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The Utah Jazz are taking another hit, and this one stings. Lauri Markkanen has been diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in his right hand and will be sidelined for at least one month. For an injury-riddled Jazz squad already fighting to stay relevant, losing their star forward for four-plus weeks is a serious blow to whatever momentum they were trying to build.
Shifting to the NFC, the Dallas Cowboys got a welcome boost heading into Week ten, with both George Pickens and Joey Porter Junior returning to practice. Pickens, the wide receiver Dallas is counting on to spark their offense, and Porter, a cornerstone of their secondary, both being available is exactly the kind of news a Cowboys team in win-now mode needed to hear this week.
And in the octagon, Yair Rodriguez is closing in on a return. The featherweight standout is expected to face Steve Garcia in a three-round bout at UFC three thirty five on December twelfth at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Rodriguez has been away for a while, and Garcia is looking to bounce back after a tough stoppage loss back in June. This one has fireworks written all over it.
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