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Chicago made the boldest move of the trade deadline, acquiring defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans. The Bears are giving up first-round picks in two thousand twenty seven and two thousand twenty eight, plus a fourth-rounder, and the price is steep — but Simmons is a four-time Pro Bowler coming off a first-team All-Pro season, and this defense just became a problem for the entire NFC.
Meanwhile in Minnesota, Anthony Edwards is dealing with a double blow. The Timberwolves star is set to miss significant time with an injury, and because of NBA eligibility rules tied to games played, that absence could cost him his supermax extension — a deal worth three hundred four million dollars. Missing out on that kind of money while watching your team struggle without you is a brutal combination.
And the WNBA Finals are going down to the wire. Game six between the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream tips off at twelve thirty in the afternoon Eastern time on Saturday, with the Valkyries holding a three to two series edge. Women's sports bars across the country are opening early to catch every minute of what could be a championship-clinching afternoon.
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