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Jordan Staal is back. The Carolina Hurricanes captain has been activated from injured reserve and will suit up Saturday in Helsinki for the team's second game of the NHL Global Series against the Seattle Kraken. A torn calf kept him out, but Staal returning gives Carolina a massive boost in leadership and depth right when it counts on an international stage.
Shifting to the gridiron, Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions travel to Germany for an NFL international matchup against the New England Patriots. Goff carries a one and three career record against New England into this one, and with the Lions looking to stay sharp in a competitive NFC, a win abroad would carry real weight heading into the back half of the season.
And in Dubai, Tyrrell Hatton is doing exactly what you want a leader to do at the DP World Tour Championship. He sits at nine under through three rounds, one clear of Victor Perez, while Rory McIlroy has faded to five under. With the season finale on the line, Hatton is playing with the kind of composure that wins tournaments.
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