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Darian Mensah was ranked one hundred sixty-first coming out of high school — not exactly the profile of a program-changing quarterback. But that's exactly what he's become at Miami, headlining what many consider the most talented recruiting class of twenty twenty-three and proving that star ratings don't always tell the full story when the lights come on.
Speaking of underestimated, the New York Knicks are sitting at zero and two and already taking heat from Skip Bayless, who's declared the Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers are simply in a different class in the Eastern Conference. Back-to-back losses to Philly and Boston to open the season have the Knicks answering uncomfortable questions early, and the pressure in New York is already building fast.
And across the Atlantic, England delivered a statement in Rugby League World Cup qualifying, absolutely dismantling France by eighty-two points to nil. That kind of dominant performance keeps England's semi-final hopes very much alive and sends a message to every team left in the bracket that this squad means business.
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