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The basketball world is mourning tonight. Rick Adelman, one of the most respected coaches the NBA has ever seen, has passed away at seventy-nine. Over nearly thirty years on the sideline, Adelman won more than one thousand games, built contenders in Portland, Sacramento, and Houston, and earned his place in the Hall of Fame the hard way. A genuine loss for the game.
Shifting to baseball, the labor landscape is getting tense. MLBPA interim executive director and lead negotiator Bruce Meyer has seen enough of what MLB put on the table to call it clearly — the two sides are far apart, and the current collective bargaining agreement expires in just six months. If that gap doesn't close, the sport could be heading toward another work stoppage. The clock is ticking.
And in Oklahoma City, Alabama softball is one win away from the Women's College World Series championship series. The Crimson Tide are staring down Texas Tech in the semifinal, and the mission could not be more straightforward — win and advance, lose and go home. Alabama has been dominant all postseason, and the Red Raiders will need everything they have to slow them down.
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