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The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the middle of something nobody saw coming. The back-to-back World Series champions are mired in a losing streak so historically bad it stretches back ninety years, putting one of baseball's most dominant franchises in genuinely uncharted territory for this generation of fans.
Across the Atlantic, Manchester United may finally have their answer in the dugout. Senior club executives are set to recommend Michael Carrick to Sir Jim Ratcliffe as the permanent manager, a move that would bring a club legend back home in a full-time capacity after months of uncertainty surrounding the Old Trafford hot seat.
And back stateside, Seattle's Cal Raleigh had a creative solution to snapping a brutal hitless streak — he stepped into the shower in full uniform to rinse off what he called the bad mojo, and it worked. Raleigh broke out Tuesday night, proving that sometimes the most unconventional reset is exactly what a struggling hitter needs to find his swing again.
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