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A Dominican Republic appeals court has revoked the pardon granted to Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, upholding his conviction on charges of sexual and psychological abuse of a minor. The ruling is a significant legal blow, and it signals that Franco's path back to professional baseball is now more uncertain than ever.
Shifting to the hardwood, the WNBA is about to make history tonight as the Atlanta Dream and Minnesota Valkyries face off in a winner-take-all Game Seven — the first in league history. The best two words in sports are about to be put to the ultimate test, and the WNBA is delivering them on the grandest possible stage for the first time.
And in college football, number one Miami is preparing for a clash with number five Notre Dame in South Bend, a matchup already sending ticket prices soaring past six hundred dollars. The Hurricanes have to survive an unranked UNC on Halloween first, and given how brutally this season has treated top-ranked teams, nothing about that is guaranteed.
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