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Mason Miller is back. The Padres closer stepped away Tuesday to welcome his first child into the world, and now he's stepping back into the bullpen, available for Game four Wednesday night against the Brewers. San Diego will take that, no questions asked.
Shifting to Formula One, Max Verstappen is speaking openly about life inside Red Bull since Christian Horner's departure, and the four-time world champion has one word for it — less stressful. Verstappen told the Press Association the internal friction that defined the Horner era is gone, and the team atmosphere has noticeably shifted. Whether that translates to results on track remains the real question.
And the Lakers ownership saga is getting messier by the day. Five of the six Buss siblings — Jim, Johnny, Janie, Joey and Jesse — have now filed formal opposition in court to Jeanie Buss's petition to block the sale of the family trust's Lakers shares. Settlement talks went nowhere, and this fight is heading toward a judge. One of the most storied franchises in basketball is caught in a family dispute that could reshape its future entirely.
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