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In the MLB hot stove, the Dodgers are bracing for trade interest in Teoscar Hernandez as he heads into the final year of his deal in Los Angeles. General manager Brandon Gomes insists the roster is in good shape as is, but with a thin market for right-handed outfield bats, rival teams are already circling.
Shifting to the MMA world, things got ugly in Abu Dhabi when a hotel brawl involving former UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov turned violent and drew the attention of local police. Eight people were arrested after video surfaced online showing a bloodied Dvalishvili claiming he was blindsided, and Nurmagomedov has since been barred from an upcoming event.
And over in the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs are in serious trouble. Sitting through an oh and four homestand with ground slipping away in the standings, the Leafs chose not to dress one of their top available defensemen Thursday against one of the league's best teams, leaning on a load management plan that is raising more than a few eyebrows in Toronto right now.
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