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The United States is heading for a heavyweight collision at the ice hockey world championship, setting up a quarterfinal matchup with Canada after dismantling Austria four to one on Tuesday. This rivalry needs no introduction — when these two meet on the ice, the intensity is something else entirely, and both sides know exactly what's at stake.
Shifting to the diamond, Brooks Lee came through in the clutch for Minnesota, ripping a bases-loaded double in the eleventh inning to lift the Twins past the Chicago White Sox five to three. Minnesota has now won seven of their last nine, going four and one on a ten-game road trip, and snapping a seven-game losing streak against Chicago in the process. Lee delivered exactly when the moment demanded it.
And on Capitol Hill, the long-delayed Cantwell-Cruz bill is reportedly days away from being introduced, bringing a bipartisan push for a college sports framework that includes a salary cap for players and antitrust protections for schools. This legislation has been pushed back multiple times, but if it finally reaches lawmakers, it could fundamentally reshape the landscape of college athletics as we know it.
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