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Moussa Diabate is the NBA's Hustle Award winner, and the Charlotte Hornets center finally spoke to the media about what that recognition means to him. Diabate kept it simple and honest, saying it's a statement to his work, and that quiet confidence from a fourth-year big man doing the dirty jobs nobody else wants tells you everything about his mentality going forward.
Shifting to the octagon, Colby Covington has officially informed the UFC he's walking away from mixed martial arts at thirty-eight years old. The polarizing welterweight says it's fifty-fifty whether he ever competes again, and after a run that included two title fights against Kamaru Usman, he's heading back to his wrestling roots. Love him or hate him, Covington was one of the most compelling figures that division has seen in a decade.
And over in Los Angeles, the Dodgers are reportedly eyeing a two-time Cy Young winner worth thirty-two million dollars as injuries continue to batter their starting rotation. With a World Series defense on the line, the front office is expected to be aggressive at the trade deadline, and adding that caliber of arm to an already loaded roster would make them genuinely terrifying down the stretch.
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