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N.C. State pulled the plug on Dave Doeren Saturday, ending a fourteen-season run that made him the winningest coach in Wolfpack history with ninety-eight victories and eleven bowl appearances. But a brutal loss to Stanford dropped the program to three and four, and that was enough. Doeren's tenure is over.
Shifting to the octagon, Dana White addressed why Islam Makhachev won't be defending his belt at UFC three thirty-six, and the UFC president wasn't exactly thrilled about it. With Makhachev sidelined ahead of Ramadan, Carlos Prates and Michael Morales will now collide for the interim welterweight title, a fight that carries real stakes given Morales is a perfect nineteen and zero.
And on the hardwood, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder are back home Sunday to host the Los Angeles Clippers, looking to ignite a fresh winning streak. SGA has been as automatic as anyone in the league, and Thunder fans have every reason to expect another dominant performance inside Paycom Center.
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