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The motorsport world is mourning today with the passing of Alan Jones, the Australian iron man who became Formula One world champion in nineteen eighty and put the Williams team on the map for good. Jones was eighty years old, and by every account he was the kind of driver who didn't just race his rivals — he broke them psychologically before the lights even went out. Frank Williams found his archetype in Jones, and the sport never forgot it.
Shifting to the hardwood, the Los Angeles Lakers are dealing with some uncomfortable noise around Bronny James, after former number one overall pick Kwame Brown went public with a sharp critique questioning whether LeBron's son belongs on an NBA roster at all. Brown's argument is blunt — that Bronny is holding a spot another player earned. It's a conversation the Lakers front office can't keep deflecting.
And in New England, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is keeping his cards close when asked about reconnecting with Tom Brady before Sunday's game at Gillette Stadium. Brady will be there calling the action for FOX, not suiting up, and Vrabel's lukewarm response to the reunion question speaks volumes about where that relationship stands.
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