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The NFL's attempt to bury Brian Flores' discrimination lawsuit died at the highest court in the land. The Supreme Court refused to hear the league's appeal, meaning the case moves toward trial. The NFL wanted this settled quietly through its own arbitration process — the Court said no, and now this fight plays out in public, where it belongs.
Shifting north to Baltimore, Lamar Jackson was on the field Tuesday for Ravens OTAs, which is exactly the kind of signal a franchise wants heading into the season. After all the contract drama of recent years, seeing the reigning MVP working with his teammates in the spring sends a clear message — the Ravens are locked in and building something with full commitment from their cornerstone.
And over in Italy, Jonas Vingegaard is making the Giro d'Italia look like his personal proving ground. The two-time Tour de France champion attacked with ten kilometers to go on stage sixteen, a punishing mountain stage, and simply rode away from everyone. Hitting twenty-three kilometers per hour on gradients of twelve percent — that is not cycling, that is a statement.
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