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Josh Hart is out here turning a defensive matchup into a compliment. The Knicks guard says getting locked up by Victor Wembanyama — the unanimous Defensive Player of the Year — is actually an honor. That tells you everything about how far Wembanyama's reputation has grown in just two seasons in San Antonio.
Shifting gears to the pitch, the USMNT kicked off their two thousand twenty six World Cup preparations with a strong showing against Senegal, and the fan community handed out their player ratings after the final whistle. With the tournament on home soil just around the corner, the timing couldn't be better for this squad to find its rhythm and build momentum heading into the summer.
And on the business side of football, Shedeur Sanders is making money moves before he even takes a regular season snap. The rookie quarterback negotiated nine point two four million dollars of a seventeen point seven million dollar NFLPA royalty payment while still playing college ball at Colorado. That is generational brand-building, and it signals just how much leverage Sanders carried into the NFL before day one.
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