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Shohei Ohtani is back in the Dodgers lineup for Game three of the NLCS after manager Dave Roberts confirmed the two-time NL MVP will start Wednesday against the Brewers. Roberts says he and Ohtani had a great conversation following a rough stretch, and the message is clear — Los Angeles needs its superstar locked in and swinging.
Shifting to a story with serious consequences, a man at the center of a sprawling college basketball point-fixing scheme has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. Prosecutors in Pennsylvania say the operation raked in millions through a network of gamblers and players manipulating game outcomes. It marks the first sentencing in an investigation that has rattled the integrity of the college game.
And on the ice, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Mathieu Olivier was ejected Tuesday night after slashing Florida Panthers defenseman Uvis Balinskis in what was already a heated matchup. Olivier received a five-minute major and a game misconduct midway through the second period, leaving the Blue Jackets shorthanded in more ways than one during a critical stretch of the game.
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