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In the NBA playoffs, Cleveland and Detroit are making this a real series. The Cavaliers clawed back in Game three, keeping the Pistons from taking a stranglehold on the second round matchup. Detroit had been rolling, but Cleveland answered, and now Game four has the feel of a genuine turning point in this thing.
Meanwhile, Mookie Betts is back. After thirty seven days on the shelf, the Dodgers shortstop returned to the starting lineup Monday night against San Francisco, batting second and looking to shake off the rust. Los Angeles has been grinding through that stretch without him, and his return could not come at a better time for a team with championship expectations baked into every single day.
Over in college football, Lane Kiffin is stirring the pot in the offseason, suggesting that Ole Miss's lack of diversity is costing him recruits. Kiffin says parents have told him Baton Rouge feels more like the real world, a pointed remark that puts the spotlight squarely on the culture and environment programs offer beyond the field, and it is already generating serious conversation in recruiting circles.
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