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Oleksandr Usyk survived a serious scare in Egypt Saturday night, stopping kickboxer Rico Verhoeven in the dying seconds of the eleventh round to retain his world heavyweight titles. The stoppage was immediately contested, with many ringside observers feeling Verhoeven had done enough to pull off one of the most stunning upsets in recent boxing memory. Usyk escapes, barely.
Shifting to the gridiron, the New York Giants moved quickly to squash locker room drama after quarterback Jaxson Dart introduced Donald Trump at a pep rally this week. Linebacker Abdul Carter led teammates onto social media Saturday to publicly deny any rift inside the building. Whether that puts the story to bed remains to be seen, but the Giants are clearly not letting this linger.
And out in Southern California, the Los Angeles Angels confirmed Saturday's game against the Texas Rangers will go ahead as scheduled despite Governor Gavin Newsom declaring a state of emergency over a chemical leak in nearby Garden Grove. The team says it is monitoring the situation closely and remains in contact with local officials, but right now, first pitch is still on.
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