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The sports world lost a legend today as Formula One mourns the passing of nineteen eighty world champion Alan Jones, who died at the age of eighty. The Australian was a fierce, uncompromising driver who delivered Williams their first constructors title and left a permanent mark on the sport. A true giant of the grid, gone far too soon.
Switching gears to the hardwood, Klay Thompson turned back the clock in a big way, dropping thirty points and drilling a corner three with one second left in overtime to stun the Clippers and complete a stunning comeback from twenty down. It was Thompson's first thirty-point performance in years, and if that shot doesn't remind you why he belongs in the league conversation, nothing will.
And across the Atlantic, Harry Kane has put pen to paper on a contract extension at Bayern Munich, keeping him in Bavaria until two thousand twenty nine. This comes just nine days after Kane claimed the Ballon d'Or ahead of Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe, capping what has been an extraordinary year for the England captain. Bayern locked their man down, and the Bundesliga is better for it.
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