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Kyle Busch is gone, and the sport is still processing it. Richard Childress spoke publicly at Michigan International Speedway for the first time since the two-time Cup Series champion died on May twenty-first from severe pneumonia, and the longtime team owner compared the pain of losing Busch to losing Dale Earnhardt. That is not a comparison Childress makes lightly, and it tells you everything about the weight of this moment for NASCAR.
Shifting to the ice, Vegas is keeping its cards close on Brayden McNabb ahead of Game Three of the Stanley Cup Final. The Golden Knights defenseman took a puck to the face in Game Two against Carolina and did not return, and the organization is offering nothing in the way of clarity on his availability. In a series this tight, losing a shutdown defender on the blue line is not a small thing.
And back on the diamond, Royce Lewis is back in Minnesota. The Twins recalled their former top prospect from Triple-A St. Paul less than three weeks after sending him down to sharpen his swing mechanics and work on positional flexibility. The turnaround is quick, which suggests Minnesota liked what they saw and needs him now.
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