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Drew Rasmussen is staying in Tampa Bay. The Rays exercised their twenty million dollar club option on the right-hander for two thousand twenty seven, locking up one of their most reliable arms. Rasmussen turns thirty-two next season and gives the Rays a proven anchor at the top of a rotation that needs it.
Shifting to the hardwood, college basketball is back and Florida opens at home against Bucknell tonight in Gainesville. The Gators went eighteen and fifteen a season ago, shooting under thirty percent from three-point range, so there's plenty of room to grow. Bucknell allowed opponents under fifty-seven points per game last year, so this one could be a grind early.
And Jake Paul is already talking after Canelo Alvarez returned to the ring with a unanimous decision win over Christian Mbilli in Riyadh, reclaiming the WBC super-middleweight title. Paul wasted no time calling his shot publicly, teasing a matchup with the Mexican star. Whether Canelo takes the bait is another question entirely, but Paul clearly sees the moment and wants in.
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