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Christian Gonzalez is back, and the New England Patriots are breathing easier. The star cornerback declared himself ready to go Wednesday after sitting out two straight games with a shoulder injury. That secondary needed him back badly, and it sounds like he'll be in uniform when it matters.
Shifting to the hardwood, Kristaps Porzingis is still a mystery wrapped in a medical file. The Golden State Warriors big man visited the practice facility Wednesday and met with general manager Mike Dunleavy and the team's health staff, but there's still no timetable for his return. Porzingis posted a vague social media update, which tells us almost nothing, and that uncertainty is a real problem for a Warriors team that paid for his presence.
And in San Francisco, Mike Evans is making the forty-niners offense look dangerous in ways it hasn't in years. Kyle Shanahan has always been creative without a true number one outside receiver, but Evans gives him something different entirely — a big-bodied, one-on-one weapon who can simply go up and take the ball away from defensive backs. Early returns suggest he is exactly what that offense was missing.
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