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Bob Huggins, the Hall of Fame basketball coach who built West Virginia into a powerhouse, is battling a progressive cognitive condition affecting his memory and daily function. His family confirmed the diagnosis, and the college basketball world is rallying around one of its most respected figures during an incredibly difficult chapter.
Shifting to the diamond, Dodgers catching prospect Dalton Rushing is heading into elbow surgery today for an internal brace procedure to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. The recovery window sits at roughly nine months before he can return behind the plate, though he'll be cleared to swing a bat well ahead of that timeline.
And in New York, Yankees manager Aaron Boone is standing firm on his approach to clubhouse culture despite mounting criticism from outside the organization. Boone says he has no intention of calling players out publicly, insisting the clubhouse remains a genuine strength of this ballclub. Whether the results eventually back that up is the question hanging over the Bronx this offseason.
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