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In Houston, the front office is already seeing some turnover just weeks into the new regime. Randy Flores, the newly hired general manager, announced that assistant GM Connor Huff has resigned to pursue an opportunity outside the organization. It's a notable subtraction for a club that also brought in Brad Ausmus as manager this offseason, and Flores will now need to fill that vacancy as the front office gets settled.
Meanwhile in Cleveland, the Cavaliers faced the Mavericks on Saturday with zero of their five starters available, all kept out following travel complications that delayed the team's arrival. It's a brutal situation for a Cavs squad with genuine title aspirations, and playing a full NBA game essentially without your core rotation is the kind of adversity that tests a roster's depth in a very real way.
And on the ice in Everett, Washington, Japan's Ami Nakai is absolutely electric at Skate America. The Olympic bronze medalist posted eighty-two point two zero in the short program, the top score in the world this season, and leads her nearest competitor by nearly eight points heading into Sunday's free skate. A Grand Prix sweep is firmly within reach.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
