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Dylan Larkin is done in Detroit. The Red Wings captain has formally requested a trade, according to ESPN sources, sending shockwaves through a franchise that made him the face of their rebuild. Larkin has worn the C since two thousand twenty one, and if this move goes through, it signals a major reset in Hockeytown.
Shifting to the pitch, the two thousand twenty six FIFA World Cup is essentially here, and the scale of this thing is unlike anything we've seen — forty eight nations, matches spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. ESPN's experts have already broken down every squad, so there is no excuse not to be ready when the opening whistle drops.
But getting into a stadium? That's going to cost you. On FIFA's official resale marketplace, ticket prices have exploded into four to six figure territory. Fans are finding themselves priced out of what's supposed to be the world's most accessible sporting event, and the sticker shock is very real, very ugly, and showing no signs of cooling off before kickoff.
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