond, the Brewers are turning to rookie right-hander Robert Gasser for Game Four of the NLDS against San Diego tonight. Milwaukee is fighting to stay alive in this series, and tapping an inexperienced arm in an elimination-adjacent spot is a bold call — but the Brewers have believed in Gasser all year, and tonight he gets the biggest stage of his career.
And in the league, Mike Breen finds himself in the middle of an awkward situation. The veteran broadcaster apologized Wednesday after sharing a story that LeBron James called out Joel Embiid for showing up late — a story James flatly denied. Breen walked it back, but the episode raises real questions about sourcing when the names involved are that large.
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