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Ja'Marr Chase lit a fire under Cincinnati at halftime, and the Bengals came out of the locker room a different team. Chase unloaded on his teammates in what sources describe as a fiery address, and the result was a comeback victory over Baltimore — proof that leadership can come from anywhere on the roster.
Shifting to the hardwood, Joel Embiid wanted to play, pushed hard for it, and Philadelphia said no. The Sixers sat their franchise center against Detroit on Sunday, citing right foot plantar fasciitis management on the back end of a back-to-back. Embiid reportedly saw it coming and tried to get ahead of the decision — it didn't matter. The front office held firm.
And over in Austin, Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari exactly what they needed at the United States Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli was untouchable out front, but Leclerc scrapped with Max Verstappen for the better part of the race and came away with second place — his second consecutive podium finish at the Circuit of the Americas.
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